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The 'hidden' cost of gaming: time, and why it hurts developers

Digitally Downloaded writes: "So how can we have “expensive” games but “low margins” for game developers? It’s a fundamental tension that we see in gaming between the consumer and the game maker, and though I think the industry as a whole is aware of the underlying reason for this tension, I think it bears repeating, as the message seems to get lost a lot in the debate:

There are two “prices” in game design. The financial cost – as in the money that exchanges hands between consumer and retailer, and then the time investment."

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.

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German Computer Game Awards 2024 has just announced its winners

"The best games of the year and the creative teams behind them were in the spotlight at the grand award ceremony of the German Computer Game Award 2024." - German Computer Game Awards.

anast2d ago

BG3 has won everything possible. It's insane.

TGG_overlord2d ago

That's right, well, BG3 deserved it imo.

anast1d 21h ago

It's definitely a game of the generation if not all time.

InUrFoxHole1d 21h ago

Sure buddy... You're trying to tell me it has a deeper story than goat 🐐 simulator 4000?!?!?. I wanna give bg3 a shot but my brain is burnt out on long games

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The Pokémon Center Re-Releases Its Van Gogh Goods – And Sells Out Most in Under 24 Hours

Seven months after its infamous launch, the Van Gogh Museum is restocking its popular Pokémon collaboration items -- and selling out fast.