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How Civilization VII's powerful narrative system helps players experience unique parts of history
Using player agency to help engage with history, both real and fictitious.
March 21, 2025
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'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards
Indie game Consume Me, developed by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P and Ken "coda" Snyder, won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Nuovo Award at the 2025 Independent Games Festival on Wednesday.
March 21, 2025
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Unity prioritizing AI workflows, enhanced performance, and expanded platform support in 2025
'We're committed to accelerating product innovation and quality.'
March 20, 2025
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Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle
Uniting developers has never been so challenging.
March 20, 2025
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Netflix Games boss says the streamer must strive to cause 'disruption'
'I feel like this is a place where we can experiment and do things that hopefully will make history.'
March 20, 2025
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Industry-wide union UVW-CWA has already welcomed over 100 new members
'You pay your dues and you're in the union.'
March 20, 2025
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'We need to define what it means to be safe as [players] around the world:' a code of ethics in gaming
'If there is any moment where standing up for our values in this industry matters, this is it.'
March 20, 2025
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The comedic cheat sheet that helped build Tactical Breach Wizards
The process of choosing how to tell a story in a game is just as complicated, if not far more complicated, then whatever story you choose to tell in a game.
March 19, 2025
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The technical magic behind Doctor Strange's portals in Marvel Rivals
Doctor Strange's portals have proven to be one of Marvel Rivals' most beloved mechanics. Here's how they're put together.
March 19, 2025
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Pondering the depths and delights of 'plunderludics' in tapecaria
'I am very interested in movement in games—the general embodying you can achieve with different controls, as well as the feeling of mastery and weirdness of exploring a new body.'
March 19, 2025
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Silent Hill 2 Remake involved finding the 'good enough' and 'not enough' elements of a classic
Silent Hill 2 Remake senior level designer Anna Oporska-Szybisz breaks down the process of preserving what's great about a classic, and finding places that need real renovation.
March 19, 2025
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'I'm worried about the death of art:' What will generative AI cost us in the end?
Independent senior AI programmer David 'Rez' Graham issues a stark warning to GDC 2025 attendees.
March 19, 2025