“Unity 5 offers an opportunity for graphics. We’re a graphics powerhouse now,” said John Riccitiello as he took to the stage at...
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It’s been another year of flux for the games industry. New console platforms have found their feet. Mobile and free-to-play games...
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In his talk at the Game Developers Conference 17-bit’s lead engineer, Zach Aikman, revealed how a variety of mathematical techniques...
“I guarantee you’ll be having fun within one minute,” says Tim Garbos as he hands me an iPad to play Progress. He isn’t wrong....
A famous quote from Shigeru Miyamoto, but how does it stack up in the world of patching and DLC? The wording varies depending on where...
Spoiler Alert: No, there isn’t. A few weeks ago, we ran a retrospective piece on Final Fantasy VII for its eighteenth birthday. We...
The credits are rolling and you’re already choosing what to play next, but do you ever wonder if you’re missing something important? There...
I watched the world flash by through the backseat window of a four-door sedan. As a child, I grew up in the northeastern United States,...
Why do we do what we do? Why is this article being written? Why do sites like Thumbsticks even exist? These are perfectly valid questions...
The original team behind Ultima Underworld is on a quest to rekindle this legendary fantasy RPG series. Underworld Ascendant is the...
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