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The Best Indie Games of GDC 2019

[ad_1] Barotrauma Platform: PC, Mac, LinuxDeveloper: FakeFish, Undertow GamesRelease: Spring We’ve encountered hundreds of different types of games since Game Informer was formed in 1991, but we’ve never played a 2D cooperative online drowning simulator in space before. That’s the descriptor developers FakeFish and Undertow use to explain Barotrauma. In ...

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Sekiro: 15 Essential Tips to Know Before You Play

[ad_1] UnlockLast Edited: March 22, 2019 at 9:41 AM Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is From Software’s latest game, and while it bears many resemblances to past From Software games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, there’s much more lurking underneath the surface. If you’ve never played a From Software game – ...

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Nintendo’s Labo: VR Kit is not Virtual Boy 2.0

[ad_1] Even the most successful tech company is going to have a stumble from time to time. Nintendo’s 45 years in the video game industry is spotted with a few doozies, but none are more infamous than the Virtual Boy. The 1994 portable console was marketed as an early home ...

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Is Cloud-Based Streaming Video Games’ Future?

[ad_1] This week Google announced Stadia, a cloud-based streaming service that allows you to play the latest triple-A video games at the highest quality on almost any device you have – be it your phone or a relatively old computer. Being able to stream video games like we do movies ...

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Media fragmentation is annoying consumers

[ad_1] Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications division published its 13th-annual Digital Media Trends survey, focused on identifying changes in the ways US consumers engage with various types of media. Led by an independent research firm, the survey had roughly 2,000 consumer respondents across demographics – with the report categorizing respondents ...

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Florence Started Development As 3D Rubik's Cube Of Human Heads

[ad_1] One of Game Informer‘s favorite games from last year was the mobile game Florence. At GDC 2019, Florence’s director Ken Wong gave a presentation that shed new light on the emotional game’s unexpected path through development. According to Wong, Florence began with the goal of manipulating some sort of ...

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Google Announces Stadia Controller

[ad_1] Share. Three colors shown for this optional controller. By Colin Stevens During its GDC 2019 keynote address, Google unveiled the official controller for its streaming platform Stadia. Google VP Phil Harrison revealed the controller connects to whatever platform players are streaming Stadia with via Wi-Fi, directly to the game ...

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How to build The Matrix

[ad_1] Rizwan Virk is executive director of Play Labs @ MIT, a serial entrepreneur and author. Released this month 20 years ago, “The Matrix” went on to become a cultural phenomenon. This wasn’t just because of its ground-breaking special effects, but because it popularized an idea that has come to ...

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The Wonderfully Weird Fiction Of Control

[ad_1] Control is set in an ever-shifting environment rife with mysteries, which makes it a fascinating backdrop for a story. Storytelling is far from a new beast for Remedy, who have dabbled in intertwining different mediums like TV into interactive tales. During our cover story trip, the team went in-depth ...

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