‘While epic total conversions that push boundaries like Counter-Strike and DotA once did are not as common, mods like these remain as important as ever in making new and old games great’
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Influencers, studios and experts in marketing and PR chime in with tips on how devs can get the word out
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Graphics card maker pledges ‘no catch’ support for lesser-known games by exposing them to its community
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Addition to Runescape Old School celebrates ‘Falador Massacre’, when scores of players in ‘safe’ zones were accidentally able to be killed
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Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm among titles that will allow users to livestream directly to their social media accounts
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‘We embrace the idea that players mod the game to best represent how they want to play, we do NOT however wish to enable discriminatory practices,’ developer says, adding that comments surrounding mod reinforced decision
Read More »Blizzard artist turns kid’s Overwatch drawing into polished concept art
Fans of upcoming character-based shooter are now campaigning for the inclusion of ‘Birst’ in the game
Read More »Studio Wildcard offering ‘a considerable amount of money’ to buy Ark: Survival Evolved fan mods
‘We intend to continue to regularly select what we consider to be the most and most polished mods from among the many thousands available on Steam Workshop,’ says lead designer Jeremy Stieglitz
Read More »Indie community Game Jolt launches dedicated marketplace
Revenue split set at below 10%, with devs able to take home 100% if they choose to
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