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How The Witcher 3's best quest was made
family matters The story behind The Witcher 3's best quest, and the flawed, human character at its heart.
Inside the journey to bring Halo back to PC
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I foiled an assassination attempt on the president in a GTA 5 flight sim roleplay server
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When are game companies truly being anti-consumer?
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Years later, Façade's groundbreaking AI lives on through bad YouTube jokes
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Zelda's most dedicated fan game developers built an engine anyone can use
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