Steam store "refresh" is out in beta now, enwidening images and adding infinite scrollage to the homepage
Valve have taken the wrenches to the homepage of the Steam store, with a design refresh now out in beta form. …
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Slay the Spire 2's 'anti-infinite' balance patch has now itself been patched, much to the relief of some Silent and Necrobinder players
… In the full changelog , lead designer Anthony Giovannetti gives "some insights into our design intent and thoughts behind various changes". …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, not to be confused with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, sees North Korea invade South Korea
… It may well be a great shooter, Infinity Ward are talented developers. …
As seminal oddball indie Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP hits 15 years of age, you can pick it up for less than a coffee
… As yes, it was originally designed for your smartphone, or iPod Touch as I played it on for the first time, ported to PC the year after its initial release. …
Mega Crit are tinkering with Slay the Spire 2's difficulty in a new patch, while weighing further changes to everybody's favourite villain, the Doormaker
… Three new modes , possibly - one for "people who want to play in a very competitive fashion", one for time-strapped players, and one designed to offer "other ways to interact with people socially or in a multiplayer kind of setting". …
The Sunday Papers
… Ryan: Whether I'm scoring or writing a song, I often begin by designing simple instruments from various sound sources. In the case of Marathon, I did some design using fragments of the human voice. …
"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
… Not from a mind-boggling technical perspective, but from a game design and story design perspective." "It's one thing to stick some of this stuff into a first-person shooter when it's not loadbearing," Remo continues, "but when it is the entire game and you can't stick in some firefights and puzzle… …
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… And this is because the game's been designed with VR in mind. …
After a month of haggling with players, Mega Crit make Slay the Spire 2's beta patches official, with big character reworks alongside new art and scoring systems
… That's in addition to buffs and nerfs designed to "make Sly builds less overly dominant while making sure they still feel satisfying". …
The Sunday Papers
… As a result, card design has spiraled ever outward in both art and mechanics. …