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Struggle Street: The day-to-day challenges of a game developer in the West Bank

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August 6, 2014
6 min

Aside from the challenges all startups face, the Ramallah gaming studio PinchPoint is daily confronted with an assortment of political, social, and economic challenges, all stemming from its deeply troubled relationship with Israel.

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6 min

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Road Not Taken is a brilliant game that will destroy you (review)

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August 6, 2014
8 min

This puzzle game is hard as hell and contains surprising emotional and mechanical depth.

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8 min

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Buyer's remorse: Codemasters refunding unhappy Steam customers over Colin McRae Rally confusion

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August 6, 2014
2 min

Gamers thought they were getting a remake of a classic racer but ended up with a reworked mobile title. They weren't pleased.

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2 min

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Metrico is the puzzle-platformer that the Vita needed a year ago (review)

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August 5, 2014
4 min

Metrico is a minimalist PlayStation Vita-exlclusive puzzle-platformer that builds its worlds out of charts and graphs. Is it enough for its $14 price?

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4 min

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Capcom remaking first Resident Evil game (again): Scheduled for early 2015 release

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August 5, 2014
2 min

Capcom heads down the rabbit hole as it remakes the remake of the first Resident Evil game. In HD, of course.

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2 min

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Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry acquired by Legendary Entertainment for a new digital video network

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August 4, 2014
2 min

Geek & Sundry, the video content company launched by Sheri Bryant and Felicia Day (of The Guild fame), has just sold to Legendary Entertainment...

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2 min

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A little video gaming is good for children, says Oxford University study

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August 4, 2014
2 min

Kids who play video games for an hour or less a day are happier and more sociable than those who don't, according to new research.

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2 min

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10 years later: GamesBeat's most memorable games of 2004

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August 3, 2014
16 min

Halo 2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. World of Warcraft. The GamesBeat staff lets their thoughts burn for one of the best years ever for video games.

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16 min

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Digital Futurism: prototypes, rhythm, and influences in trippy low-fi 3D games (part 2)

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August 3, 2014
10 min

In part 1 of this 2 part series on Digital Futurism, we covered a small bit of history on this unique visual style including...

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10 min

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Second Life has devolved into a postapocalyptic virtual world. The weirdest thing is how many people still use it

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August 2, 2014
5 min

Launched in 2003 by Linden Lab, it was an unprecedentedly wide and open free online world (which allowed real-money purchases). Complete with its own in-game currency, it was a virtual reality with no objective other than to let people build and do what they want, and people were obsessed with it.

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5 min

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