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Monthly Archives: January, 2022

Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.

On the latest episode of the Game Developer podcast, we had a far-ranging chat with Strange Scaffold creative director Xalavier Nelson Jr. Nelson's outfit...

Leadership lessons from Mark Darrah’s days at BioWare

Why would a former video game executive producer like Mark Darrah start a YouTube channel?If he played to his demons, he could use it...

Roblox will soon use age checks to limit conversations

Wildly popular UGC platform Roblox is in the process of rolling out age-based chat restrictions that will limit communications between minors and adults. Roblox owner...

Becoming One with Nature Takes Time and a Lot of Yoga says Pauline Jacobs

The increase in overall pollution that the planet has seen during the past few years has impacted the planet in such a way that...

Players spent $840 million on the Epic Games Store in 2021

Spending on the Epic Games Store rose by 20 percent to $840 million in 2021, according to the latest figures from Epic.Breaking that figure...

GDC Survey: Interest in crypto, NFTs grows, but game devs remain skeptical

One of the newest—and possibly divisive—additions to the industry are cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). As more major studios announce their intention to add...

The Xbox 360 servers for Halo titles are being shut down next week

343 Industries will switch off the Xbox 360 game servers for a number of Halo titles on January 13, 2022, meaning a host of online...

Sega says it will walk away from NFTs if the response is poor

It seems Sega's blockchain gaming future isn't set in stone. Word is spreading this week about comments made during an investor's meeting late last...