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Marvel Rivals opens big with 10 million players on launch weekend
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Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Dragon Quest 3's HD-2D remake sells 2 million copies
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Dec 6, 2024
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Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility
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Dec 6, 2024
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Opinion: Google's latest AI innovation offers a putrid vision of game development
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Dec 6, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Foamstars final seasonal update 'Party Goes On!' confirms the party is very much over
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Dec 6, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Dark Math Games obtains seven-figure investment for debut project, XXX Nightshift
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Dec 5, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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Support developer PTW opens spinoff studio in South Carolina
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Dec 5, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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The Last Humble Bee postmortem: Staying sane in solo development
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EA makes photosensitivity and speech recognition tech patents open-source
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Dec 5, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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Future Publishing signs content partnership with OpenAI
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Dec 5, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Killer Klowns dev Illfonic 'realigns' studio by cutting staff
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Dec 4, 2024
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Playgama raises $3 million to build global HTML5 platform ecosystem
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Dec 4, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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Dec 4, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development
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Dec 4, 2024
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Dec 4, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Ubisoft kills XDefiant and closes studios in San Francisco and Osaka
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Dec 4, 2024
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Torn Banner Studios cuts staff after No More Room in Hell 2's EA launch
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Dec 3, 2024
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Phasmophobia scares up one million copies sold on consoles
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Dec 3, 2024
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Lilith Games lays off 40 devs ahead of Project Party rework
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Dec 3, 2024
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MyGames sells off hypercasual games publisher Mamboo
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Dec 2, 2024
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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor
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GOG expands preservation program to protect delisted games
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Dec 2, 2024
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Tencent grabs majority stake in Chinese studio Kuro Games
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Dec 2, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Visions of Mana director leaves NetEase for Square Enix
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Dec 2, 2024
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byChris Kerr, News Editor
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Riot expands terms of service to cover 'off-platform conduct and behavior'
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Dec 2, 2024
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