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THQ Nordic planning "strictly limited" physical run for PC games

Game Developer

THQ Nordic tries to find a balance in making its games accessible to everyone while also letting the physical PC releases feel like events unto themselves.

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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

PreMortem.Games

After coming out of development of their multiplatform game OddBallers, the team knew they wanted to make a game for PC first and foremost. To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. Yes, I would say balancing is the hardest part.

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PC and console gaming had it rough in 2022, but things are looking up

PreMortem.Games

So, how (relatively) bad did the PC and console market do in 2022? In the first ever PC & Console Gaming Report Newzoo dives into this section of the market. Pandemic gaming Last year, the combined revenue from the PC and console market reached $92.3 The battle for attention in the PC and console market is heating up.

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Co-creator of Wizardry, Andrew C. Greenberg, has died aged 67

GamesIndustry.biz

The news - first reported by PC Gamer - was announced on Facebook by Greenberg's long-time friend and collaborator, Robert Woodhead.

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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

PreMortem.Games

After coming out of development of their multiplatform debut game OddBallers, the team knew they wanted to make a game for PC first and foremost. To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. “We Yes, I would say balancing is the hardest part.”

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Star Nomad 2 major update incoming

Half Geek

It’s a balancing act between more vision, and avoiding everything looking too small on mobile screens. This should balance out your own upgraded squad members capability in the mid-game. I hope to get this update published on Android this month in July 2022, then work on the Steam PC & iOS versions after that.

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QORPO brings generative AI features to AneeMate with AWS

AWS Games

Balancing build compared to buy Launched in 2019, QORPO features more than 700,000 registered users globally and logs more than 100,000 daily users across its collection of first-party games. Amazon S3 and Amazon DynamoDB continue to play a role in short- and long-term data collection.

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