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Source: Windows Central Now that Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Store will only take a 12% cut from net revenue of PC game sales, and developers will now get to keep 88%, theres ample incentive for devs to move there once the policy change kicks into effect on August 1, 2021. Compared to the Steam store, which only offers devs a 70% cut of revenue, the decision is a no-brainer. The question is, even if devs get more money via the Microsoft Store, will you buy their games there? The devel...

Source: Windows Central Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Store will now only take 12% of net revenue from PC game sales, leaving developers with a hefty 88% cut. This is fantastic news for developers who prefer — or are about to prefer — the Microsoft Store, but I get the impression that its not going to matter too much to anyone besides them. If youll recall, theres another PC gaming storefront that tried something similar to lure devs away from Valves Steam and its unsavory 70-3...

What Defines A Backlog? At what point do you face the truth and admit youre never finishing Assassins Creed Valhalla? (Screenshot: Ubisoft / Kotaku) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Kotaku Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Kotaku, which means we’re spilling a lot of ink on a plight shared by basically everyone who plays...

What you need to know Forza Horizon 4 arrived on Steam in March, three years after its initial Xbox and Microsoft Store launch. It had a less-than-ideal debut on Steam. The games April 14 Steam patch made things worse for many players. Forza Horizon 4 initially launched in 2018 for Xbox One and PC via the Microsoft Store. It was nearly universally praised, with both the base game and Lego Speed Champions expansion earning perfect scores from us here at Windows Central. Now, three years later, M...

A Look At What Alan Wake 2 Could Have Been Share Filed to:alan wake 2 To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Kotaku Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Fans of the original Alan Wake have long wondered why their hunger for creeptacular suspense-filled third-person action game goodness hasn’t been fed with a sequel. This week, ...

Ra-ra ah-ah-ah roma roma-ma Lets review and rate the recent range of Xbox rumors: Kojima, Xbox games, Game Pass, and more Its that time of year again. In the run-up to E3, even in a pandemic, rumors abound. Heres an overview of the current rumor mill. 14 Apr 2021 E3 2021 is almost upon us. Although it will be a digital-only event, it should be a little bit more traditional in delivery than it was last year, which saw game announcements stretch out randomly across the whole summer (please, plea...

The graphical capabilities of consoles have reached unprecedented levels of detail. The days of pixelated environments and two-dimensional characters feel like a distant memory as we come closer to truly lifelike, virtual recreations. In fact, for many genres, graphical fidelity is as important as gameplay mechanics -- as shown by the intense battle between the Sony and Microsoft consoles both claiming to be the most powerful. But the reality is, as game engines improve, its the finer details ...

Control, Alan Wake, and Quantum Break, could be working on a PlayStation exclusive title with Sony, if rumors prove to be true. The title would be one of the five games Remedy currently has in development, but the rumor is backed by a few shaky pieces of evidence, so take it with a grain of salt. PlayStation Studios Global External Producer Claire Bromley has been sharing a number of staffing announcements from Remedy employees recently, including posts from COO Christopher Schmitz, communi...

For many years, Remedy Entertainment was closely associated with Xbox, with games such as Alan Wake and Quantum Break being console exclusives. Since then, the studio has grown and opened up much more, with titles such as Control seeing great success of a multitude of systems. Despite this, it seems Remedy may be working on another exclusive game – this time for PlayStation. According to ‘industry insider’ Shpeshal Ed, Remedy Entertainment is currently working on a PlayStation exclusive t...

Alan Wake 2 Reportedly In The Works Under Remedy And Epic Games A long-awaited sequel to one of Remedy’s most popular games could finally be in the works, though not without a catch. For those that recall, the developer confirmed last year that its next project would be set in the same universe as 2019’s well-received Control. Jesse Faden’s infiltration of the eerie Oldest House in search of her brother already takes place in another well-established world built by the studio, of course,...