Technology
Serialization
Converting your game's living, breathing objects into dead data that can be written to disk and resurrected later.
Iconic Games
Dr. Mario
Mario traded his plumber's wrench for a stethoscope and created one of gaming's most addictive puzzle formulas.
Characters
Tiny Tina
A chaos goblin with explosives, trauma, and enough raw energy to hijack almost any scene she enters.
Business
Second-Hand Market Impact
The used game market that publishers spent a decade trying to kill, and mostly succeeded.
Audio & Music
Audio Compression
The balancing act between pristine sound quality and not making your game take up 200 GB.
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