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Dark secrets of developer motivation

CIO Business Intelligence

Developers are also looking for meaning, the sense that their work has purpose, but they have unique ways of finding it that may not always obvious. If you yourself are not a coder, then much of what you think about the unique nature of development work may be incomplete. Measure the right outputs.

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Paradox Interactive reveals new release date, developer, and trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

TechSpot

It was way back at GDC 2019 when Paradox Interactive excited RPG fans everywhere by announcing the sequel to 2004's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. The original game is beloved by many, despite its few issues; this writer considers it their third favorite game ever behind Baldur's Gate 3 and. Read Entire Article

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The developers of an acclaimed Skyrim mod just made it to the big leagues

The Verge

In 2016, a team of modders released a game they developed a game in their spare time to nigh-universal acclaim — a mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that they called Enderal, with its own 30+ hour quest with gobs of original dialogue and professional voice acting. Now, its developers are setting off to build a game of their own.

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Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation in latest development following Gates divorce

GeekWire

” It’s the latest development following Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates’ divorce announcement in early May, 27 years after they married. Gates joined the Berkshire board in 2004 but resigned in 2020 after saying he wanted to devote more time to his work through the foundation.

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New Jagged Alliance 3 trailer confirms its PC release date

TechSpot

Jagged Alliance 3 was first announced way back in 2004 when Russian studio MiST Land South was supposed to develop the game. It's changed studios several times since then, finally landing with publisher Nordic Games, which became THQ Nordic. Read Entire Article

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‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones

GeekWire

It’s forced me to unlearn some habits I’ve developed over decades of playing less realistic games. Six Days in Fallujah , currently in Steam Early Access ($39.99), is a cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter developed and published by two Seattle-area companies, Highwire Games and Victura.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez name latest recipients of $50M Courage and Civility Awards

GeekWire

Longoria, best known for her role on the ABC television series “Desperate Housewives” (2004-2012), founded the Eva Longoria Foundation in 2012 with a mission to “help Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship.”