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From Scorsese's classics to the games they inspired
Vegas, mob, money — Scorsese set the template. We trace the game design DNA from 1995 to today.
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ESRB's 'In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)' label — three years in
The ESRB introduced a more granular content notice in 2020. We look at how publishers have responded and what watchdogs are still calling for.
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Why every great heist game eventually heads to the vault
Design analysis: what's so structurally satisfying about putting a high-stakes set-piece at the end of a heist campaign?
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The case for transparent drop rates: looking at South Korea's mandate
South Korea required publishers to disclose drop rates as of 2024. Early data on how the policy is reshaping the publisher landscape.
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The evolution of heist set-pieces in video games — a 25-year timeline
From Driver's first crime-boss missions to Payday 3's ambient vault raids. A timeline of how the heist genre evolved its high-stakes settings.