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Frontier inadvertently drives Elite: Dangerous AI to create superweapons
Frontier's recently-released Elite: Dangerous expansion had the unexpected consequence of empowering the AI to merge weapons and abilities, creating ad hoc superweapons that now threaten players.
June 3, 2016
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Minnesotan dev saved by surprise success of 3DS Minecraft-alike in Japan
Big John Games' Minecraft-alike Cube Creator 3D didn't make waves in the American 3DS eShop, but after selling 10x as much in Japan studio chief Ken Patterson says it basically saved the studio.
June 3, 2016
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The Wit.nes is a Witness demake for the original NES
Dustin Long has created a "demake" version of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, The Wit.nes, as a "reinterpretation and tribute" to Thekla's recently-released puzzle game.
June 3, 2016
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The algorithms of sensual touch
Making an erotic and artistic game is challenging for many reasons. In this article, Patrick Jarnfelt, designer of La Petite Mort discussed the process of designing eroticism for touch devices while trying to be accepted by Apple and Google.
June 3, 2016
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How Political Animals Got a Publisher : Part 1
In part 1 of a series of blogposts, Ryan Sumo writes about his career path and the big breaks that eventually led to a publishing deal with Positech Games.
June 3, 2016
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A Game Dev Story, Part 2 (Resolving An Identity Crisis)
In part 2 of a 3 part post, I take a look back at my time working for LucasArts, when I was trying to figure out exactly who I was as a Game Developer.
June 3, 2016
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OUTRAGE!
Outrage happens when a game community loses its mind over a change in a game. This article examines a recent case of Outrage in WoW and provides some development practices that can help you avoid Outrage.
June 3, 2016
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The haunting real-life disease that inspired Hyper Light Drifter
In an interview with The Guardian, Hyper Light Drifter creator Alex Preston shares the personal experiences that gave life to his recent game.
June 2, 2016
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Minecraft has sold over 100 million copies, says Mojang
Mojang says Minecraft has sold over 100,000,000 copies, shares global data on preferred platforms by continent.
June 2, 2016
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Tabletop games far outpace video games in pledge money, says Kickstarter
Kickstarter pledges cross $500 million, and show a large gap between tabletop and video games funding.
June 2, 2016
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Failbetter Games announces first titles to be published through Fundbetter
UK dev studio Failbetter Games announces the first games to be published through its Fundbetter initiative.
June 2, 2016
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Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a Producer 2
California developer Telltale Games is looking to hire a producer with development and management experience to ensure continued success of the company's episodic games model.
June 2, 2016