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CultureCultureHard Games Haven't Gotten Easier, But They Did Get NicerIn an earlier era of video game design, the most lucrative way to extract money from customers was to pulverize them…ByDavid O'KeefePublishedJanuary 8, 2020
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11/15/19Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For AnthemRecent silence and a couple of high-profile departures from BioWare have led fans and pundits to speculate that the…ByJason SchreierPublishedNovember 15, 2019
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