When Animal Crossing launched last year, it was just what everyone needed: A relaxing game that enabled players to just hang out with friends.
See Games Differently
See Games Differently
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There are lots of meaningful gameplay changes in FIFA 22, and if you zoom out and look at the trendline, it shows one main takeaway: Everything is more exaggerated now.
Remastering games is hard work. How do you transform ancient classics into something playable on modern hardware, with modern expectations?
![How NieR Re[in]carnation Sparked A Legal Nightmare For Square Enix](https://imgix.kotaku.com.au/content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/16/qaHPBX.jpg?ar=16%3A9&auto=format&fit=crop&q=65&w=660)
Back before YouTube and Twitch and always online DRM, developers needed more effective ways of marketing than just relying on word of mouth. This resulted in the demo, a free slice of playable content, letting people try before they buy and creating one of the most interesting phases in the gaming.
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