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This Week in Games

A semi-regular column on current events in gaming

Microsoft digs deeper as Unity digs itself out | This Week in Games

Egads, what a week. I ran a column Tuesday figuring that Sony's PS5 Pro unveiling would be the week's biggest news. But now we've got Xbox layoffs and Unity celebrating the first anniversary of its Runtime Fee announcement by killing the thing once and

PS5 Pro raises questions about the future of consoles | This Week in Games

Console gaming used to have a bunch of advantages over alternative forms of gaming. Those have lessened over time, and the PS5 Pro announcement suggests the console market will be narrowed further in the future.

Snitches get riches | This Week in Games

The SEC's whistleblower program pays for tips that lead to fines, and has proven effective. The FTC and other regulators need to have comparable programs in place.

It will get better | This Week in Games

Anyone can tell you it's been an absolutely brutal stretch in the games industry going back nearly two years now. Nothing but layoffs and cancellations and closures and precious little optimism to cling to. We've got recruitment agencies closing because people don't want to