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Seven game industry debates that shaped 2012
We list some of the biggest stories Develop has covered this year that sparked debate and controversy.
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Little Correlation Between Gaming & Gun Violence?
With the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, people in their shock are inevitably asking: "why?" Why did such a horrible event happen?
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Night and the City
Chris Donlan plays through L.A. Noire with his dad, who grew up in the city in the 1940s, the time period where the game is based.
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Have You Been Keeping Up With Steam's Holiday Sale?
Steam's ridiculous sales are a big factor in my financial woes, yet I can't seem to keep away from them. Now I'm dragging all of you down with me by reminding you that Steam's holiday sale is going on now.
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Classic age of empires logic
"Sire, the sheeps have reported back! It seems one deserted over to the enemeis..."
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Zynga just Laid Off 100+ Employees during Apple event to keep it quiet
Possibly trying to hide the grim news by announcing it during Apple’s event, we’ve just independently confirmed that Zynga has shut down its Boston office and laid off 2/3s of the employees in its Austin office, including cuts to The Ville and Bingo.
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History of DRM & Copy Protection in Computer Games
An overview of copy protection and DRM schemes used in computer gaming, covering the most notable and interesting methods from the late 70's on up through today!
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Anonymous Releases Video Threatening Zynga
Zynga has pissed off the online group Anonymous, and it’s quite serious.
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Best costume I've seen this year...
This is incredibly well done.
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Beat this level in 1991
Funny Mario reference in a sticky situation.
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Next Time You Have Sex In Front of a Webcam, Make Sure It’s Turned Off
A World Of Warcraft player accidentally livestreamed himself "questing" with a lady friend.
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What’s Next For Social Mobile Games?
New social gaming companies are emerging around the world (hot spots right now are Moscow, Tel Aviv and Helsinki), and in my role I get to speak with developers every day.
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All Games Are (In A Sense) Violent
In the wake of a mass shooting or terrorist attack the question of video game violence is raised. Games are often portrayed as little more than drug-addiction meets murder-simulator, and we game makers apologise endlessly.
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When will Xbox live be free? And why do we keep paying for it?
With the wii U coming out next week it got me thinking.
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The People You See At a Midnight Release
A crazy look at the different types of people you will encounter.
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6 Truly Bizarre Video-Game Company Origins
A look at some of the strangest places that today's biggest video-game companies hailed from.
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Scumbag Best Buy
As close as possible too.
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How Dan Houser turned Grand Theft Auto into a cultural phenomenon
There isn't another video game firm in the world like Rockstar Games. Founded in 1998 by Dan Houser and his brother Sam, it has been responsible for some of the most fascinating, successful and controversial video games ever.
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Supercell: The cash-rich, little-known Finnish startup that could soon be worth $600M
The next big thing in gaming comes to you from the land of Angry Birds and unless you saw this brief New York Times blog post, you’ve likely never heard of it. And even if you read that, you have no idea how much cash their hot iOS games, “Hay Day” and ”Clash of Clans,” are actually pulling in.
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As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living
Shawn and Stephanie Grimes spent much of the last two years pursuing their dream of doing research and development for Apple, the world’s most successful corporation.
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