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You’re Doing It Wrong: The Creation and Survival of Runic Games by Travis Baldree

How to avoid alcoholism. Stories of running a company from someone who’s never done it before.

During a year of economic downturn and the closure of countless studios, how Runic Games survived and released their first title. These are Travis’ observations on what worked, what didn’t, and what was absolutely most important to their success ( it’s the people! ). If you’ve ever fantasized about starting your own shop, Travis will give you an unvarnished tour of the steps involved in their own startup.

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Darkfiber5389d ago

Oh, this title is a bit misleading, I thought it was saying that Ruinc was doing it wrong.

The number one thing they did right was make the game $20. They are going to keep the price for Torchlight 2 down as well, and I guarantee it'll sell more copies than the first because of the more open world it offers, and most importantly, co-op. Not every game has to be $60.

Gamesauce5388d ago

You're totally right. I changed the article's title to clear that up. Thanks for mentioning it!

Zinc5387d ago

Seems like a good guy with a good company philosphy. Of course, that kind of corporate philosphy usually only works in smaller studios.

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RTX Remix Makes Torchlight, Mount & Blade and Other Classic PC Games Look Lovely

Following the official release of the RTX Remix runtime, modders have renewed their efforts to remaster classic PC games like Torchlight.

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New Games with Gold for July 2022 - Xbox Wire

It’s time to announce the July Games with Gold lineup! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, capture photos of the wondrous Beasts of Maravilla Island, and survive being stranded on a desolate moon base in Relicta. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, build and ride rollercoasters in Thrillville: Off the Rails, […]

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darthv721084d ago

Yawn.... I will say torchlight is fun, but i have that on my steamdeck. Relicta is also on PS+ Extra and looks like it would make a cool VR game. No PSVR support though.

VenomUK1084d ago

@Darthv72 How did you shift this story about the Xbox Games with Gold lineup into a negative about PSVR not supporting one of the games?! 🤣

crazyCoconuts1084d ago

It's pretty impressive actually.

darthv721084d ago (Edited 1084d ago )

Hmm... that is funny. I see it more as a negative against XB. Like other games on both, some offer a VR mode for PS and this looked like it should be one of them. Then again it doesnt even offer VR for PC so... ehh.

RedDevils1084d ago

That how professional troll at their best work.

ChasterMies1084d ago

Why continues reporting this? Who is left that is still interested in Games with Gold?

crazyCoconuts1084d ago

I guess if I paid $5/month for this crap I'd still want to know what I got...

Eidolon1084d ago

Yeah, be interesting to know. I hardly care because of Game Pass now, still don't mind seeing what we get, but I've come to terms that it's mostly going to be nothing I'll play if have GP.

itsmebryan1084d ago

They should get rid of games w gold. With Gamepass I have too many better games to even think about GWG.

crazyCoconuts1084d ago

So they've managed to decrease the value you get each month without decreasing revenue by making the games crappier. If they still charged $5/month without giving you ANY games at all, it would open them up to criticism and direct comparisons to PS+ without any way to subjectively spin the message

Crows901084d ago (Edited 1084d ago )

It's also part of gamepass ultimate. It's good to see since it directly competes with ps extra

northpaws1084d ago

This is beyond bad... kinda shitty move to force all their subscribers to get gamepass.

VersusDMC1084d ago

Technically forcing people to move to Gamepass Ultimate. Regular gamepass doesn't include Gold.

Silly gameAr1084d ago

I guess that's that value that everyone keeps talking about.

KillBill1084d ago

Technically you aren't forced to buy anything. And Xbox Live gold can be bought separately. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

KillBill1084d ago

What are you talking about you can still buy Xbox Live Gold on its own if you want to. You guys need to stop having conversations about Xbox if you know nothing about it. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

Silly gameAr1084d ago (Edited 1084d ago )

I guess the comments flew right over your head, huh? If GP was such a good value, gold would come with game pass, without having to get the more expensive opinion.

KillBill1084d ago

@silly - what? Point is that gold can be had WITHOUT game pass. simple as that. Nothing forcing you to buy game pass.

gamer91083d ago

@ Silly, not sure what you're trying to say, you want game pass ultimate for the price of xbox live gold? That's ridiculous the amount of full price day 1 games you get included in game pass - you don't get that for cheap. Nobody is forced to get game pass, if the value is there you subscribe. if there's a drought in games you unsubscribe like i just did a month ago. Will likely get back on game pass this fall/holiday and into 2023 when the games are flooding in.

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The Best Dungeon Crawlers Not Named Diablo

From Xfire: "The words "dungeon crawler" are defined as a genre of role-playing games wherein "heroes navigate a labyrinth environment, battling various monsters, avoiding traps, solving puzzles, and looting any treasure they may find."

Now, if you, just like every other gamer, thought immediately of any of the Diablo games when you read that, you're probably not alone.

The thing is, the Diablo franchise has been synonymous with dungeon crawlers since 1997. But while the Diablo titles have long been considered the most popular dungeon crawlers, they're far from the only ones that are worth playing."