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The Sunday Papers
This article discusses various topics in the gaming world, including a writer's experience in the game 'Big Walk,' an argument for remakes to treat source material creatively, and predictions for the future of the game industry in light of potential crashes. It also touches on Hidetaka Miyazaki's design choices in FromSoftware games and includes a tribute to Dolly Parton.
Morning Consolidation
An analyst suggests that upcoming Xbox exclusives are being set up for failure, a claim that Xbox has pushed back against. Separately, The Planet Crafter is launching on PlayStation 5 on July 21.
UK games industry "fundamentally misunderstood", new report calls for unified research framework
UKIE and OKRE have proposed a unified research framework to better understand and demonstrate the economic and social value of the UK games industry. The report highlights significant research gaps, particularly in understanding the third-party use and exploitation of games, and calls for collaboration between industry, government, and academia to address these issues. The framework aims to provide a more sophisticated understanding of games as a cultural phenomenon with impacts across healthcare, education, and culture.