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The Titanfall franchise and Apex Legends share an expansive universe. Many of the legends in Apex have backstories with major links to Titanfall. BY RYAN BRIDGES It’s widely known that Apex Legends takes place in the same universe as the Titanfall franchise. Locations, weapons, and characters that appeared in Titanfall and Titanfall 2 also appear in Apex Legends. However,…
When people talk about gaming, they usually talk about it as if it’s one monolithic thing. It’s not. It’s actually three monolithic things. There are three distinct pillars that makeup what we offhandedly call game writing: Plot, character, and lore Not all games need to focus on all of these…
Marvel Comics, is one of the biggest two American media and entertainment companies that was widely regarded as the most known publisher and a subsidiary of the Disney Company. Its headquarters are in New York City. The precursor to Marvel Comics was founded in 1939 by a pulp magazine publisher…
Brief Pan Gu is a central figure in the Chinese Taoist legend of world creation, the first man, is said to come forth from chaos(a big egg). Pan Gu is said to have two horns, two tusks, and a shaggy body. Some accounts credit him with the separation of heaven…
It’s not just the RPG genre that delivers excellent storytelling. BY BEN JESSEY The greatest first-person shooters are typically praised because of their core gameplay. Their narratives, on the other hand, aren’t usually discussed. For instance, titles like GoldenEye and Battlefield didn’t revolutionize the genre through storytelling. In fact, many…
Standalone expansions have seen a surprise resurgence in recent years, and their return is more meaningful than most might assume. BYMAXIMILIAN PADILLA-RODRIGUEZ SUMMARY Â Standalone expansions provide triple-A developers with a low-risk, cost-effective means of exploring new ideas and testing the waters for the future direction of their franchises. Â While standalone…
Comics as an artform and industry have been innovating ever since the 1800s, and the medium doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. BYANGELO DELOS TRINOS Today, comics are practically a way of life. Whether they’re printed on paper or posted on a dedicated website, comics are so widespread and commonplace that…
By Lead Writer Michael Chu 2017 GDC Building the optimistic future of Overwatch A quick nutshell of OW: a team-based multiplayer shooter game with a huge cast of heroes, including a time-jumping adventure-a robotic monk and a genetic engineer gorilla scientist from the moon. Go from a simple idea “a…
The economy of your game extends far beyond the contents of the in-game store. A well-constructed economy is balanced, nuanced, and embedded in the core gameplay loop, without being prohibitive to non-spenders. In free-to-play (F2P) games and games-as-a-service (GaaS), the in-game economy is both a revenue driver and the key…