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Why the moral structure of Tyranny makes it an interesting RPG
Tyranny makes a big deal about having players work for the villain, but that doesn't necessarily mean morality is stripped away from gameplay--we examine how.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Chat with us about how Obsidian's Tyranny builds on CRPG design at 3PM EST
The CRPG made a huge comeback in the beginning of the Kickstarter era, now Obsidian's building on its success in the genre with Tyranny. Come chat with us about its design today at 3PM EST.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Apple is in the midst of removing outdated games and apps from the App Store
The company is removing outdated, abandoned, and non-functional apps from the App Store. So far, nearly a quarter of apps that have been removed have been games.
Nov. 30, 2016
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_ League of Legends_ shouldn't prioritize pros over casual players, says Riot dev
“We want to create a good environment for all players.” Lead designer Greg Street outlined some of the challenges Riot Games faced when balancing the needs of both professional and casual players.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Opinion: Now is the time to unionize the game industry
The SAG-AFTRA strike should lead to wider conversations about whether the largest studios should unionize. It’s long past time that we saw game studios as shops in want of stewards.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Big Viking creates $10M publishing fund for HTML5 messenger games
Canadian HTML5 developer-publisher Big Viking Games has put together a $10 million publishing fund to bring more games to messaging platforms.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Rovio spins off Netflix-inspired mobile game streaming service, Hatch
Angry Birds creator Rovio wants to create the Netflix of mobile video game streaming with its new spin-off venture, Hatch.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Hello Games didn't falsely advertise No Man's Sky, says ad regulator
The Advertising Standards Authority has cleared Hello Games and Valve of any wrongdoing after several players complained about the way No Man's Sky was being advertised on Steam.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Devising the VR gaze controls of Eagle Flight
"Using your head to 'point' where you want to go feels super natural," says creative director Charles Huteau "Way more logical for your body than sending an order to your thumbs to push sticks."
Nov. 30, 2016
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Steam Spy: Over a third of all Steam games were released this year
Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin shared an intriguing graph on Twitter today that suggests more games were released on Steam in 2016 than any other year in the history of the platform.
Nov. 30, 2016
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You can now pore through Double Fine's Headlander casting doc
Double Fine's Lee Petty took to Twitter today to share a copy of the casting document he wrote last year to help guide development of the studio's funky space platformer Headlander.
Nov. 30, 2016
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Unity 5.5 exits beta, replete with codeless IAP and Holographic support
Heads up, Unity devs: The 5.5 version of Unity has graduated out of beta and is now marked as a stable release, one that includes expanded support for codeless IAP and Windows Holographic.
Nov. 30, 2016