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Why No Man’s Sky is lost on Hardcore Gamers - And why this could be great news
My thesis is, that the game’s design doesn’t fit the psychological needs of hardcore gamers. But this could be all but bad news for the potential success of the game.
Aug. 18, 2016
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Efficient writing : get to the point!
Writing in video games is not just about the story. In some games there's tons of game rules informations to be conveyed to the player and it got to be done quickly and efficiently.
Aug. 18, 2016
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A Wish-Fulfilment Coda
Continuing on the thread of the rules of games, I compare and contrast similar issues in other media.
Aug. 18, 2016
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eSports and the UK Gambling Commission – First Impressions
eSports lawyers Isabel Davies, Pete Lewin and Jas Purewal from Purewal & Partners break down the UK Gambling Commission’s recent discussion paper on eSports gambling and give their first impressions on what this could mean for the eSports industry.
Aug. 18, 2016
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Blizzard tests new means of encouraging sportsmanship in Overwatch players
Blizzard isn't quite censoring the phrase "gg ez" in Overwatch, but it is encouraging players not to say it to each other after a game ends.
Aug. 17, 2016
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How Arkane Studios is mixing up the morality of Dishonored 2
It turns out that player behavior in the first Dishonored inspired Arkane Studios to rethink how they're approaching the morality of random killing in the game's sequel.
Aug. 17, 2016
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Get a job: Magic Leap is hiring a Game Designer
The folks at the mysterious VR/AR startup Magic Leap are looking for a game designer to join the team in Diana Beach, Florida to help work on an interactive "mixed reality" experience.
Aug. 17, 2016
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Come out to VRDC and see how CCP developed EVE: Valkyrie
At the inaugural standalone VRDC in November, CCP Games' Andrew Willans will deliver a frank postmortem of EVE: Valkyrie.
Aug. 17, 2016
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Konami reveals first post-Kojima Metal Gear, and it's a survival title
Konami has revealed what the first Metal Gear game without Hideo Kojima's involvement will look like, and it's a co-op survival title called Metal Gear Survive.
Aug. 17, 2016
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Q&A: InnoGames Jam kicking off at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany
Gamasutra is a media partner at this week's 48-hour InnoGames Jam taking place at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. We spoke with co-organizer Mena Jacobs.
Aug. 17, 2016
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Why For Honor ignores historical accuracy in favor of diversity
"You can change the skin color of your Vikings, too. You want to have a black Viking? Knock yourself out," VandenBerghe tells GameSpot. "It's who are you. I want you to be able to be in that game."
Aug. 17, 2016
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University funds efforts to build an archive of LGBTQ content in games
Earlier this year Temple University awarded an academic fellowship to assistant professor Adrienne Shaw that will support her efforts to build out and maintain her LGBTQ Video Game Archive project.
Aug. 17, 2016