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Fallout 76 Is Getting Lootboxes, Because Of Course It Is

Kris Garratt - December 21, 2018

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Selling Games & Making Money Without Loot Boxes

Travis Hymas - December 11, 2017

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Sympathy for the Devil: What if EA isn’t Evil?

Gabriel Cavalcanti - December 8, 2017

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5 Things You Can Achieve by Abusing Game Developers

Nic Reuben - November 21, 2017

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You Won’t Like the Solution to the Loot Box Problem

Jasmine Henry - November 14, 2017

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Universal Paperclips: Can Manipulative Mechanics Succeed As Commentary?

Nic Reuben - October 20, 2017

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Middle Earth: Shadow of War goes full Gollum with Exploitative Lootboxes

Nic Reuben - October 13, 2017

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Art and Science in Saurian
Successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2016, Saurian is a game fuelled by a wonderfully imaginative concept: players become dinosaurs. Currently available through Early Access on Steam, it’s a survival-simulator from the perspective of hatchling dinosaurs trying to live long enough to grow up. Urvogel Games consulted with paleontologists to recreate their dinosaurs and the Hell […]
Defining Indie Games and their History at IndieCade
Besides showcasing new games, this year’s IndieCade proved to be a time for looking back on the festival and indie games in general. On a panel called “Indie Histories: Handmade Pixels and the IndieCade Book,” game theorist Jesper Juul and IndieCade co-founder Celia Pearce discussed their books on the history and culture of indie games. […]
Nicholas Kole on Turning Music into Art in Soundfall
Illustrator and character designer, Nicholas Kole, has contributed to a diverse range of AAA and indie projects. He worked on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, creating character designs that brilliantly updated the look of the original for the remake. He collaborated with indie developers like Spiritwalk Games on their digital card game Shardbound, and recently with […]
Get Caffeinated With Guinea Pig Parkour
The hand-drawn 2D indie game trend seen with titles like Cuphead, Hollow Knight, and Indivisible continues with Guinea Pig Parkour, a game that recently hit its Kickstarter goal for Early Access. Developed and animated solely by Jeff Mumm, it’s a 2D platformer adventure following Joe, the eponymous guinea pig that relies on coffee to keep him […]

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