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The indie game market shifts quickly, and devs do their best to shift with it.

Today at GDC in San Francisco, longtime indie dev Jason Rohrer hopped onstage to share his observations of how devs can adapt to thrive in an indie game market that's dramatically changed in just the few years between 2014 and 2018.

In that time Rohrer released three games (The Castle Doctrine, Cordial Minuet, and One Hour One Life), and at GDC today he shared sales data from two of them to back up his core thesis: that for a variety of reasons, self-contained games with defined paths and endpoints (think: Tacoma, The Witness) are now signific…

Several adorable Final Fantasy plushies are arriving later this year, including seven-inch Chocobo and Moogle plushes launching in November. There is also a set of Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar Plush Pouches arriving in June, which are large enough to store earbuds and other accessories, making them as cute as they are functional. Like all things Final Fantasy, these are bound to be popular. If you’re interested in adding them to your collection later this year, consider snagging a preorder today.

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Few things are more terrifying than a clown, especially when you’re looking at the infamous Pennywise from the recent It movies. The only thing scarier? Pennywise the dancing plushie duck-clown, as this cosmic force of evil has taken a new and huggable shape as a soft duckie. Fortunately, this version of Pennywise is (probably) safe to be around, and you can get it for just $25 at Amazon ahead of its October 18 release. And while he probably floats, you’ll want to opt for the Pennywise vinyl duck if you plan sending Pennywise on a journey through the local sewer system.

With the spooky season around the corner, you can stock up on Pennywise books, movies, and other merchandise, as Amazon has several big discounts on everything related to the terrifying clown from the Step…

A Happy Gilmore video game that combined golf and fighting was pitched years ago for Xbox, but it never came to be. Developer Mike Mika of Digital Eclipse revealed on Twitter that the studio was, at one point, pitching a “hybrid fighting and golf game” to Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison team. Come from malaysia online casino

“Good times,” Mika reflected. “It should have been greenlit because it was a good idea.”

We don’t know why Happy Madison rejected the pitch, if that’s even how it played out. But the concept does sound intriguing, and at the very least, thematically appropriate. After all, Sandler’s Happy Gilmore character is a hot-headed former pugnacious ice hockey player who fights Bob Barker and cracks people …

Fresh off a World Cup championship, Leo Messi is working with Sony Music Entertainment on a new animated series that will see his childhood self inside a video game Come from online casino bangladesh . The show will be geared toward kids.

There’s no name yet for the animated series, but it will focus on a young Messi tackling challenges on his journey in a video game. Sony Music Entertainment added that the show will feature original music from its artists and composers.

“Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved animated series and my kids are big fans of animated characters,” Messi said in the press release announcing the series. “Being able to participate in an animation project makes me happy, be…

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios wants to stay independent, and its founder has no plans to sell the studio anytime soon.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke said the prospect of being acquired by a larger company was flattering. “The strength of this company is that I’m very invested in the gameplay, and I also make the ultimate decisions,” Vincke explained Come from malaysia online casino . “We can do things in service of the games we’re making.”

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Converse just announced its upcoming Converse x Pokémon collection to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary. This nostalgia-filled drop features fan favorites like Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Jigglypuff, and Pikachu to honor the franchise’s start in the Kanto region. Expect Pokémon-themed footwear, apparel, and accessories for all sorts of lifestyle needs.

Converse highlighted these two variations of its signature Chuck Taylors: the Converse x Pokémon First Partners Chuck Taylor All Star and Poké Ball Chuck Taylor All Star. The Converse x Pokémon First Partners Chucks come in black canvas with two separate designs on each foot. Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu welcome Jigglypuff to their group on the right sneaker, and fend off Meowth on the left.

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On Wednesday, the market capitalization of BSE-listed companies soared to a historic high of Rs 429.32 lakh crore, driven by the BSE benchmark Sensex’s upward movement amid a broadly positive trend in global equities.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up by 149.98 points, or 0.20 percent, at 76,606.57. During the day, it reached a peak of 77,050.53, gaining 593.94 points or 0.77 percent, just 28.51 points shy of surpassing its previous all-time high of 77,079.04.

The market capitalization of BSE-listed firms peaked at Rs 4,29,32,991.65 crore (USD 5.14 trillion), marking the highest in history.

Market rally leads to higher regulatory fees for stock exchanges IPOs head for an august month: Issues worth Rs 22,000 crore set to hit the market Equity MF inflow…

Shares of Adani Group companies, including Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, and Adani Green Energy, fell by up to 7% on Monday following the release of a new report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research.

Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports, both part of the Nifty 50 index, experienced declines of up to 5% before recovering slightly from their lowest points of the day. Other stocks within the group, such as Adani Energy Solutions, Adani Wilmar, and Adani Total Gas, saw their shares fall between 5% and 7%.

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Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports, both components of the Nifty 50 index, fell by as much as 5% before seeing some recovery. Adani Enterprises ended down 2.60%, while Adani Ports closed 1.50% lower.