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[Link] Indie dev finds that Linux users generate more, better bug reports
Read: 26/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
An indie developer has found an interesting observation: Though only 5.8% of his game's buyers were playing on Linux, they generated over 38% of the bug reports. Not because the Linux platform was buggier, either.
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[Link] Google Stadia’s salvaged future as a back-end cloud service is here
Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com
Quick Google Stadia recap: Things have not been great. Google's AAA cloud gaming service launched in 2019 to middling reviews and since then has severely undershot Google's sales and usage estimates by hundreds of thousands of users.
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[Link] Leaker Details Battlefield 2042's 'Troubled Development'
Read: 21/10/2021 gamerant.com
It was no secret that DICE's Battlefield 2042 beta had its fair share of problems as many players were very vocal about the issues they experienced while playing the game.
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[Link] Battlefield 2042’s Troubled Development and Identity Crisis
Read: 17/10/2021 gamingintel.com
This is a behind-the-scenes insight into Battlefield 2042’s troubled development and identity crises. It’s been several days since the Battlefield 2042 Beta ended, giving many players their first-ever experience in the near-future conflict.
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[Link] Battlefield 2042 leaker claims beta build isn't as old as EA stated
Read: 17/10/2021 www.gamesradar.com
The new report comes from GamingIntel, where seasoned Battlefield and Call of Duty leaker Tom Henderson claims new information about Battlefield 2042 from an associate working on the game.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard’s QA Department Seems Like A Hellhole
Read: 15/8/2021 kotaku.com
Long hours. Low pay. Tremendous instability. Working in quality assurance (QA) for a video game studio is notoriously difficult and painstaking enough as it is without factors like these complicating matters.
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[Link] Diablo 2 Resurrected Open Beta Date Leaked
Read: 9/8/2021 comicbook.com
It looks as though the open beta date for Diablo II: Resurrected, which is the upcoming remaster of the classic loot-action game, has leaked ahead of its formal announcement.
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[Link] Back 4 Blood's PvP Versus mode has too many hiding places for humans
Read: 7/8/2021 www.rockpapershotgun.com
I had a grand old time blasting through the open beta of Back 4 Blood's campaign mode earlier this week, and I'm pretty sure everyone from Left 4 Dead diehards to complete newbies like myself will have an equally fun romp with it when the open beta starts for real on August 12th.
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[Link] Halo Infinite's first multiplayer technical preview starts tomorrow
Read: 31/7/2021 www.rockpapershotgun.com
With its launch planned for the end of this year, Halo Infinite is now just about to put some Spartan boots on the ground. As we found out last weekend, 343 Industries are planning a technical test for parts of Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer.
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