“There Weren’t A Lot Of Extras, So It Had To Be Done Right” – Fallout Co-Creator Reveals What Modern Game Devs Can Still Learn From The ’80s

Cain claims a lot of modern games “try to be everything to everyone”. Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has released a new video on his YouTube channel, suggesting more modern games should look back on how ’80s video games were put together to produce higher-quality titles (thanks, PC Gamer, for the spot!). In the video, entitled…

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NCSoft launches MMO with terrible monetisation—puts out emergency broadcast 15 hours later, promising to fix it while its wax wings melt: ‘We were complacent and unthoughtful’

I’ve seen some monetisation-related disasters in my time, but I think this one might be up there with the worst—NCSoft’s Aion 2, which launched in Korea and Taiwan November 18, has caused no end of problems for the company immediately after launch. Including, potentially, causing its stock price to tank a whopping 15%. As for…

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Arc Raiders’ latest update rightfully nerfs the Venator, buffs the drop rates of Aphelion blueprints, and brings crucial overhauls to your rubber duck showcase

Until now, most Arc Raiders patch notes have been little more than bug fixes and a few crafting balance changes. Welcome tweaks, of course, but no real swings at specific weapons and items. And that’s not completely unwarranted, as I’d say most guns are pretty well-balanced right now. But while everyone’s been singing the praises…

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