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Ex-Payday 2 devs think they've solved the problem of player in-fighting for their next co-op heist game: 'The bar is low'
By Elie Gould, Tyler Wilde published
News Rest easy, there's no friendly fire.

'It satirises itself because it's so freaking evil': Den of Wolves isn't a satire on late stage capitalism but it doesn't help that its doomsday scenario is starting to unfold
By Elie Gould, Tyler Wilde published
News Hey ChatGPT, how do I destabilise a government?

'You must have played this before!': Balatro's creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was
By Andy Chalk published
news Like a king moving anonymously amongst his subjects.

Game director Soulframe Liang has used his online nickname for so long he even trademarked it in China, and when Digital Extremes and Tencent came knocking for the Warframe sequel? 'I'm not selling'
By Wes Fenlon published
News The game developer behind Phantom Blade Zero owns his unusual name—literally.

Dwarf Fortress dwarves are 'more human than human,' creator says: 'They're allowed to embody bigger emotions. They're allowed to make bigger mistakes. They're allowed to do anything'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Dwarves embody the universal human urge to wade into a flooded tunnel in search of dinner.

Valve considered making a 'B title' before Half-Life, until an exec told Gabe Newell 'that's just not gonna work… the company will fail'
By Rich Stanton published
News

Videogame collectibles don't have to suck, argues seasoned dev: 'I'm lookin' at you, Korok Seeds'
By Harvey Randall published
News Making Collectibles Count.

I've finally seen gameplay from ZA/UM's follow-up to Disco Elyisum, and it looks a lot like Disco Elysium. It will have to be spectacular to win back a hostile fanbase
By Ted Litchfield published
Disco Incognito Project C4 will challenge its predecessor on its own turf—will it really be worth the wait?
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