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The Successes and Failures of Dark Souls 3's Design
A massive examination of Dark Souls 3's game design; looking at what From Software did right, and where there were some problems.
May 12, 2016
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How We Create Lively Game Characters With Well Written Dialogue
Well written dialogue can make good games great. We at Halkologic Games have put a lot of effort on refining the way we write dialogue and want to share our best practices with you. Contains step by step instructions of our writing process with examples.
May 12, 2016
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Casino Royale(ly) Screwed
The gambling/gaming industry needs a completely new model in order to meet Millennials where and how they like to to play.
May 12, 2016
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Many faces of Procedural Generation: Determinism (classification system, part 3)
In this post we’ll talk about a classification system on the possible deterministic aspects of Procedural Generation.
May 12, 2016
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Is Overwatch Esport's Next Breakout Hit?
Red Fox Insights analyzes Overwatch's esports potential, including results from over 7,800 responses from more than 600 completed gamer surveys!
May 12, 2016
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Gamejolt announces indie games marketplace
Indie platform Gamejolt announces a full indie games marketplace, with tax support and extended platform options for all developers.
May 11, 2016
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Nintendo staves off latest in conga line of patent lawsuits
The US Appeals Court upheld the US Patent and Trademark Office's striking down of a patent on manufacturing technology from Motion Games LLC
May 11, 2016
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Oculus says Samsung Gear VR now at 1 million active users
Oculus announces over 1 million active users on Gear VR, announces UI updates to improve app discoverability.
May 11, 2016
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3 million copies of Dark Souls III shipped in under two months
The third entry in Bandai Namco's unforgiving action RPG series, Dark Souls III, has shipped over 3 million copies worldwide in under two months.
May 11, 2016
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Video game sales on the up at Bandai Namco as profits falter
Bandai Namco is the latest game company to release its financials for the year ended March 31, 2016, and it's a mixed bag for the Japanese publisher.
May 11, 2016
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The Nintendo 2DS is getting a price drop again
The 3DS' younger, flatter cousin, the Nintendo 2DS, has had its price slashed for the second time in a year.
May 11, 2016
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Over half of Madden NFL's dollar-sales were from digital downloads
EA shares some surprisingly robust full-game download numbers, which help illustrate why publishers have been turning in such high digital revenues these days.
May 11, 2016