You’ve got a narrow window to nab OpenTTD on Steam for free, because Transport Tycoon Deluxe has just been un-abandonwared by Atari

The figure of the tycoon is tarnished these days. All the people who are killing the planet lay claim to the label—with their billions of dollars and Antarctic ice palaces and greasel armies. But it wasn’t always that way! Time was, the word tycoon brought to mind halcyon memories of afternoons at The Computer, connecting…

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Arc Raiders’ old machine designs sound so diabolical, it’s no wonder they were reworked or removed after poor playtest feedback: ‘At that time, they didn’t fit with the game very well’

I don’t think anyone had it on their bingo cards that Arc Raiders‘ machine design and AI would be so good that people would fervently demand a PvE mode in an extraction shooter. If you did, then good for you, I guess. But it wasn’t always that way, not least because the team was flip-flopping…

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2 years after its announcement, FF14’s monster-taming Beastmaster job finally arrives this year, along with what looks like a Slay the Spire-esque roguelike mode

Final Fantasy 14‘s next big patch, 7.5, will be dropping next month—and in subsequent updates will be adding Beastmaster to the game. Players have been waiting a long time for this’un. Given Square’s propensity to announce almost everything in an expansion before its launch, we’ve known about Beastmaster since (checks notes) two entire years ago….

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“War Is Not A Video Game” – White House Social Media Post Mixing Iran War Footage With Nintendo’s ‘Wii Sports’ Triggers Outcry

“This has ruined my perception of the Nintendo brand”. The White House social media account is no stranger to leveraging video game imagery in its messaging, and has already used the likes of Pokémon and Halo without permission – almost always resulting in the IP holders of those franchises publicly distancing themselves from the accompanying…

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How Implementing Enterprise Search Software Transforms Information Management? 03/13

In an era where data is king, the explosion of information within organizations has made the search and retrieval process increasingly complex. Studies show that knowledge workers spend about 20% of their time searching for information; a clear indicator that efficient information management is a necessity, not a luxury. Enterprise search software emerges as a…

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