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Verizon takes to the E3 stage to sell game devs and players on the 5G future
Verizon is betting big on 5G, and thinks that the video game industry would do well to follow suit.
June 14, 2021
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Xbox reveals Starfield, Redfall at E3 press conference
Microsoft and Bethesda announced a slew of games in their joint E3 press conference---including a number of Bethesda games that will be Xbox exclusives like Starfield and Redfall.
June 13, 2021
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Ubisoft debuts its open-world Avatar game, other titles, at Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft showd off its open-world game based on James Cameron's Avatar as well as a number of other new titles at its 2021 Ubisoft Forward press conference.
June 12, 2021
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Nintendo teases software news for E3 2021 (with no mention of rumored new hardware)
Mario maker Nintendo has blocked off a portion of E3 week for its own Nintendo Direct showcase, joining other members of the industry in timing announcements around the annual game expo.
June 2, 2021
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Building interesting emergence in Dying Light 2
Lead game designer Tymone Smektala explains how a 50 percent completion rate for Dying Light has helped push Techland into making an emergent, choice-driven sequel.
June 25, 2019
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From The Witcher 3 to Cyberpunk: The evolution of CD Projekt's quest design
We caught up with the quest director of Cyberpunk 2077 to learn more about how his team has adapted to making content for a nonlinear RPG.
June 19, 2019
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Brenda and John Romero's Empire of Sin is an emergent narrative gangster flick
Empire of Sin, Romero Games' take on 1920s turn-based tactics, has some interesting emergent narrative and gameplay elements not typical to the strategy genre.
June 14, 2019
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Q&A: Writing new characters, new worlds in Obsidian's The Outer Worlds
Megan Sparks, senior narrative designer at Obsidian, gives us a rundown of how she creates the characters and worlds of The Outer Worlds.
June 14, 2019
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Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology
If you mentioned game streaming right now, people would likely tell you about Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia. One name that probably wouldn't crop up, however, is Nintendo.
June 14, 2019
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E3 2019 saw fewer attendees than last year
E3 attendances have dropped slightly since 2018, with the Entertainment Software Association revealing this year's show attracted 66,100 attendees from around the world.
June 14, 2019
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Cyberpunk designer says CDPR is working on transgender character options
CD Projekt Red lead quest designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz says that the team hopes the still-in-progress character creator will allow for a broader range of gender expression for Cyberpunk.
June 13, 2019
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EA pledges new reporting tools, periodic Community Reports to combat toxicity
The company is taking deliberate steps to keep the community involved in that process, including the creation of policies and programs.
June 13, 2019