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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running an Among Us stream to drive voter turnout
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running an Among Us stream to drive voter turnout
New York House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is hosting a stream of Among Us to drive voter turnout.
Oct. 20, 2020
Video: The origins of Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Video: The origins of Starlink: Battle for Atlas
In this 2018 GDC talk, Ubisoft's Matthew Rose share how a small team approached a mandate to innovate by employing game jam techniques and rapid prototyping to build Starlink: Battle for Atlas.
Oct. 20, 2020
Get a job: Join Deep Silver Volition as a Narrative Designer
Get a job: Join Deep Silver Volition as a Narrative Designer
Volition is searching for a talented narrative designer for the Saints Row franchise. The ideal candidate is adept at interactive writing and storytelling for AAA open world action games.
Oct. 20, 2020
Q&A: Designing for seasons in bumbling platform royale Fall Guys
Q&A: Designing for seasons in bumbling platform royale Fall Guys
"With Fall Guys, one thing that’s fun is that we actually want inconsistent difficulty between stages -- we want players to have that 'oh shit' moment when Slime Climb turns up."
Oct. 20, 2020
The Video Game History Foundation is working to save our source code
The Video Game History Foundation is working to save our source code
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) wants to save our source code with a new initiative called the Video Game Source Project.
Oct. 20, 2020
French charity steam Z Event raises $6.7 million for Amnesty International
French charity steam Z Event raises $6.7 million for Amnesty International
French charity stream Z Event has raised over €5.7 million for Amnesty International, breaking its previous record of roughly €3.5 million.
Oct. 20, 2020
New non-profit Hit Save! wants to help preserve video games and their history
New non-profit Hit Save! wants to help preserve video games and their history
A new video game preservation initiative has been launched in the form of Hit Save!, a registered non-profit dedicated to preserving video games and the history behind them.
Oct. 20, 2020
What happened with Microsoft's Switch publishing experiments? 2
What happened with Microsoft's Switch publishing experiments? 2
This game discovery look examines an interesting area of research - how Microsoft playing nice with other platforms looks to have been an attempt to extend the Xbox ecosystem to those very platforms.
Oct. 20, 2020
Latest version of Denuvo, used in Marvel’s Avengers & Mafia: Definitive Edition, has been cracked
Latest version of Denuvo, used in Marvel’s Avengers & Mafia: Definitive Edition, has been cracked
Piracy groups cracked numerous games using Denuvo and, from the looks of it, the latest version of this anti-tamper tech is no longer safe.
Oct. 19, 2020
Syberia: The World Before PC Demo is now available for download
Syberia: The World Before PC Demo is now available for download
Microids has released a free demo for its upcoming adventure game, Syberia: The World Before.
Oct. 19, 2020
SMITE Introduces The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES As Skins In The Game's Newest Battle Pass
SMITE Introduces The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES As Skins In The Game's Newest Battle Pass
Smite's newest Battle Pass is now live and introduces the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as their mentor and nemesis, and playable skins. Hit the jump...
Oct. 19, 2020
HYRULE WARRIORS: AGE OF CALAMITY Gets Yet Another Exciting Gameplay Trailer That Reveals The Koroks Are Back
HYRULE WARRIORS: AGE OF CALAMITY Gets Yet Another Exciting Gameplay Trailer That Reveals The Koroks Are Back
Nintendo and Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja have released a brand-new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, revealing that the Koroks will be making a comeback too.
Oct. 19, 2020