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"The curse of Mixed is broken" – Swery turns opinion around on oddball roguelike Hotel Barcelona by removing gen-AI voices and substantially reworking the game
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"The difference is not just that you can’t fight back, it’s that you feel like you shouldn’t": Alien Isolation's lead designer wants you to "respect" the dinos in The Lost Wild
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"The future of gaming shouldn't come at the expense of ownership" – Anti-DRM champion GOG restates the fundamentals as PlayStation kills off discs
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"The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me" – Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future
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"The goal is to provide what we can": Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store undergoing changes due to "team bandwidth" in wake of Xbox layoffs
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"The internet we once loved is gone": SteamDB founders announce the community-run database has been acquired by Nexus Mods' owners
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"The lines between redemption and revenge will blur", promises Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2's latest trailer as the series locks in a late October release
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"The live-action Smurfs movie paid for itself entirely through product placement" – Former Dragon Age boss suggests games can be funded another way
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"The more aroused the fly is the harder it tries to shoot" – Google's fully mapped fly brain is now playing Doom, Beat Saber, and more