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Dwarf Fortress Creator’s Favorite Bug Questions The Nature Of God
As wonderful a game as Dwarf Fortress is, it’s a shoestring operation—the game is held together with chewing gum and a dream. If you head over to the Dwarf Fortress bug tracker, you’ll see all sort of weird things Dwarf Fortress does to players unintentionally. Due to the nature of the game, which requires a…
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Lego’s Steamboat Willie Tribute Is Black And White And Perfect
Celebrating the Walt Disney animated short that introduced the world to Mickey and Minnie Mouse back in 1928, Lego Ideas Steamboat Willie set captures the cartoon perfectly in black, white and gray bricks. Sorting through the brick bags included in the set once it drops on April 1 is going to be a little tricky,…
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Pathway is an upcoming game that mixes role-playing strategy with archaeological exploration and it looks excellent. It’s kind of like if Indiana Jones was turned into an Advance Wars game, but with some D&D thrown in. The game’s currently slated to come to Steam sometime later this year.
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Why Are Video Games Obsessed With The Post-Apocalypse?
Between the recent releases of Far Cry New Dawn and The Division 2, I took a step back and took stock of how many post-apocalyptic games I’ve played and the future releases on the calendar that I plan on digging into, and it got me thinking: Why are there so many games that deal with…
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Real Life Museums Make Great Levels in The Division 2
The Division 2 is set in Washington, D.C. and that city is famous for all of its wonderful museums. Because Ubisoft is focused on making their game worlds feel real The Division 2 is also filled with many of these museums. These places make up some of the best levels found in the game and…
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YouTuber Discovers Strange Things Hidden In The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Boundary Break’s latest video is all about the fan-favorite game The Simpsons: Hit & Run and some of the weird things hiding outside the game world. Like the channel’s previous episode about LEGO Star Wars, this episode also includes a former developer on the game explaining some of the weirder discoveries. The Simpsons: Hit &…
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We Need More Games That Let You Play As Animals
Over the last weekend, I finally played some Ape Out. That game has some style. Though as I played it I realized something. Sadly, we don’t seem to get a lot of games anymore that give you control over an animal. That’s a shame, I love these games. Ape Out lets you rampage around labs,…
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Fan Is Remaking The First Level Of Star Wars: Dark Forces In Unreal Engine 4 [Update]
Not that long ago we saw a fan create a playable demo of an Unreal Engine 4 version of a belovedStar Wars podracing game.Another classic game set in the galaxy far, far away has also been getting the remake treatment in Unreal Engine 4 and a developer from Obsidian is involved. Star Wars: Dark Forces…
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Epic Games Store Development Roadmap Includes Wishlists, Mod Support, Cloud Saves & More
The Epic Games Store developershave made a public Trello that is available for fans to view. It outlines features the development team is planning to add in the future. Many of these features are long requested from users and include wishlists, cloud saves and more. Announced on March 14, the Trello board shows a large…
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Sega Reveals New Sonic Show And Shares More Details About Team Sonic Racing
At a SXSWGaming panel, Sega revealed some new details about the upcoming Team Sonic Racing. The game will focus on racing in a team and is being developed by SUMO Digital. The new game will feature more customization options, including various horns. Sega also announced that a new animated series will be released based on…
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The Simpsons Is Going To Have An Esports Episode
Bart Simpson is entering the world of esports in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. In the episode, titled “E My Sports,” Bart becomes addicted to an online game called “Conflict of Enemies.” The fake game seems to be a parody of popular esports games like League of Legends and DOTA 2. Simpsons producer Al…
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Axiom Verge Developer And Distributor Say Its Publisher Owes Them Over $250,000 [Update]
Axiom Verge, the celebrated Metroidvania from developer Tom Happ, is getting a physical release on Wii U this year. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the game’s distributor Limited Run Games and its business manager Dan Adelman have said that its publisher BadLand Games still owes them around a quarter million dollars.…
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Old School Halo Crashes SXSW This Weekend In $100,000 Tournament
SXSW used to be a cool festival for musicians and artists to hang out. Now in its 30th year, it’s become other things: Woodstock for tech geeks, Davos for hipsters, spring break for nerds. So where do esports fit in? The cultural cache of SXSW might make it the ideal platform for showcasing something like…
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Play Dead Or Alive 6’s Free Version But Don’t Buy The Game A La Carte
Today sees the release of Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters, the free-to-play version of Team Ninja’s latest fighter. It’s the full game minus story mode, with only four of the 26 currently playable characters. The idea is that players download the free version, then purchase additional fighters and story mode a la carte. That’s…
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Dwarf Fortress Is Coming To Steam Because Its Developer Needs Healthcare
If you want to know why Dwarf Fortress is coming to Steam, its co-creator Tarn Adams has one answer: health insurance. “Healthcare costs generally are pretty much the whole reason,” Adams told Kotaku over email. “We’ve been doing fine with crowdfunding, but we’re getting older now, and one health problem that lands us in the…
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BioWare Community Manager Says Hostile Replies Make Developers Less Likely To Engage
In a recent post on the Anthem subreddit, BioWare community manager Jesse Anderson explained that the increasing negativity has driven some of the game’s developers away from wanting to interact directly with players, demonstrating what a fraught relationship the constant feedback demands of Reddit can create. “To start, things used to be a lot friendlier…
By Ethan Gach
