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'A Tired Parent Mode': The Witcher 3 Dev Explains the Point of Remaster's Accessibility Options

A Bard's Ballad. One of the biggest additions to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is a suite of accessibility options, letting players tweak various aspects of the game in order to tone down its mechanical friction. When used in conjunction with the game's easier difficulty setting, you can transform Geralt's adventure into a very laid back, story-focused experience. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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A fake Einstein quote actually explains the affordability crisis

One of the most famous quotes commonly attributed to Einstein was something that he himself never actually said: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” While the quote is not from Einstein at all, the math behind the concept of compound interest is incredibly profound, playing a role in any system — physical, mathematical, or financial — that accumulates based on how much of a base amount is present. When the base amount increases, it isn’t just the original amount (the principal) that continues to accumulate, but the ad

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Former Xbox Manager Explains Why $500M Cost For Gears: E-Day Doesn't Tell The Whole Story

"I should know...". Over the past couple of weeks, there's been a lot of chatter about a rumoured $500 million cost for The Coalition to make Gears of War: E-Day , alongside debates about how much of that money went on the game itself. Speaking on the weekend, former Xbox exec Derek Reese shared his take on the situation, suggesting that The Coalition is heavily involved with supporting Microsoft's branch of the Unreal Engine, which is where a lot of the cost goes. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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