My wild night in Atlanta with the voice of Geralt of Rivia
sidequest I got to know Geralt through crisis resolution and closing down a bar.
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Why the Battle for Azeroth is happening: A quick WoW lore primer
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The precarious business of living off modding
Money mod We speak to modders about the challenges of earning an income from their work.
I spent a day killing and stealing from players in No Man's Sky and all I got was a bunch of guilt
griefer madness And portable save points. I got a lot of portable save points.
The daunting aftermath of releasing your dream game, as told by the devs of Stardew Valley, Owlboy, and more
Then what? For devs like Iconoclasts' Joakim Sandberg, releasing a game after working on it for eight years can be a thrill that quickly gives way to emptiness and anxiety.
How Monster Hunter rose from niche import to an international sensation
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Sexuality and gender in science fiction games
<3 Creators behind games like Fallout: New Vegas, The Red Strings Club, Subserial Network, and Extreme Meatpunks Forever talk about how they've explored mature themes in their work.
The future of immersive sims
sandbox stories As the mainstream moves onto pastures new, what does the future hold for this shadowy genre?
Crusader Kings 2 diary: How far can one AI go using wits, skill, and lots of cheats?
best laid plans Let's see if a guiding hand and some console commands create a new world order.
What happens if you say something racist in the most popular multiplayer games
Ban Hammers How major PC game developers combat harassment and bigotry in chat.
The pinnacle of pyromania: the best flames and flamethrowers in PC gaming
Flame on We're carrying the torch for the fire effects that make us go wide-eyed and burn-crazy.
How games are built and rebuilt for conventions
showing off Crafting the perfect showcase.
Major events in the Fallout timeline
Happy Times Reclamation Day isn't the only important date on the Fallout calendar.
What it's like to launch an indie game in 2018, hour-by-hour
Semblance An inside look at the highs and lows of trying to make it on Steam with a platformer like Semblance.
Meet the streamer making Guitar Hero cool again, one insanely hard song at a time
Jammin Acai makes popular videos with the Guitar Hero versions of ROM hacks: custom songs designed to be brutally hard.
The rise of videogame bread
Proving time A look at the best and worst loaves through the ages.
The history of hit points
9999/9999 Before regenerating health, before Doomguy, before D&D RPGs...where did hit points come from?
