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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

I'm playing a giant Skyrim "total conversion" mod called Enderal. It does a lot of interesting things but also less-than-good things. I'm told it's inspired a bit by the Gothic series, which I've never played, so maybe a lot of my observations are more about Gothic than Enderal? Be warned that some of the screenshots are a bit spoilery (e.g. there's a tropical biome!

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Climate change in moviemaking. Streaming madness and sterile Oscar

Filmustage

Covid 19 has radicly changed the lives of almost everyone. We were locked at home, coffee shops and parks closed, 100% mask mode, and instead of filling cinemas, we were filling only hospitals and living rooms. Back in the spring of last year, the pandemic hit the film industry decisively. The predictions were the worst, but the cinematography showed its immortal nature.

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Judith Lucero

Grumpy Gamer

It is with great sadness that I found out that Judith Lucero passed away. Judith was the lead tester on Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2 as well as a vast number of other Lucasfilm games. She was the one who taught me the importance of testers and how they are a critical gear in the machinery that makes up making a game. Testers aren't just unit tests in human form.

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Regarding the Valve class action

Wolffire Blog

Dear gamers and game developers, I would like to explain why Wolfire Games is seeking to represent game developers in a class action suit against Valve Corporation. I felt that I had no choice, because I believe gamers and game developers are being harmed by Valve's conduct. While I am taking on significant personal risk, I am not doing this for personal gain.

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Seeking A Composer For Tactical Breach Wizards

Tom Francis

Update: Applications are now closed! It’ll take some time to go through them all. Update: We’ll continue taking applications for the composer position until noon Pacific Time on Wednesday this week! This link should tell you when that is for you. Original post: We’re looking for a composer to handle the music for Tactical Breach Wizards!

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Gender-Inclusive Language, Localization and the Gaming Industry

Game Global

Video games are an important cultural expression that continue to reach an ever-growing audience. Many believe that ‘ the industry will reach over $300 billion by 2025 ’. Localization (and language itself) is a powerful tool when discussing cultural expression. It plays a fundamental role in delivering products that desire to include every player in its stories.