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Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Is The Next Entry In Digital Eclipse’s Gold Master Series

42 playable games included. Digital Eclipse has announced Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, the second entry in its interactive ‘Gold Master Series’ documentaries. Arriving in 2024, the compilation will contain 42 games across 8 different platforms developed by Llamasoft and Jeff Minter. Classic such as Sheep In Space, Andes Attack, Matrix, Metagalactic Llamas Battle at…

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D&D and Magic: The Gathering owner Hasbro announces the layoffs of 1,100 employees, calls it a ‘lever we must pull to keep Hasbro healthy’

Hasbro, the toy company which oversees D&D and Magic: The Gathering (under Wizards of the Coast), has announced sweeping layoffs just two weeks before the holiday season. The decision was announced yesterday in an internal memo by CEO Chris Cocks, who wrote: “While we have made some important progress across our organisation, the headwinds we…

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Obsidian snuck goodies and secrets around every corner to make exploring Avowed feel worthwhile: ‘If you have a lot of dead ends that lead nowhere, you learn the lesson as a player: This game doesn’t have much to offer me’

When I had the chance to talk to Avowed region director Berto Ritger recently, I had one thing on my mind: How every nook, cranny, dead end, rooftop, and pond in the game had something hidden in it that was worth my time. Even a bit of vendor trash or upgrade materials in the right…

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It’s a miracle that Palworld exists, according to the studio founder: ‘It was the antithesis of proper game development’

You could make a convincing argument that Steam sensation Palworld shouldn’t exist, but you don’t have to—the game’s creator has already made that argument himself.  Not because it’s controversial, though it is that—the bizarre mash-up of sandbox survival and perverse reimagining of catching ‘em all has been accused of copying Pokémon models and using AI…

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Kirby is censored in Xbox/PS4 Fortnite trailer

Love it or hate it, there’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Fortnite as of late. Epic Games has been heavily advertising the new, more laid back event called ‘Party Royale’ where players can kick back and relax (and watch some short performances by famous DJ’s, in this instance). Nintendo’s loveable character Kirby makes a…

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