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News & Views

10/22/16-10/28/16

Happy (almost) Halloween everyone!

News & Views collects the week’s best writing about video games and puts it all into one convenient place. Check out the links below for stories about how voice actors aren’t told what games they are working on, a ten-year journey to release a pixel art indie game, and elaborate revenge scheme in EVE Online, and a nearly 350 hour long ‘speed run.’

And of course please check out the brand new episode of The Impact Factor podcast that was posted today! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or if you prefer other methods, check out our SoundCloud. We’re on YouTube too!

Spotlight

The Biggest Video Games Don't Tell Voice Actors What Game They're Working On

Emanuel Maiberg, Motherboard

Worth Reading

Thoughts on Fighting Game Difficulty and Casual

Matthew DeLucas, Gamasutra

This Guy Spent 342 Hours Speedrunning a Card-Based JRPG

Patrick Klepek, Waypoint

EVE Online player fakes suicide attempt as part of an elaborate scheme for revenge and money

Steven Messner, PC Gamer

Dungeons of the mind: Tabletop RPGs as social therapy

Chris Berg, Kill Screen

Game Design Deep Dive: Creating an adaptive narrative in Reigns

Francois Alliot, Gamasutra

The Exhausting Ten-Year Journey to Release 'Owlboy'

Patrick Klepek, Waypoint

The Thing's video game sequel got everything right except the Thing

Anthony John Agnello, A.V. Club