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How to Create a Game Trailer: Tips for Indie Developers

Tips for creating game trailers from Derek Liu.

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Game Sequels That Didn't Live Up to Expectations: The Story of Dark Souls 2, Fable 3, and Deus Ex: Invisible War

Why sequels to iconic games disappoint fans—we look back at the history of the Deus Ex, Dark Souls, and Fable franchises.

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Why Embracer Acquired Game Studios and Is Now Shutting Them Down and Cancelling Game Development

How Embracer bought up studios and then shut them down: the cancellation of the new Deus Ex, the problems of Piranha Bytes, and other consequences of the company's "optimization."

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How the troubled Skull and Bones was developed and why Ubisoft didn't cancel the game

Skull and Bones took 11 years to develop and ultimately wasn't cancelled. We explore the challenges the developers faced and what the Singapore government has to do with it.

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How Humanity Was Made – One of the Best Games of 2023

The development of Humanity: five years of hard work, synesthetic experience, the help of Tetsuya Mizuguchi, and a guide dog for humanity.

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Top 30 VR Games: What to Play with 3D Virtual Reality Headsets

The best VR games: shooters, puzzles, horror, racing games—and everything worth playing in a virtual reality headset.

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How Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Balances Gameplay and Psychosis

Like the first game, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is an impressive audiovisual experience. But that's not all.

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How satire has evolved in the GTA series: from church-based preserving to election campaign parody

Satire in GTA: How humor has evolved from game to game, the beauty of Rockstar's approach to narrative, and what to expect from GTA 6.

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Top 20 Best Racing Games on PC and Consoles – From Forza Horizon to GTA Online

The best racing games of our time: Forza Horizon, GRID, Need for Speed ​​Unbound, Wreckfest, and others.

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Unreal Engine 5 Tutorials: Client Installation and Configuration, Project Starter Templates Overview

We'll explain how to install the client via the Epic Games launcher, explore the start page interface, and explore ready-made templates for new projects.

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Unreal Engine 5 Tutorials: Working with Materials

We'll learn how the UE5 material editor works and create simple materials from scratch.

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The Best Star Wars Games: A Top RPG, Action, Strategy, and Shooter Collection

The Star Wars Universe in Games. We've collected the best Star Wars adventures in video game format—from action and shooters to role-playing and strategy games.