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Mar 5, 2024
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Miles Morales as Spider-Man looks at his phone while standing on a building sideways.
Audio
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byBryant Francis
Feb 29, 2024
2 Min Read
Rod Fergusson and several Diablo IV developers onstage accepting their DICE 2024 award.
Production
Diablo boss Rod Fergusson: don't treat devs like 'knobs and dials'
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Feb 29, 2024
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byBryant Francis
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Design
What surprising series influenced the design of Forza Motorsport? Dark Souls
What surprising series influenced the design of Forza Motorsport? Dark Souls
Feb 28, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBryant Francis
A screenshot from Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man flies over New York
Audio
Insomniac Games used finger-thwapping balloons for the sound of Spider-Man's wingsuit
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Feb 28, 2024
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2 Min Read
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Sam Lake appearing in Alan Wake 2.
Programming
Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake
Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake
Feb 27, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Baldur's Gate 3 character Lae'zel stands on a rooftop.
Design
Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'
Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'
Feb 26, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Promotional art showing a Black baseball players for MLB The Show 23.
Design
MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion 'needed to tell a story'
MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion "needed to tell a story"
Feb 26, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis
A cat-person from Asgard's Wrath 2.
Extended Reality
Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2
Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2
Feb 23, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V stands in front of a skyscraper.
Marketing
Cyberpunk 2077's embattled launch was felt across Poland
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Feb 23, 2024
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4 Min Read
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Koji Kondo and his translator stand onstage at the 2024 DICE Awards.
Audio
Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game
Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game
Feb 23, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBryant Francis

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Business
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May 8, 2024
1 Min Read
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo shot in the offices of their production company AGBO.
Business
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May 8, 2024
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