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Dead Man’s Mail treasure map solution in Avowed

The Dead Man’s Mail treasure map challenges you to find a specific ruin in Shatterscarp, though there’s no shortage of similar-looking locations in Avowed’s desert region. Shatterscarp is also much larger and more challenging than previous regions like Dawnshore, so it’ll make finding the treasure all the more difficult. To save you from scouring Shatterscarp…

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Dwarf Fortress dwarves are ‘more human than human,’ creator says: ‘They’re allowed to embody bigger emotions. They’re allowed to make bigger mistakes. They’re allowed to do anything’

At GDC 2025, I spoke with Tarn Adams, co-creator and lead programmer of Dwarf Fortress, about the past, present, and future of his 23-year procgen masterwork. We talked about how the looming threat of aquifer flooding encapsulates his approach to Dwarf Fortress difficulty and how he’s generally bummed about AI. Towards the end of our…

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Thumper Bringing Rhythm Violence to PS4

This is Marc and Brian from Drool. For the past few years, we’ve been making Thumper, our rhythm violence game. Today, we’re happy to announce Thumper will make its console debut on PS4 in 2016. Thumper strips rhythm gaming down to its core. With one analog stick and one button, you control a space beetle…

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