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Tension isn't created by making players fail; it's created by making success uncertain.

Without risk, there's nothing to overcome.

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Players rarely complain that a game is too easy to understand.
They complain when it's unnecessarily difficult to enjoy.

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Simplicity isn't the absence of depth.
It's the absence of unnecessary complexity.

That's the kind of design we're always chasing.

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Xbox has raised console prices again.

PlayStation, Nintendo and Valve have all increased hardware prices over the last year. For decades, gaming hardware became cheaper as a generation matured.

This generation is rewriting that rule.

#Xbox #PlayStation #SteamDeck #Nintendo

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The moment players believe they've seen everything, exploration ends.
The best games always leave one more mystery worth chasing.

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One of the biggest misconceptions in game design is that players always need to be progressing.
They don't.
They need to feel engaged.

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We're interested in building games players want to spend time in, not just games that constantly tell them they're making progress.

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Modern AAA games demand more time, more people, and more investment than ever before.

The ambition is incredible but so is the risk.

#AAA #GameDev #GamingIndustry

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Simple games aren't built by doing less.
They're built by removing everything that doesn't matter.
Complexity is easy to add; clarity takes discipline.

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Every system teaches players something.
Even when you didn't intend it to.

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We think good design isn't about telling players how to play.
It's about rewarding the behaviors you want to see.
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Ubisoft's latest restructuring is another reminder that size alone doesn't protect a studio.
The industry spent years chasing growth.
Now many companies are chasing sustainability.

#Ubisoft #GameDev #GamingIndustry

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Most players will accept failure.
What they won't accept is feeling powerless.

Every loss should leave players with a better understanding than they had before.

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