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Game commentary in snack-sized mouthfuls, featuring Hajime Tabata

Game commentary in snack-sized mouthfuls “You have been training for years and years to be where you are. Along the way, you have probably had to explain yourselves more than once, convincing people that you are not wasting your time.” Lars Løkke Rasmussen, PM of Denmark, is talking either about esports or making a magazine about videogames “I have a project that I truly wish to solidify as my next challenge. I have decided to leave my current position and start my own business in order to achieve my goal.” Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata quits Square Enix to make a game that’s actually finishable “We began our smart-device business as a way to get our characters and games into the hands of a larger audience, given that smart devices have become prevalent in a way that dedicated platforms simply cannot match.” New Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shows Blizzard how to properly defend putting your biggest names on the App Store “They love what they love and want what they want. That passion, it’s actually what drives us, and we feel it too.” Blizzard’s Allen Adham puts a positive spin on the miserable reception afforded to Diablo Immortal