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A look at hidden mechanics involving secret coins in development. Exploring how they were designed and what role they play in ...

Check out the Devlog #5 Overview Video for Everwind, a first-person pixel-based survival creation game developed by Enjoy Studio. Players can hear straight from the development team on the new ...

What are the best Game of Thrones games? With the second season of House of the Dragon now complete, fans' love of the world of Westeros has been renewed. The TV adaptations of George R. R. Martin's ...

It all began innocently enough. It was September and Megabonk was blowing up on Steam, and I was curious. What was this game that had arrived without a formal introduction and raced to more than ...

There was a time when games used to be scattered all over our home screen. Then came the era of game launchers. These launchers allow the user to download and install games, keep the game updated and ...

Get an update on the development of Sand in this latest video for the upcoming open-world PVPVE extraction shooter game, where players navigate giant walkers across the post-apocalyptic dunes of a ...

Indie developer Team Apocalypse has released the first devlog for The Apocalypse, their upcoming sandbox survival game set in a bleak, zombie-ridden world. With a refreshing lo-fi, low-poly look, this ...

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More than 18,000 video games came out last year. And developers are getting creative with YouTube and Instagram to get more people interested in their games. More than 18,000 video games were released ...