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MapleStory 2 makes a smart move to 3D

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 16, 2018
1 min

Nexon America announced today that its free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MapleStory 2 will have a closed beta in the Americas, Europe,...

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Nier: Automata’s creators explain why games probably won’t let you kill real people

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 16, 2018
11 min

Creative collaborations are mercurial beasts. Unlike marriages or friendships, which can endure hard times and come out stronger on the other side, people trying...

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Google and CyArk partner on VR versions of endangered landmarks

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 16, 2018
2 min

Google announced today that it has partnered with CyArk for the Open Heritage project, which aims to “preserve” endangered historical sites using advanced 3D...

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BioWare boss: Anthem will learn from Mass Effect: Andromeda’s failures

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 16, 2018
3 min

BioWare is coming off the disappointing Mass Effect: Andromeda, which it abandoned in the downloadable-content phase. That sci-fi role-playing reboot/sequel hybrid debuted to mediocre...

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God of War’s director explains Kratos’s journey from angry Greek to fatherly Nord

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 16, 2018
1 min

God of War is coming out for PlayStation 4 on April 20. This new entry in the action series re-imagines Kratos from a rage-fueled...

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Moss studio Polyarc is ‘working hard’ on Book 2

Posted byby Jason Wilson
April 16, 2018
2 min

Released in late February, Moss is one of this year’s first great VR games and already a strong contender for the best PSVR title...

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Glu CEO Nick Earl on ‘leaning in’ for creativity

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 15, 2018
1 min

Nick Earl has been trying to lead a creative transformation at Glu Mobile for the past two-and-a-half years since he joined the mobile game company...