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Rage 2 hands-on — Bashing mutants and racing in the wasteland

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 30, 2019
7 min

“Over the top” and “crazy” seem like such mediocre words when you’re trying to describe the world of Rage 2. The latest game from...

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7 min

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Why NetEase and Quantic Dream are teaming up for games on multiple platforms

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 29, 2019
9 min

For the past 12 years, Quantic Dream has been making exclusive video games like Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 4. But Chinese internet company...

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9 min

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Kingdom Hearts III — 5 tips for your darkness-destroying adventure

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 29, 2019
4 min

Kingdom Hearts III is finally a reality, and now we can all go destroy darkness, awaken lost hearts, antagonize Donald Duck, and all that...

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4 min

Sean always cautions Daniel, the younger boy, to keep his powers under control.

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Life Is Strange 2 Episode 2 impressions — The lull before the storm

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 27, 2019
7 min

Life Is Strange 2 Episode 1 did a stellar job showing the bond between two brothers with enough supernatural drama injected into the suburban...

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7 min

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Rami Ismail’s GameDev.World will be a global game dev event translated into 8 languages

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2019
11 min

Rami Ismail, cofounder of Nuclear Throne maker Vlambeer, became frustrated trying to get visas approved for developers to come to the U.S. for his...

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11 min

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BioWare interview: How EA’s huge bet on Anthem is turning out in the home stretch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 24, 2019
12 min

Mike Gamble has an appropriate last name as the lead producer on BioWare’s new science-fiction video game, Anthem. Electronic Arts, the parent company of...