Author: Jack Slater
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Spelunky Creator Making 50 Game Multicart With Friends
Derek Yu, the developer of the amazing Spelunky side-scrolling rando-caver is putting together a multi-game collection called UFO 50 with a team of 4 other developers and artists. It’ll be 50 games that they reassure us are “…full games and not microgames or minigames!” Each game will have its own director, although all of the…
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Slime Rancher out of Early Access
The extremely adorable Slime Rancher has exited out of Steam’s Early Access and is available on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux as well as on the Xbox One where it’s currently available for free to anyone who has the Xbox Live Gold subscription. Otherwise it’s $20, except for right now when it’s on sale…
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It’s Time For iOS To Allow Apps From Outside the App Store
Recently, Apple started removing VPN apps from their iOS App Store in China in order to comply with local laws. That may be something they have to do as a business, but it’s time to allow apps from developers outside of the App Store. Gruber: To me, the more interesting question isn’t whether Apple should…
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Tacoma Looks Great; Out August 2nd
The creators of Gone Home have a new game coming out. This time you are playing the role of protagonist Amy Ferrier on the Tacoma space station. Here’s part of Andy Kelly’s review at Windows Gamer: The first wing of the station I can access is Personnel. Now pinned to the floor by artificial gravity,…
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Sick Crowdfunding
Step 1) Never increase the minimum wage, which peaked in 1968 at (adjusted for 2014 inflation) $10 Step 2) Strip healthcare away from 32 million people even when they get it through their workplace. Step 3) Invest in tech startups and profit on suffering! Bloomberg’s Suzanne Wooley: Crowdfunding platforms such as GoFundMe and YouCaring have…