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[Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless]( Developing a minimalist look meant maximizing the use of internal tools, particularly for lighting and water effects. [Bridging history and gameplay: Lessons from historiographical video game design]( As a historian specializing in Japanese history, my journey into the realm of historiographical video game design has been transformative. My work primarily rev... [Letting Apex Legends players go guns akimbo was harder than you might think]( Fancy first-person animations can create a surprising degree of tech debt. [Call for Submissions: Let's talk about photography games]( Join us for a discussion on the modes and mechanics that define an emerging genre. 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[Starting up and running your own outsourcing studio]( A quick-to-the-point interview with Rob Moody about starting up and running an animation outsourcing studio. [What the heck is Valve doing with these informal Deadlock NDAs?]( Is Valve using its platform power to create an uncompetitive advantage? [More Blogs »]( [JOB LISTINGS FOR TODAY] University of California Los Angeles: United States [Open-Rank Professor of Games (Tenure-Track/Tenured)]( [RESOURCES] [Microsoft really wants you to know day one releases no longer 'standard' on Xbox Game Pass]( Subscribers who want consistent day-one access to Xbox's first-party lineup will need to trade up or wait for the games to join the Standard tier. [Reikon Games' Ruiner to receive film adaptation by Universal Pictures]( The 2017 sci-fi shooter's film adaptation is being headed up by Wes Ball, director of Sony's upcoming Zelda movie. 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