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Industry News November 30, 2022

Todd Howard on making games playable for 20 years: “It changes the way you think about how you architect them from the get-go”

It has been 11 years since the latest Elder Scrolls title came out. While Todd Howard wants the new game to come out as soon as possible, he believes that Bethesda must figure out how to create projects that can be played for decades.

Industry News November 30, 2022

Valve removes SimFabric games from Steam over fake reviews allegations

Polish developer and publisher SimFabric has seen almost all of its games removed from Steam. Valve also blocked the company’s account due to the massive wave of positive reviews that turned out to be fake.

Industry News November 30, 2022

Loot boxes cause financial and emotional harm to kids due to gambling-like design techniques, UK study says

A group of UK researchers have conducted a study of games with loot boxes and other chance-based rewards. They identified the harm these mechanics cause to children and shared their recommendations for solving this problem.