A week after a major hack brought down 4chan and doxxed all its users, it seems like it may be dead for good

Nearly a week after a major hack forced it offline, the notorious imageboard 4chan remains inaccessible, and there’s a growing feeling that it’s going to stay that way—and that maybe it’s not so bad. Founded in 2003, 4chan is—or was—something of a waypoint for a particular part of online subculture: Basic, unrefined, unmoderated, and almost…

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Diablo 4’s lead live game designer says difficulty is ‘a tricky balance,’ but Season 8 should pack more of a punch: ‘If there isn’t enough challenge, then it just feels like you’re getting candy for free’

We’re in a golden age of ARPGs if you haven’t been paying attention, but that doesn’t make them any easier to balance. Since its launch, Diablo 4 has been criticized for its awfully gentle take on the Burning Hells; and though smacking loot pinatas until they stop moving doesn’t have to be all that hard…

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Fallout 1 lead Tim Cain says the marketing department wanted him to make it real-time ‘because of Diablo,’ but he got them to back off when he told them how much it would cost

In a new vlog on his YouTube channel, veteran RPG designer and Fallout 1 lead Tim Cain shared one of those great “told you so” anecdotes of gaming history: Interplay’s marketing department apparently hounded Cain to rebuild Fallout to be more like Diablo, rather than the turn-based RPG we got. A viewer asked Cain what…

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