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The Kids Don't Care About Graphics
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Are Old Games Killing New Games?
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Gaming’s Great Downsizing and the Garage-Band Game Economy
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Writers Should Ask for More
Steven Levy thinks writers have to choose between going it alone or working for a legacy publication. But new and better models are emerging.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Kids Don't Care About Graphics
But the new PAW Patrol game does look sick on my RTX 5080
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Nintendo and the Last Hardware Exclusives
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Valve's 30% Platform Tax is Bad for Small Developers
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Interview: Panic's Decade-Long Journey to Build a Handheld
Greg Maletic on how COVID nearly killed the Playdate (and Untitled Goose Game saved it).
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How Much Game Can You Fit in 2.7 Inches?
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Gaming’s Great Downsizing and the Garage-Band Game Economy
Brendan Keogh explains the post-2008 collapse of the Australian games industry and how it might prefigure changes coming for the rest of the world
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How to Get Your First 1,000 Players: White Knuckle Edition
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