Conor Caulfield

Conor Caulfield

I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Take Two Deny Closing The Two Studios They're Closing, Total War and Valve Game Leaks and More!

Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick denies they're closing two studios - but the people have actual reciepts Strauss! Meanwhile, corroborated leaks have revealed the future for Valve and maybe the Total War Franchsise with a Hero Shooter Moba and Star Wars respectively.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Activision's New (Narrative) Studio and Ubisoft Cancels Another BR

Activision have today unveiled a new development studio - and in a shock move - they're not building Call of Duty. In more predictable news, Ubisoft have used their positive financial report to help bury the cancellation of The Division: Heartlands, even as Skull and Bones sails on.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

How Can Ubisoft Ask For 130 Dollars For A Game?

Once more, the headlines and social media outcry is clear - How are Ubisoft daring to charge $130 for a video game? For an open world Ubisoft game of all things? We dive in and explain - things aren't as simple as they seem.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Wayfinder Kills It's MTX Based Live Service and XDefiant's Challenge To Call of Duty

Embattled RPG Wayfinder is trying something new, the previously F2P psuedo MMO deciding their best chance is to abandon F2P and Live Service - while XDefiant are doing their best to bring over disgruntled Call of Duty players, promising to slay the biggest boogeyman of all - Skill Based Matchmaking.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Steam Vs The World

Steam has been seemingly banned in one country, and is being investigated in another for anti-competitive practices - because when every major publisher starts talking about the need to port games to PC to survive, that means that the biggest PC gaming platform needs a little more scrutiny.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Paradox Ditches Prison Architect Devs, Square Enix's Multi-platform Future and Playstation's Console Peak

Paradox have taken a weird turn with the development of Prison Architect 2, Square Enix's new plans will see fewer, bigger games on more platforms and Playstation have reached the peak of their PS5 sales - it's all downhill from here.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Criticism Banned For Marvel Rivals and Countries Banned for Ghosts of Tsushima

As content creators rebel against a draconian restriction on criticism for the alpha test of Marvel Rivals, Sony are facing a new front in their own war - because the PSN problem is not getting better.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Do EA Really Want To Put Ads in Games?

“EA CEO says they're interested in putting ads in their video games” is the viral message from the weekend - one that confirms everything you already knew was terrible about Electronic Arts and their leadership. But we've looked at the Transcripts and we're not so sure.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: As Xbox Fails, Indies Succeed

Capping off a week of disasters for Xbox - an interview with President Sarah Bond has left everyone even more confused as the company deflects questioning. But elsewhere in the industry, a simultaneous launch for four impressive indies has people excited about actually playing games.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Xbox Are Bad At This

With terrible news comes many leaks, as sources have fed the press information on the state of Xbox in the days after the closure of four studios. Contradictory rationales, arguments about game pass and development in trouble - all topics that we're learning about from Xbox sources today.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Helldivers CM Fired, EA's Optimistic Outlook and Nintendo's New Switch

Today one of Helldiver's Community Managers has seemingly been fired following the successful consumer revolt, EA's Financial Results have hints as to future games and Nintendo's New Switch has had it's announcement announced.

Conor Caulfield
Members Public

Loading Screen: Bonfire of Bethesda

Xbox have an operating cost problem, the solution is closing four Bethesda studios. This will somehow solve the 41% operating cost increase from ABK - the only problem with that is that they've just destroyed any and all faith that their fans, developers and potential partners could have.