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Mike Sherlock, COO at Square Enix Europe and America, passes away

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 7, 2018
1 min

Square Enix announced that Mike Sherlock, chief operating officer for Square Enix Europe and America, passed away unexpectedly. The Japan-based company, which makes games...

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How Shadow of the Tomb Raider guides players without the white-paint trail

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 6, 2018
4 min

I’ve never designed a 3D world for a video game, but I can imagine that it is frustrating. A company like Tomb Raider developer...

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Gamification can help education — here’s how

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 6, 2018
4 min

Teachers and parents hear it over and over again: “make learning fun” to keep kids engaged. Gamified education apps for use outside of the...

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The D20 Beat: The Bard’s Tale Remastered is a bloody trip down memory lane

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 6, 2018
4 min

I took my next steps with caution, wishing I could duck into the shadows. A group of slavering dogs ambushed me, and after a...

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Blackout trailer reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royale gameplay

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 6, 2018
1 min

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is launching in a month, and it is coming with a battle royale mode called Blackout. Up until...

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Indie devs can now use the same voice-comms tool as Fortnite for free

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 6, 2018
2 min

The quality of in-game voice and text chat could soon improve in smaller games. Vivox, the company that provides the communications technology in massive...