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How to Get a Job as a Character Designer in Game Development

The Yorkshire Games Festival discussed visual storytelling, diversity of form and improving personal artistic skills.

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Gamedev News Digest. Third Week of October

Layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Golden Joystick nominees, God of War on PC, Inscryption and House of Ashes releases.

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Metroid Dread 2021 Review: The most detailed analysis of the new Metroid Dread yet, and how Metroid Dread evolves and improves the Metroidvania genre formula

A key addition to the basic formula is encounters with the invulnerable EMMI robots.

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Gamedev News Digest. Last Week of October

BlizzCon cancellation, Switch Online subscription woes, Age of Empires IV and Guardians of the Galaxy releases.

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator 2021 Review. Everything we know about Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, the development history of Potion Craft

We evaluated medieval memes, deconstructed simulators, and learned about the developers' plans.

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The making of Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider, or How Arkane killed a god

Everything in the game is designed so that the choice between light and darkness is not easy for the player.

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How to create and write nonlinear dialogue with NPCs, how dialogue works in Fallout: New Vegas, how nonlinear dialogue works in RPGs and role-playing games

Josh Sawyer on how RPGs create space for player role-playing and self-expression.

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Team Spirit's victory at The International and esports in Russia: Politicians and officials discuss esports in Russia after Team Spirit's victory

We'll tell you how politicians, officials, and other celebrities reacted to the news about the Dota 2 tournament.

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Game Design Tips: How to Guide the Player to Their Destination Using Light, Color, Composition, and Landmarks

A collection of techniques that will prevent the player from getting lost.

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Breaking Down Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy References – Costumes from the Guardians of the Galaxy Comics

We've delved into all the references and design nuances of the Guardians of the Galaxy games.

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What inspires game developers, what game developers play, what game developers read, and recommendations for game artists from Potion Craft creator Evgeny Morozov

Charming indies, a history of color, and the little-known Sapkowski.

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Interview with esports player pkmk, interview with Artem Nechaev, interview with Apex Legends

We spoke with Artem Nechaev, known as pkmk, about the life and training of eSports athletes, as well as how to become a professional player.