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Wargaming will overhaul World of Tanks’ graphics in 2014
New models, textures, and effects will make the wide-scale destruction of World of Tanks a lot prettier.
Adam Orth: Internet toxicity’s effect on the game industry is ‘very real and very dangerous’
SAN FRANCISCO — Adam Orth knows that he made a terrible mistake last April when he tweeted that he didn’t understand the controversy about always-online...
Threeview: Thief reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic
While our staff and academic reviewer thought Thief was decent but had issues, our analyst took a much different position.
How do you solve a problem like acquisition?
The monetization model for Free-2-Play (F2P) has been built on one simple premise - the more players you get into the game the more money you make. However, there’s trouble in paradise with acquisition costs soaring, leaving publishers and developers struggling to balance the books of marketing ROI.
BioWare developer Manveer Heir challenges colleagues to combat prejudice with video games
Manveer Heir didn't only lay out problems with video game development in his GDC 2014 panel about mysogyny, racism, and homphobia, he laid out concrete solutions to solve them.
The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards convey a message of hope
It will take the video game industry a long time to address the panoply of social justice concerns in video games, but the 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards demonstrated that gender issues, at least, are not going back in the box.
Flappy Bird will fly again someday, says creator, but Apple might clip its wings
Flappy Bird creator has confirmed he plans to bring it back, but he may have to fight Apple over it.
Nintendo on Animal Crossing: ‘We mistakenly stayed the course with the Wii version’
With a new approach in 2013, Nintendo saw the 3DS Animal Crossing: New Leaf receive near-universal acclaim -- and more than double sales.
GamesBeat webinar: Why players are leaving your game, and how to change this
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