secrets
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The Clever Ways Game Developers Reuse Assets, Like Turning A Tank Into A Destiny Boss
Xavier Nelson Jr. is a writer and game developer, famous for his work on games like Hypnospace Outlaw. He recently asked devs and fans on Twitter to share different ways games have reused assets. The resulting replies are filled with some amazingly creative and ingenious asset recycling.
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Nintendo Removes Game From Switch Shop After Developer Reveals Secret Code Editor
Last Friday, game developer Amir Rajan posted online about a secret he’d left in the Switch version of the text-based role-playing game A Dark Room: the game contained a code editor that could create no-frills apps. Later that same day, Nintendo removed the game from the Switch eShop.
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YouTuber Discovers Strange Things Hidden In The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Boundary Break’s latest video is all about the fan-favourite game The Simpsons: Hit & Run and some of the weird things hiding outside the game world. Like the channel’s previous episode about LEGO Star Wars, this episode also includes a former developer on the game explaining some of the weirder discoveries.
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Some Reasons Why The Games Industry Is So Secretive (And Why Maybe It Shouldn’t Be)
What’re the pros and cons behind the video game industry’s obsession with secrecy and surprises? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss.