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Esports' urgent need for visible gender diversity
2018 in Review: Esports is booming, but over half of its enthusiasts face massive barriers to success within it
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The state of esports: Radical growth and inevitable failure
2018 in Review: League of Legends soars, esports are subbed by the Olympics, and PUBG flounders
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People of the Year 2018: Game Workers Unite
In a year full of game development horror stories, the pro-union group gained traction that could give creators the leverage they've lacked
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People of the Year 2018: Yves Guillemot
Ubisoft's CEO declared victory over Vivendi in years-long takeover struggle, made some smart investments, and took some big risks. The company made some hit games, too.
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People of the Year 2018: The Xbox Adaptive Controller team
Microsoft's team didn't just create an excellent, accessible controller; they also set a new industry precedent
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Steam is under attack from all sides
Valve changes its revenue share as its world becomes increasingly hostile
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The year games retail (didn't) die
2018 In Review: As store closures mount up, is there hope left for physical games outlets?
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Why are AAA single-player games viable again?
2018 in Review: A look at the good and bad of an industry where the biggest players can make a business catering to those who fly solo
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One thing gaming could learn from Stan Lee
Quick Takes: On the late comic legend's legacy and the idea of games as a recruiting ground for hate groups
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Microsoft's two-hour Game Pass advert told us everything about the future of Xbox
But the transition will take time
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Brevity is the soul of Minit
Why I Love: Size Five Games' Dan Marshall explains why the 60-second adventure game represents "streamlining at its best"
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How to handle entitled gamers when announcing a mobile game
Blizzard isn't the first games giant to have to manage its fans when moving to smartphones
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Diddy Kong was my Dark Souls
Sumo Digital's Jamie Smith says Rare's N64 kart racer left the competition in the dust
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Developers drag Rockstar over 100-hour weeks on Red Dead Redemption 2
Where studio management sees dedication, creators from across the AAA and indie spectrum see mismanagement, abuse
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Discord's problem: Which Nazi group were you reporting again?
A year after promising to take action against all forms of hate, gaming-focused communication platform's follow-through is lacking
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Appreciating annelid annihilation in Worms: Armageddon
Why I Love: Perfectly Paranormal's Ozan Drøsdal reminisces on Team17's classic, from its absurd aesthetic to its amenable online community
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It's time we stopped encouraging indies
The Fall director John Warner rethinks the ethics of guiding aspiring developers without acknowledging some harsh realities
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2018 will go down as the Year of the Bad Employer
Telltale just the latest in a parade of game dev horror stories likely leading to unionization
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Nintendo details 2019 line-up for Switch - but why so early?
Latest Nintendo Direct showcases loads of games, answers loads of criticisms about Switch lineup
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Pokemon Go and the potential of seasonality
Major changes to Niantic's mobile AR game helped its popularity to surge over the summer, suggesting a new model developers could consider adopting
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Homeworld: Sideswiped by a Story
Why I Love: Snowcastle Games' Thomas French reflects on how Relic's deep space RTS provided a strong narrative through mechanics
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Is the Olympics relevant for esports?
IOC president Thomas Bach dismissed games as “contradictory to Olympic values” - but his approval is less important than what esports is building elsewhere
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Portal was a classic from out of nowhere
Why I Love: YoYo Games' Russell Kay remembers how The Orange Box toss-in stole the whole Half-Life show
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Rocket League refueling for year four
DLC: The difference between esports and games-as-a-service, blurring lines between players and consultants, 2K's Switch stance, and God of War's redemption
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The Darkness, or "How I learned to leave the Sun and Love the Nordics"
3rd Eye Studios' Gregory Louden finds inspiration in Starbreeze's first-person shooter that lets players inhabit the protagonist for quiet moments as well as firefights