Niarps
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gamedev on things you played
🇫🇷 oui | 🇬🇧 OK | 🇯🇵 いつか
🇫🇷 oui | 🇬🇧 OK | 🇯🇵 いつか
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I see devs get prickly about playtesting because they're afraid of being "focus grouped" or having the edges sanded off.
The point of playtesting is to see if what you intended was what the player actually experienced, and there's no other way to find this out than putting it in front of someone.
The point of playtesting is to see if what you intended was what the player actually experienced, and there's no other way to find this out than putting it in front of someone.
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I see devs get prickly about playtesting because they're afraid of being "focus grouped" or having the edges sanded off.
The point of playtesting is to see if what you intended was what the player actually experienced, and there's no other way to find this out than putting it in front of someone.
The point of playtesting is to see if what you intended was what the player actually experienced, and there's no other way to find this out than putting it in front of someone.
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Every single sentence of this article describes a situation more off-the-rails than the previous one. You go, Oshii
Yes, Ghost in the Shell’s director is obsessed with Fallout 4, and we have a record of his chaotic escapades in the game, penned by the man himself
Oshii's list of self-imposed rules for the game includes "not following the main story"
automaton-media.com/en/news/yes-...
Oshii's list of self-imposed rules for the game includes "not following the main story"
automaton-media.com/en/news/yes-...
Yes, Ghost in the Shell’s director is obsessed with Fallout 4, and we have a record of his chaotic escapades in the game, penned by the man himself - AUTOMATON WEST
These are the eccentric self-imposed rules Mamoru Oshii has been using to play Fallout 4, his ideal game, for eight years.
automaton-media.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Every single sentence of this article describes a situation more off-the-rails than the previous one. You go, Oshii
Canadian vs. Londonian squirrels
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Canadian vs. Londonian squirrels
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BigFlop et au lit. www.bfmtv.com/tech/gaming/...
Paris Games Week: le plus grand salon du jeu vidéo en France totalise 161.000 visiteurs pour son édition 2025, une fréquentation en nette baisse par rapport à l'an dernier
Pour sa 14e édition, écourtée d'un jour, la Paris Games Week a attiré un grand nombre de visiteurs, sans réussir à toutefois égaler l'édition de l'année dernière, qui était la meilleure édition depuis...
www.bfmtv.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
BigFlop et au lit. www.bfmtv.com/tech/gaming/...
We love seeing @docgeraud.bsky.social's Sol Cesto in Logitech G Hub newly-supported games patch notes 💖
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We love seeing @docgeraud.bsky.social's Sol Cesto in Logitech G Hub newly-supported games patch notes 💖
Useful (and official) advice to play & win UFO Catchers!
We have released a new website all about the unique game centers of Japan!
These facilities are jam-packed with an exciting array of arcade games that guarantee endless fun for everyone 👾
If you're planning a trip to Japan, be sure to use this site as your guide! gamecenter-guide.sega.com/en
These facilities are jam-packed with an exciting array of arcade games that guarantee endless fun for everyone 👾
If you're planning a trip to Japan, be sure to use this site as your guide! gamecenter-guide.sega.com/en
January 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Useful (and official) advice to play & win UFO Catchers!
To fight off the death of the internet, free yourself from the shackles of "platforms" and social networks: get a cheap hosting plan and open a blog like it's 2003
January 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
To fight off the death of the internet, free yourself from the shackles of "platforms" and social networks: get a cheap hosting plan and open a blog like it's 2003
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Aomi, a mascot for the seaside town of Oiso, is a bird with blue waves for hair.
January 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Aomi, a mascot for the seaside town of Oiso, is a bird with blue waves for hair.
Tomonoura November sugar rush and mystical cat
December 13, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Tomonoura November sugar rush and mystical cat
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I’m at the Yuruverse mascot event in Noto, Ishikawa.
November 3, 2024 at 2:59 AM
I’m at the Yuruverse mascot event in Noto, Ishikawa.
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Arukuma, the mascot of Nagano Prefecture, is a green bear who loves walking and wears an apple hat.
March 14, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Arukuma, the mascot of Nagano Prefecture, is a green bear who loves walking and wears an apple hat.
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Kumamon wearing an Evangelion costume
December 12, 2023 at 3:21 PM
Kumamon wearing an Evangelion costume
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Hacoro (a leaf) and Micoro (a water drop) are the mascots of Okayama City.
September 5, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Hacoro (a leaf) and Micoro (a water drop) are the mascots of Okayama City.
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Wan-Do, a bargain-hunting detective hound who came from nowhere, is the mascot of Can Do, a chain of ¥100 stores.
August 22, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Wan-Do, a bargain-hunting detective hound who came from nowhere, is the mascot of Can Do, a chain of ¥100 stores.
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Komikyan and Mikyan are a pair of orange/dog hybrids from Ehime.
August 19, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Komikyan and Mikyan are a pair of orange/dog hybrids from Ehime.
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Heartora, a tiger with heart ears and a Red Cross on his forehead, is the mascot for the Japan Red Cross.
August 10, 2023 at 1:43 PM
Heartora, a tiger with heart ears and a Red Cross on his forehead, is the mascot for the Japan Red Cross.
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Daikonchama, a friendly radish, is an unofficial mascot from Ota Ward in Tokyo. He was in Tokyo Dome today.
June 11, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Daikonchama, a friendly radish, is an unofficial mascot from Ota Ward in Tokyo. He was in Tokyo Dome today.
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Shikamaro-kun the deer, Nara Prefecture’s tourism mascot, is in Tokyo today.
May 17, 2023 at 10:54 AM
Shikamaro-kun the deer, Nara Prefecture’s tourism mascot, is in Tokyo today.
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Miccolo the bee, mascot of Colombin confectionary, buzzing around Shibuya:
May 16, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Miccolo the bee, mascot of Colombin confectionary, buzzing around Shibuya:
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I ran into Anko Neko, an inscrutable cat in traditional dress from Izu Oshima Island.
May 14, 2023 at 5:17 PM
I ran into Anko Neko, an inscrutable cat in traditional dress from Izu Oshima Island.
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Jumball the Third, king of the watermelons, is the mascot of Nyuzen Town, Japan.
May 7, 2023 at 9:42 AM
Jumball the Third, king of the watermelons, is the mascot of Nyuzen Town, Japan.
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Izumi-chan is the mascot of Gosen City in Niigata, and is shaped like the first letter in “Gosen” (ご). She has a tulip hair accessory.
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Izumi-chan is the mascot of Gosen City in Niigata, and is shaped like the first letter in “Gosen” (ご). She has a tulip hair accessory.
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Flowerroll-chan, the mascot of Hanamaki City, is a flower fairy whose hair is a roll cake.
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Flowerroll-chan, the mascot of Hanamaki City, is a flower fairy whose hair is a roll cake.
Experimenting with low-light and high contrast colorful photography
December 10, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Experimenting with low-light and high contrast colorful photography