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• BioShock Video: Developer Diary 2

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:57 am

  Tags: Videos, 2k Games, Microsoft, Computer, Games, Bioshock, Developer Diary 2, Ken Levine

  the second video in their Developer Diary series on BioShock. In this episode, Creative Director Ken Levine talks about some of the various power ups in the game. These are plasmids and gene tonics and both types can be used to give players some alternate options when dealing with enemies. Players can biologically modify their bodies with

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• City of Heroes Dev Diary: "Turning Literature Into Content"

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:14 am

  Tags: City Of Heroes, Ncsoft, Computer, Developer Diary, Matt Positron Miller

  City of Heroes has a new Developer Diary entry up. “Turning Literature into Content” is posted by Lead Designer Matt “Positron” Miller. A word of Caution, the original article does contain spoilers which I won’t divulge here for those of you who would rather draw your own conclusions as you play the game.Miller

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• Todd Howard Welcomes Us Back to Fallout

  Published: August 3, 2007, 10:49 am

  Tags: Fallout, Bethesda, Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Developer Diary, Diary, Emil Pagliarulo, Fallout 3, Interplay, Pete Hines, Todd Howard, Welcome Back To Fallout

  the biggest thing in this diary is a clear look at where Fallout 3 is headed. Surprisingly, Howard is taking a fair number of cues from Interplay, in a matter of speaking. Howard mentions that in everything they received from Interplay, they found a document that continues to be useful to them today. What was it? Howard says that they

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• LOTRO Developer Diary - The Reputation System

  Published: August 16, 2007, 5:28 pm

  Tags: Lord Of The Rings, Computer, Game Companies, Book 10 City Of The Kings, Developer Diary, Lord Of The Rings Online, Lotro, The Reputation System, Turbine

  Lord of the Rings Online Developers Diary features the Reputation System that will be included in the Book 10 City of the Kings update. Jessie “Vastin” King, the developer responsible for most of the Deed quests that earn players new virtues and titles throughout the game explains reputation. Reputation in LOTRO represents two

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• Exploring the Characters in New Developer Diary for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

  Published: September 20, 2007, 1:58 pm

  Tags: Lucasarts, Videos, Star Wars, Sony, Microsoft, Developer Diary, Force Unleashed, Ps3, Vader, Xbox

  SW: The Force Unleashed Developer Diary Part 2 Lucasarts has released a new developer diary for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. This particular video focuses on the development of the new characters created for the game. So far, it looks like they really put a lot of effort into making some fairly deep characters with rich

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• Tabula Rasa Torcastra Prison Dev Diary

  Published: October 8, 2007, 3:27 pm

  Tags: Tabula Rosa, Ncsoft, Computer, Developer Diary, Richard Garriotts Tabula Rasa, Torcastra Prison

  Rasa has put together a developer diary on Torcastra Prison, one of the missions for the upcoming game. The video features the mission briefing cinematic as well as gameplay details. “All that background work leads to the concept behind one of the instances I worked on, Torcastra Prison. Torcastra Prison is located at the southern end

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• Fable 2 Video Diary Episode 3

  Published: October 8, 2007, 1:12 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Games, Game Companies, Central Technology Group, Developer Diary, Fable 2, Lionhead Studios

  on FileFront: Fable 2 Video Diary Episode 3 (HD) Fable 2 Video Diary Episode 3 (High) The Fable 2 Video Diary Episode 3 is alternately available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. via Lionhead Studios News ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:New Fable 2 Combat System VideoInside Lionhead Part 1: Fable 2Lionhead Video Diaries Document Fable 2

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• Tabula Rasa Control Points Dev Diary

  Published: October 11, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Tabula Rosa, Ncsoft, Computer, Control Points, Dev Diary, Developer Diary, Richard Garriotts Tabula Rasa, Screenshots

  NCsoft has released a new Developer Diary by Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa producer Starr Long. This latest dev diary covers control points in the MMO. “One of the fundamental goals for Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa was to simulate a war by creating what we call a dynamic battlefield. One of the ways we did that was to have

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• Dev Diary: Phinney Imagining Guild Wars 2

  Published: October 11, 2007, 11:52 am

  Tags: Guild Wars, Computer, Game Companies, Arenanet, Dev Corner, Developer Diary, Guild Wars 2, James Phinney, Ncsoft

  Corner there’s a new developer diary up from Guild Wars 2 lead designer James Phinney. Every great game starts with a simple question: What do we want to play next? If you aren’t passionate about the game you’re working on, it is already doomed to mediocrity. And the best way to make sure you’re passionate? Make

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• Tabula Rasa Dev Diary: Caves of Donn

  Published: October 19, 2007, 2:32 pm

  Tags: Tabula Rosa, Ncsoft, Videos, Computer, Caves Of Donn, Developer Diary, Richard Garriotts Tabula Rasa, Screenshots, Video

  Tabula Rasa has a new Developer Diary up featuring the Caves of Donn. The dev diary comes complete with a video of the actual mission briefing for the Caves of Donn. Screenshots of the area are aslo available. “One of the first instance maps players can explore off Wilderness is Caves of Donn. When it came time for me to start

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• Hellgate: London Dev Diary Tells all on Factions and Classes

  Published: October 26, 2007, 10:43 am

  Tags: Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Dev Diary, Developer Diary, Factions Classes, Flagship Studios, Hellgate London

  a third Hellgate: London Developer Diary featuring Factions and Classes. The piece describes how the original character concepts for Hellgate evolved into the three factions and six character classes players will choose from in the finished game. Players can choose a member of the Templar faction which uses short ranged and melee weapons.

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• Fallout Dev Diary: Pip-Boy Model 3000

  Published: October 26, 2007, 9:27 am

  Tags: Fallout, Bethesda, Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Dev Diary, Developer Diary, Pip Boy 3000

  Fallout site has a new developer diary up featuring the Pip-Boy Model 3000. Lead artist Istvan Pely gives gamers the details on a Fallout character’s most important piece of standard equipment. The Pip-Boy is used as the player to character interface, and in many ways sets the tone for Fallout 3 as far what to expect from

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• Fighting In Assassin's Creed [Clips]

  Published: November 6, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Assassin S Creed, Clips, Developer Diary, Ubisoft

  this installment of the AC developer diary, which focuses on the combat of the game, or what happens after you take down your target. He covers the control scheme, weapons, and most importantly - how to escape from an entire city chasing you through the streets, hell bent on tearing you to pieces. If only I had this knowledge back in 92...but

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• Physics Explained in New Developer Diary for Conflict: Denied Ops

  Published: December 7, 2007, 3:39 am

  Tags: Sony, Eidos, Videos, Microsoft, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Computer, Game Companies, Conflict, Denied Ops, Developer Diary, Physics, Ps3, Trailer, Xbox

  Conflict: DO Destructive Dev Diary Video (HI) There’s a new developer diary up for the upcoming Conflict: Denied Ops. The video has senior programmer, Julian Foxall, discussing the physics in the game and how that impacts the gameplay. Objects in the levels will all be destructible, and you’ll even be able to topple building with a

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• LotRO Dev Diary: The Great Angmar Revamp

  Published: December 12, 2007, 6:43 pm

  Tags: Lord Of The Rings, Codemasters, Midway, Computer, Game Platforms, Games, Game Companies, Codemasters, Dev Diary, Developer, Diary, Lord Of The Rings Online Shadows Of Angmar, Lotro, Turbine, Upgrade

  according to the latest Developer Diary: The Great Angmar Revamp. The developers are looking back at the lands of Angmar throught the eyes of experience. They’ve come to the conclusion that if they’d known then what they know now they’d have done things differently. So they’ve decided to overhaul Angmar. Here are the

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