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Creating the card-based RPG Battle Suit Aces - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 59Creating the card-based RPG Battle Suit Aces - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 59
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Finding smart shortcuts in A Short Hike postmortem - Unlocking the Vault #4
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Marvel Zombies was built to give Marvel Rivals players a breather
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Crusader Kings 3 team says addressing feedback backlogs is like 'playing darts'
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Survey shows young players feel pressured to conform to gender and racial stereotypes
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byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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How 'power inflation' compromises live service games like The First Descendant
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Cycling through the open-world design of Wheel World
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News
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Vermila kept Crisol: Theater of Idols' folklore, even if it scared publishers away
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Baby Steps has me questioning my entire existence
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News
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Read the ESA's new guidance for storefront accessibility tags
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth story changes were made to sustain player interest over time
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byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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How Yacht Club Games is breaking new retro ground with Mina the Hollower
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Making a gargantuan game like Borderlands 4 - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 55
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Dream-casting and finding character with your own voice - Unlocking the Vault #2
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byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief
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Devs are more worried than ever that generative AI will lower the quality of games
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Nintendo patents character summoning and battling mechanic in the United States
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Sep 10, 2025
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Nintendo spells out why player communication should only happen in-game
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Sep 9, 2025
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News
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Grounded 2 exists because players really wanted to ride bugs
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News
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How 'playful paper prototyping' paved the way for Shadow Complex - Unlocking the Vault #1
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Sep 4, 2025
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byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief
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Sep 4, 2025
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
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Frost Giant boss Tim Morten claims generative AI can help devs realize their 'grand vision'
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Sep 4, 2025
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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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