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Beyond the battle: Why do we need to create a safe game environmentBeyond the battle: Why do we need to create a safe game environment

Why can players be toxic, is it possible to play without offense, and why place new filters for finding online gamer friends?

byDana Sydorenko, Blogger
Apr 24, 2024
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Deep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation portDeep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation port
byAoife Gleeson, May Wong
Apr 23, 2024
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Design
The Six Stages of Player RationalityThe Six Stages of Player Rationality
byEdward Castronova
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Developing Disaster GolfDeveloping Disaster Golf
byDouglas Guzman, Kyle Grenier
Apr 19, 2024
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Design
Solo-Devs and risk-takers (an artistic exploration of experimental tools)Solo-Devs and risk-takers (an artistic exploration of experimental tools)
byNathalie Lawhead
Apr 19, 2024
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Players battling it out in Overwatch 2
Design
Overwatch 2 players who use 'unapproved peripherals' could receive permanent bansOverwatch 2 players who use 'unapproved peripherals' could receive permanent bans
byChris Kerr
Apr 19, 2024
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Design
Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition
Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition
Apr 18, 2024
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byTracy Fullerton, Blogger
Design
Postmortem: The Sirena Expedition
Postmortem: The Sirena Expedition
Apr 18, 2024
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byDavid Thatcher
Design
Bringing Lotería from the Kitchen Table to Mobile Phone Screens
Bringing Lotería from the Kitchen Table to Mobile Phone Screens
Apr 18, 2024
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byAudrey White
Design
The Joy and Pain of Game Mastery
The Joy and Pain of Game Mastery
Apr 17, 2024
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byJosh Bycer, Blogger
A thief looks down from the rooftop in a fantasy city.
Design
Warren Spector says the next logical step for immersive sims is multiplayer
Warren Spector says the next logical step for immersive sims is multiplayer
Apr 16, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Design
How SUDA51 and Hitman inspired cult indie shooter Children of the Sun
How SUDA51 and Hitman inspired cult indie shooter Children of the Sun
Apr 16, 2024
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byRené Rother
Design
Charting the Journey of SOUL COVENANT: A New Frontier in VR JRPGs
Charting the Journey of SOUL COVENANT: A New Frontier in VR JRPGs
Apr 15, 2024
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byMasaru Ohnogi
Design
Pre-Production and Brainstorming Optimization
Pre-Production and Brainstorming Optimization
Apr 12, 2024
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byAnjali Tyagi
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Design
How to build branching narrative without breaking the bank
How to build branching narrative without breaking the bank
Apr 12, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Design
CD Projekt interested in multiplayer components, but insists single-player games are still king
CD Projekt interested in multiplayer components, but insists single-player games are still king
Apr 11, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
Design
Why Risk of Rain Returns is taking the series back to 2D
Why Risk of Rain Returns is taking the series back to 2D
Apr 11, 2024
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byJohn Harris, Contributor
Key art for The Rogue: Prince of Persia, featuring a styilized version of the titular Prince.
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Ubisoft wall-runs onto the roguelike bandwagon with The Rogue: Prince of Persia
Ubisoft wall-runs onto the roguelike bandwagon with The Rogue: Prince of Persia
Apr 10, 2024
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byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor
Design
How to design giant robots in shooters: a comprehensive War Robots retrospective
How to design giant robots in shooters: a comprehensive War Robots retrospective
Apr 10, 2024
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byErik Paramonov
Design
Superhero team-ups and failing the fantasy
Superhero team-ups and failing the fantasy
Apr 8, 2024
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byRobert Green, Blogger
Programming
Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games
Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games
Apr 5, 2024
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byHannah George, Blogger
Cal Kestis looks to the sky on Jedha.
Design
One subtle change brought Star Wars: Jedi Survivor's 'Dark Side moment' to life
One subtle change brought Star Wars: Jedi Survivor's 'Dark Side moment' to life
Apr 5, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Design
Player 'stunts' in Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo 'confidence' to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom
Player 'stunts' in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo "confidence" to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom
Apr 3, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Limit Break opens 2024 mentorship program to help underrepresented and marginalized devs
Limit Break opens 2024 mentorship program to help underrepresented and marginalized devs
Apr 3, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Design
MechWarrior 5: Clans devs hope narrative focus will entice new players
MechWarrior 5: Clans devs hope narrative focus will entice new players
Apr 2, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Programming
ChipWits, the game that taught a generation how to code, is back
ChipWits, the game that taught a generation how to code, is back
Apr 2, 2024
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byJohn Harris, Contributor
Design
Making sure my child does not spend too much time playing video games
Making sure my child does not spend too much time playing video games
Mar 29, 2024
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byPatrick Klepek, Blogger
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Design
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Mar 29, 2024
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byImran Khan, Featured Contributor
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Programming
Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation
Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation
Mar 29, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Design
IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more
IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more
Mar 29, 2024
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byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief
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Design
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Mar 28, 2024
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byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor
Design
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Mar 28, 2024
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byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor
Production
How to make an Indie Game for 100€
How to make an Indie Game for 100€
Mar 28, 2024
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byLuis Augsburg
Design
GDC’s Experimental Game Workshop shows off a litany of innovative and interesting titles
GDC’s Experimental Game Workshop shows off a litany of innovative and interesting titles
Mar 28, 2024
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byImran Khan, Featured Contributor
The key art for Star Wars: TIE Fighter against a black background.
PC
10 facts you didn't know about the Star Wars: X-Wing series
10 facts you didn't know about the Star Wars: X-Wing series
Mar 27, 2024
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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