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Actors ready to strike as gaming negotiations rumble on

Game Daily

Between the exploitative uses of AI and lagging wages, those who work in video games are facing many of the same issues as those who work in film and television.” The murder-mystery puzzle game Twelve Minutes starred James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe – the latter also featured in Beyond: Two Souls alongside Elliot Page.

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Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch

Deconstructor of Fun

These efforts were hampered by what it identified as increased market competition, particularly in the puzzle genre. In its Q4 2017 financial report —its first full quarter as a public company— Rovio admitted it was unable to significantly scale what it had previously identified as growth titles.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. Under your watch, these AI men wander the randomly generated sex maze and pair-up for sex based on proximity, line of sight, and sexual compatibility. For instance, Zugzwang's hanky code also gives a vital hint for predicting AI behavior. You play as a sex angel.

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