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BioWare co-founders inducted into the Order of Canada 2
The duo is among 103 Canadians receiving the honor this year, alongside an author, playwright, Olympian, and broadcaster, among others.Â
Dec. 28, 2018
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Attend GDC to see how Bethesda made Elder Scrolls: Blades look good on mobile
There was no clear demand for a game that switches seamlessly between portrait and landscape orientation, but Bethesda decided to design a game that adapted to both anyway. Why? Find out at GDC 2019!
Dec. 28, 2018
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UK retailer HMV facing administration for second time in six years
The 97-year-old high street chain, which is best known for selling music, DVDs, and video games, witnessed a downturn in sales over Christmas.
Dec. 28, 2018
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Microsoft is pausing its Xbox One financing program at the end of the year
Microsoft is ending the Xbox All Access program on December 31, but says the payment-driven Xbox One purchasing option will return later in 2019.
Dec. 20, 2018
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The Walking Dead Game's final season is releasing exclusively on the Epic Games Store
Skybound Games and Epic Games have partnered to bring Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season on PC exclusively to the Epic Games store for all future purchases.
Dec. 20, 2018
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Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold over 3M copies in the U.S.
That makes Ultimate the fastest-selling Switch game of all time in the States, and also the fastest-selling title in the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
Dec. 18, 2018
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Fresh Prince star Alfonso Ribeiro suing Epic over Fortnite dance
Ribeiro claims Epic knowingly misappropriated his dance by replicating and selling it in Fortnite as the 'Fresh' emote, with the name itself being an obvious reference to television show.Â
Dec. 18, 2018
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Video: Micro postmortems: The process of developing vastly different games
In this GDC 2018 session, game developers Brandon Sheffield, Audrey Moon and Dan Boutros chronicle the ups and downs of the development of their vastly different games.
Dec. 18, 2018
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Battlefield 5 is having trouble balancing for both new and experienced players
Battlefield 5 developer EA Dice has rolled back a recent change to the game’s “time to kill” (TTK) after the earlier alteration skewed the game's multiplayer difficulty in favor of newer players a little too much.
Dec. 18, 2018
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Below The Ashen Mutant Hades 2
This week's highlights showcase Below, Mutant Year Zero, Hades, Gris, and Ashen - all of which have standout features - with reviews in the round-up, as well as more 'best of the year' & more besides.
Dec. 17, 2018
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Analysts claim China's new ethics committee could spark game licensing restart
China's decision to create an "ethics assessment committee" to vet online titles for release could suggest regulators are preparing to resume game licensing in the near future.
Dec. 12, 2018
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Video: Reaching new audiences with Cosmic Top Secret
In this GDC talk, the developers behind Cosmic Top Secret share concrete suggestions about reaching new kinds of audiences based on their experience combining film and games.
Dec. 11, 2018