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The Sims 4 's Phillip Ring explains why the best DEI initiative may be talking to your community

Game Developer

Communication, diversity in the hiring process, and validating your team are vital steps in creating diversity-focused features.

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Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

PreMortem.Games

” The visual flair of Anima Flux is another standout feature. They immerse players in the features and dangers of humanity’s last stronghold, allowing them to experience essential elements of the plot.” A solid determination to find answers and maintain an open communication.”

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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

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Complex feature The core concept of worlds within worlds was the first feature prototyped for Cocoon, undergoing substantial improvement and iteration. It was a complex feature to make, and aside from making it look cool, we also had to solve a range of technical challenges. The one thing I never compromise on is playability.

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Parallel Experiment by Eleven Puzzles: “Put your heart into it and players will notice”

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True Cooperation One of the defining features of Parallel Experiment is its real-time cooperative gameplay. Weve spent countless hours fine-tuning puzzles to ensure both players are always actively solving, thinking and communicating.” “Without a doubt, thats what were most proud of,” Olczyk states.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Stop pretending it’s a movie trailer

PreMortem.Games

This is because a game trailer often has to communicate more, or at the very least, different information than a movie trailer. I think the best game trailers communicate an experience that makes you not only understand the story and game, but makes you want to play and control it yourself. Great game and great trailer !

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Why successfully crowdfunded drag-themed fighting game Drag Her failed to launch

GamesIndustry.biz

Drag Her, a 2D hand-drawn fighting game featuring a roster of real-life drag artists, launched its Kickstarter campaign back in February 2022 with a modest and cheeky funding target of $69,000. For us, the Kickstarter was specifically an opportunity to be like, 'hey, there's a market for this'," he tells us.

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Error While Communicating With Rocket League Servers [Solved]

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Experiencing an error while communicating with Rocket League servers is one of the most annoying network-related issues, as it doesn’t have a universal fix. How to fix error while communicating with Rocket League servers? Windows Firewall is one of the core security features of this operating system.