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This Week in Games: Criterion's Battlefield Shift and Xbox Shakeups

Rock Paper Shotgun's Sunday Papers curates this week's gaming writing: IGN covers Criterion’s 30th anniversary and its Battlefield-focused future; a note on Respec’s launch; Jon Hicks traces the waist-high wall trope in early 2000s shooters like Gears of War; Rob Fahey offers a clear-eyed take on Xbox’s post-reset turmoil amid layoffs; a Guardian long read on protests around asylum-seeker housing; and a quirky glow-worm mating piece to end on a lighter note.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#battlefield #criterion #gaming

technology7 hours ago•5 min saved

Criterion Rebrands as a Battlefield Studio, Balancing Burnout Heritage with EA’s Next Chapter

Criterion marks its 30th anniversary with a rebrand to “A Battlefield Studio,” signaling a stronger, ongoing focus on EA’s Battlefield franchise while vowing not to erase its Burnout legacy. The move underscores the multi‑studio Battlefield setup, ongoing collaboration challenges and recent layoffs, and Criterion’s aim to keep racing know‑how alive through Battlefield’s vehicle-centric gameplay even as the studio prioritizes Battlefield’s live-service roadmap.

via Eurogamer.net|

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