International Olympics Committee cancels 12-year deal with Saudi Arabia after just one year, says it ‘will develop a new approach to the Olympic Esports Games’

The International Olympic Committee has cancelled a 12-year deal with Saudi Arabia that would have seen the first-ever Olympic esports games hosted in Riyadh. The IOC said in a statement that the parties had “mutually agreed that they will end their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games.” It’s a rare kick in the teeth for…

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Final Fantasy 14 says screw it, you want healers in platemail, you can have them—promises to remove all class and level restrictions on glamour

Final Fantasy 14 just had its most recent live letter, which went into its upcoming variant dungeon, showed snippets of the MSQ, and yadda yadda who cares! I know what’s really important, and it’s that fashion is back, baby! Let’s GO! Okay, now that I’ve caught my breath, here’s the breaking news: In FF14, you…

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Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says game prices ‘have resisted matching inflation’ because publishers have been pocketing the ‘cost savings’ from digital distribution

Wind blows, birds fly, and Tim Cain YouTubes. The Interplay, Troika, and Obsidian developer (and OG Fallout co-creator) is once again nattering on his YouTube channel (via GamesRadar), and his topic this time is the divide between physical and digital media. Cain strikes a pretty pro-digital-distribution tone at the video’s start. Being able to stick…

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