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Why Jagex maintains two legacy versions of RuneScape
The RuneScape of 2016 is quite a different game from what it was when it first released in 2001, but developer Jagex hasn’t abandoned players that prefer the classic game to its modern counterpart.
Dec. 16, 2016
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BAMTech forges $300M deal for League of Legends streaming rights
The deal will grant BAMTech exclusive streaming and monetization rights for competitive League of Legends eSports events.
Dec. 16, 2016
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We're chatting about the top 10 developers of 2016 today at 3PM EST
We invite you, our dear Gamasutra readers, to tell us why we're right or wrong about our top 10 developers of 2016 (though mostly we'd like you to tell us why we're right).
Dec. 16, 2016
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Gamasutra's Best of 2016: Bryant Francis' top 10 games
2016 was a rough year for our emotions, but a great year for making video games. Contributing editor and Twitch producer Bryant Francis runs down his top 10 games for the year, and why you should play them.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Origin Stories: Devs recount their first game design experiences
When were you first bitten by the game design bug? Was it a mod level? A playground game? A cool Mario level scribbled in crayon? We asked 19 developers to share their origin stories with us.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Former Konami Europe president is heading up Kojima Productions
In a move that seems to have gone unnoticed, Shinji Hirano, the former president of Konami Europe has been appointed president of Kojima Productions.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Nintendo shares fall despite Super Mario Run's instant success
Super Mario Run has flown to the top of the App Store grossing charts, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo's shares stumbling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Starbreeze acquires Indian art production firm for $8.5 million
Payday 2 developer-publisher Starbreeze has splashed out $8.5 million to pick up a 90.5 percent stake in Indian art production company, Dhruva Interactive.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Gamasutra's Best of 2016: Kris Graft's top 10 games
Wow, I liked video games a lot in 2016.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Survey: Men play games to compete, women play to complete
Plus: "Whether we’re comparing gender or age segments, Completion is always in the top 3," reads a new Quantic Foundry blog. "In this sense, Completion is a very low-risk, high-reward motivation."
Dec. 16, 2016
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Denuvo says devs don't get refunds if its anti-piracy tech is defeated
This week a Denuvo rep told Kotaku the company does not offer refunds if its anti-piracy tech is breached in a certain timeframe, and that it was removed from Doom and other games for other reasons.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Attend GDC and see how Blizzard scripts Overwatch's weapons and powers
Dan Reed is a senior software engineer at Blizzard, and he'll be giving GDC attendees a behind-the-scenes look at Overwatch in his talk on "Networking Scripted Weapons and Abilities in 'Overwatch'."
Dec. 16, 2016