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Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure in a hazard suit rests a crowbar on their shoulder while overlooking a vast half-buried desert research complex with cooling towers and an elevated monorail tram stretching toward distant mesas.

Half-Life Turns 25 The making of Half-Life: a quarter-century of gaming history

Half-Life is 25 years old. A QUARTER CENTURY. Valve celebrates, we feel ancient, and the legacy of Black Mesa still echoes.
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From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray Cat Cyberpunk From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray - heartwarming moments and tearful goodbyes in a cyberpunk world seen through a cat's eyes. Beautiful, strange, unforgettable.
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A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Decade Of Star Citizen A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Star Citizen's Star Engine at CitizenCon 2023 - a decade of development condensed into one jaw-dropping trailer. Sci-fi dreams, rendered.
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Easy, medium, hard, or insane? The challenge of designing difficulty levels in games

Difficulty By Design Easy, medium, hard, or insane? The challenge of designing difficulty levels in games

Easy, medium, hard, or insane? Designing difficulty levels in games is harder than playing on the hardest setting. A design deep dive.
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Unleashing the Big Fucking Gun 9000: how the ultimate DOOM weapon works

Big Fucking Gun Unleashing the Big Fucking Gun 9000: how the ultimate DOOM weapon works

The BFG 9000 from DOOM - how the most iconic weapon in shooter history actually works under the hood. Splatter science, explained.
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Augustus: the open-source game that’s reviving the classic Caesar 3 on multiple platforms

Caesar Lives Again Augustus: the open-source game that’s reviving the classic Caesar 3 on multiple platforms

Augustus revives Caesar 3 as an open-source project for modern platforms. The 1998 city-builder reborn, free and cross-platform.
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Postal 2 revisited: I have no regrets about my 20-hour gaming binge

No Regrets, Only Postal Postal 2 revisited: I have no regrets about my 20-hour gaming binge

Postal 2 during Tết holidays - 20 hours of chaos from a Steam sale impulse buy. Tasteless, violent, and somehow still entertaining.
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Timeless mini-games. Today: Chicken Invaders

Chickens From Space Timeless mini-games. Today: Chicken Invaders

Chicken Invaders - space chickens attack to the tune of Strauss' Zarathustra. Space Invaders with poultry and a sense of humor.
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Timeless mini-games. Today: Wilkanoid 1.52

Breakout Perfection Timeless mini-games. Today: Wilkanoid 1.52

Wilkanoid 1.52 - the best Breakout clone ever made, discovered in 2001 on a magazine CD. Timeless, addictive, exceptional.
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