Opinion: Finding meaning in Darkest Dungeon's narrative design

Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon illustrates how a game's narrative doesn't need volumes of lore to be meaningful to players, says columnist Katherine Cross. ...

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Desura's parent company has filed for bankruptcy

Bad Juju, the parent company of game bundle seller Indie Royale and digital distribution storefront Desura, has filed for bankruptcy. ...

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Windward is what happens when Sid Meier says it's ok to 'copy' his game

When Sid Meier spoke at GDC one year about the virtues of borrowing ideas from other games, Michael Lyanshenko asked him if he could "copy" Sid Meier's Pirates!. Meier said yes, so he did. ...

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