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Origins - The Start Of A Good Time

Over the course of Wednesday, June 12, through Sunday, June 16, over 20,000 people attended the 44th annual Origins Game Fair. Put on by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and held each year at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio, what sets Origins apart from other gaming conventions is its focus on playing games.

Paranormal Detectives - A Game Made To Order

On a hot summer day, fans, designers, and publishers of board games meet at a holiday resort by a lake in Poland in order to take part in the V Board Games Lab. Once on-site, they are divided into groups supervised by trainers — representatives of Polish publishing houses and authors of board games. Their task: to design a board game during this 72-hour game jam!

Opening The Floodgates

Creating Experiences through Game Publishing.

GEN CON

Board Gaming Under Construction.

TROY - A Total War Saga

History and mythology collide in Creative Assembly Sofia’s Total War Saga: Troy.

Vast New World Of Active Adventure

The compelling virtual worlds in big-budget games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and World of Warcraft can become an addictive substitute for actually going outside. But there’s no need for Reefer Madness panic: the same technology is being used to open up a vast new world of active adventure.

Remnant: From The Ashes - A Surprisingly Nourishing Mechanical Soup

Remnant: From The Ashes is a surprisingly nourishing mechanical soup.

After The Launch

Observation dev on releasing a multi-year project into the wild.

Watch Dogs Legion

One of the most impressive E3 demos I’ve played in years

Review - Automachef : Turns Food Into A Feat Of Careful Engineering

Automachef turns food into a feat of careful engineering.

Tetris Effect Breathes New Life Into The Classic Puzzle

Tetris Effect breathes new life into the classic puzzle.

Can GOG Galaxy 2.0 Unify PC Gaming's Messy Collection Of Clients?

Can GOG Galaxy 2.0 unify PC gaming’s messy collection of clients?

Listening To Conversations In Exploration Games

Getting to know characters through chatter.

Castle Mania

With BLOODSTAINED: RITUAL OF THE NIGHT, Koji Igarashi created a homage to his own games.

Picking Every Fight In Mirror's Edge Part II

Who’s disarming who in DICE’s reluctant shooter?

System Critical

An Astronaut And A Self-aware Artificial Intelligence Form An Uneasy Alliance In Observation.

Solar Flair

Outer Wilds Is The Next Great Mystery Game.

Dune 2000

Celebrating Westwood Studios’ forgotten RTS.

Blow By Blow

Hacking and slashing away at the highly skill-dependent medieval melee in Mordhau.

A Long Time Ago

How Knights of the old Republic stayed true to the Star Wars ‘used universe’.

Urban Outfitter

ANNO 1800 is a compelling, if somewhat idiosyncratic city-builder.

Walkout At Riot

Employees at the LEAGUE OF LEGENDS creator protest forced arbitration.

The Green Mile

The mission to finish ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED before shutdown.

Teaching Moments

How developers build the tutorials you skip.

Law And Disorder

How Capcom reimagined the iconic RACCOON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Creating Nature

THE HUNTER: CALL OF THE WILD devs create the prettiest forests.

Construction Kit

RISE OF INDUSTRY is a beautiful but aimless sandbox.

Viva La Evolution

A strong and stable return, but can TROPICO 6 earn your vote?

MartIal Art

Become a master shinobi in the sublime SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE.

Fan Subbing

How localization makes games enjoyable for everyone, everywhere