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A big interview with Chris Sawyer, the creator of RollerCoaster Tycoon

These days Scottish video game programmer and designer Chris Sawyer flies under the radar. The inventor of RollerCoaster Tycoon seems happy to let Atari build new games in the much-loved strategy series while he gets on with other, pressing matters, such as riding real-life roller coasters and helping out at his local school. And yet, despite this radio silence, Sawyer's games are as fondly remembered now, over 20 years later, than they ever were.

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OG Star Wars Battlefront devs were asked to make Battlefront 3 in just one year

Star Wars Battlefront 3 was in development at Pandemic Studios, but LucasArts wanted the team to make the game in just one year.

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jznrpg5h ago

Need at least a few years for a bigger game like that and that’s probably not enough.

anast1h ago

They wanted something cheap.

Azurite4h ago

Remasters can take longer than that.

Dandizzle2h ago

not true, look up star wars first assault.

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InZOI creator says hilarious bugs like hitting kids with cars appear due to the genre’s complexity

The director of InZOI claims that major viral glitches like kidnapping are very problematic but they're the cause of freedom.

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The_Blue9h ago

Hitting kids with cars is hilarious? school shooting logic, incels.smh

Flewid6383h ago

Sadly they make up the bulk of our community.

lucasnooker5h ago

Everyone’s always complaining all of the time. It’s exhausting

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Avowed Director Has Left Obsidian To Join Netflix Games

Carrie Patel, ex-Game Director for Avowed, takes her expertise to Netflix's Night School after 12 impressive years at Obsidian.

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anast1d 13h ago

She might do better in a factory environment.

M3talDiamond1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Netfilx Games. Ugh!

Flewid6383h ago

Hehe. I remember when people said the same thing about Sony entering the gaming race back in the 90s. And here we are. 😆