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Blizzard Finally Admits Diablo III’s Auction Houses Were A Bad Idea
13Apart from the always-on requirement, Diablo III‘s most contentious design decision among players was the introduction of the real money and gold auction houses. While it’s no doubt helped the company’s bottom line, former game director Jay Wilson conceded at this year’s GDC that the feature “really hurt the game”.
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Space Hulk Is Kicking Turn-Based Butt For The Emperor
If you’ve never played Space Hulk — either the original board game or the 1993 video game adaptation — you may not be as excited about this as I am. You are also someone who is missing out.
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First-Person Video Game Plays A Person Playing A Third-Person Video Game
Say that headline 10 times fast, I dare ya. This video shows the game Atum, which is a student entry in the Independent Games Festival at GDC. In it, you play as a person in a room with a PC game, and to solve the puzzles in the game, you have to use objects from…
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Two Game Developers Quit Non-Profit, Object To Female Dancers At Party
At least two members of the International Game Developers Association have resigned from their positions. This follows a San Francisco party Tuesday night during which scantily clad women reportedly made some attendees feel uncomfortable.