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  Report: Tencent backs away from Arena of Valor after it fails to take off in the West
image Tencent’s Arena of Valor missed the mark in the West, so much so that the company is reportedly shifting resources away from the Honour of Kings spinoff.
  Video: The grind behind Boyfriend Dungeon's $272K funding success
image In this 2019 GDC talk, Kitfox Games' Victoria Tran  lifts the veil on the numbers and technical aspects behind the indie discoverability grind that drove Boyfriend Dungeon to Kickstarter success. 
1 Don't Miss: 7 classic arcade games that can still teach developers lessons today
image These classic arcade games have tight controls, layered mechanics that are easy to grasp but difficult to master, inspired uses of music, creative powerups, and efficient storytelling.
  King co-founder Riccardo Zacconi stepping down as CEO
image King's longtime CEO Riccardo Zacconi is leaving his role at the head of the company after 16 years in the position.
  Subway Surfers surpasses 2.5 billion lifetime downloads
image Kiloo and SYBO's 2012 endless runner has been downloaded over 2.5 billion times across all platforms, a milestone the developer says makes it one of the most downloaded mobile games to date.
  'Gaming disorder' officially recognized as a disease despite industry protests
image The World Health Organization has officially recognized 'gaming disorder' as a disease, meaning it will be included in the 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases.
2 Obituary: Veteran programmer Stephen Ash has passed away
image The well-traveled developer worked on popular titles including Star Wars: Jedi Knight, The Simpsons Wrestling, Grim Fandango, and Quake: Champions.
  Blog: Design trajectories in Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Chess Edition
image Pippin Barr examines the design and development process of his game Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Chess Edition, making use of his extensive documentation for the project.
  Blending Zelda with pinball mechanics in Creature in the Well
image Creature in the Well hearkens back to the simple joy of controlling a ball as it caroms around a room, layering a top-down Zelda-like hack-and-slash schema onto one of the medium's most fundamental forms of play.
1 Using 'sensitive triggers' to make great jump scares in Close to the Sun
image Close to the Sun's lead designer explains how the studio implemented a smarter version of jump scares that are more conducive to open-ended 3D games.
  Video Game Deep Cuts: Observing A Playdate With Some Cool Ghosts
image This week's roundup includes a look at AI thriller Observation, the unique new Panic handheld Playdate, and subjects including eSport shadiness, Oculus Quest, and Pathologic 2.
  Get a job: Square Enix, Volition, and more are hiring now!
image Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board.
4 The Epic Games Store exceeded THQ Nordic's expectations, says CEO
image Metro Exodus was a huge launch for publisher Deep Silver's parent company THQ Nordic, and CEO Lars Wingefors now says that the Epic Games Store played a bigger part in that success than he may have previously suggested.
4 Don't Miss: The making of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
image "We tried several different directions, many of which were failures, but the ultimate result was the best game any of us have ever worked on."
1 13 data centers in key game dev areas now support xCloud, testing open for some devs
image Microsoft has published a post that offers developers new information on its Project xCloud streaming service, detailing the steps its currently taking to make the service as accessible as possible for game developers.
  Dauntless saw 500,000 new players within 24 hours of its cross-platform launch
image That influx of new faces brings the free-to-play RPG’s lifetime player count over 4 million.
1 Blog: Welcome to rabbit hell! Reliable AI locomotion with TDD
image This is how we were able to utilize a TDD workflow to write stable and regression-proof AI locomotion in ElemenTerra.
44 Proposed anti-loot box bill has big implications for devs and publishers
image The proposed bill would serve to "regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and loot boxes," and could drastically change how devs and publishers use certain monetisation mechanics in the States.
  These were the best-selling new releases on Steam in April
image Physics-based tactics game Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and minimalist city builder Islanders were two of Steam's best-selling new releases in April, according to data from Valve. 
3 Blog: Understanding the impact of the creative gaming revolution
image A new paradigm of game design is gaining steam - Creative Gaming is a booming alternative to challenged-based design, and its impact will forever change the video game industry.
1 Designing for horror and hope in A Plague Tale: Innocence
image The developers behind A Plague Tale: Innocence share some insight on developing horrifying rat swarms and meaningful narrative moments.
  Get a job: Disbelief is hiring a Senior Programmer
image Disbelief is looking for a senior programmer to work both independently and with a team to develop, test and integrate software into a larger codebase.
5 Telltale Games titles are being delisted from GOG
image PC games storefront GOG has announced that Telltale Games' entire library will be delisted on May 27 as a result of the studio’s closure last year.
  Video: Cultivating and caring for great AI behavior trees
image In this 2017 GDC talk, Bobby Anguelov, Mika Vehkala, and Ben Weber outline core principles to get the most out of your behavior trees while avoiding common issues!
5 Don't Miss: The blessing and the curse of early buzz for Rime
image "People compared it to Wind Waker and ICO. This is a small indie title made by 18 people. When you're compared to blockbuster masterpieces, you consider what you did wrong in terms of expectations.

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Anti-Heroes In Video Games: Why It's Fun To Be The Bad Guy
image Katrina Filippidis discusses the creative narrative possibilities designers can explore by putting players in control of carefully crafted villains.
Postmortem: Das Geisterschiff
image Romanus Surt explains how he incorporated mechanics from adventure games, dungeon crawlers, and survival horror titles during the development of Das Geisterschiff.
Notes From A Game Writer: Indie To AAA
image Denius-Sams Gaming Academy fellowship recipient Danny Homan retraces the path he followed in establishing a career as a professional games writer.
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