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Comment In: Rockstar's Houser: 'Hot Coffee' wouldn't have mattered if it were a book [News - 11/21/2012 - 11:20]

Yep - why do you ...

Yep - why do you think this feature is even here The Housers are milking the social capital they 've built up over the years by being reclusive to the press now in order to make you think about GTA in the lead-up to GTA 5 's release. r n ...

Comment In: A Former Dishonored Dev: Why I'm Going Indie [Blog - 11/16/2012 - 02:40]

Fantastic article. Good luck and ...

Fantastic article. Good luck and looking forward to seeing what you create.

Comment In: Far Cry 3 wants to turn players into performers [News - 11/15/2012 - 10:50]

This is great to hear. ...

This is great to hear. He definitely has the right idea. r n r nWhether he can deliver will be another issue - there are too many games to count that use ambitious verbiage like this to increase pre-release marketing hype, then absolutely fail to deliver on any aspect of ...

Comment In: Insomniac abandons viral gimmickry of Facebook game Outernauts [News - 11/08/2012 - 03:03]

Good for Insomniac for getting ...

Good for Insomniac for getting rid of tacked-on viral bullshit. It seems simple to remember the golden rule of retention - make a good game and let the player play without annoying them - but the allure of quick profits has blinded lots of studios looking to get in on ...

Comment In: Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design [News - 11/07/2012 - 11:04]

Really enjoying these features. There ...

Really enjoying these features. There 's hardly any attention paid to line developers in the trenches outside of the big names and industry celebrities. More effort to highlight the folks who actually produce today 's massive games and even the smaller ones would be a great thing.

Comment In: Kim Swift and Airtight Games test out iOS with Pixld [News - 11/07/2012 - 04:32]

Talking about the strategy behind ...

Talking about the strategy behind issuing a press release seems a little smarmy, and makes the rest of this news item seem like paid-for promotional content. r n r nSo Airtight is pulling a Double Fine, very nice. Hope the games are good.

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