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Good Vibes, Weird Hardware at the Game Devs of Color Expo

In the few short years it has been around, the Game Devs of Color Expo has already cemented itself as one of my favorite video game events to go to. And not just because it’s conveniently located in Harlem. GDoC gathers game developers who, shocker, aren’t white and has them show off their work to an appreciating public. Along with game demos there’s a whole day’s worth of panels full of smart speakers discussing what it’s like to be a person of color in this industry. Rewatch the panel I…

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Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more

Panic made its name through high-end Mac software, but more recently, the company moved into gaming, publishing indie hit Firewatch and the upcoming Untitled Goose Game. Now, the developer is expanding its work in games and moving in a very unexpected direction. Today, Panic unveiled Playdate, a tiny, yellow Game Boy-like device with a black-and-white screen, a few chunky buttons, and… a hand crank for controlling quirky games developed by indie stars like Keita Takahashi and Zach Gage. The company says that it wanted to create “something truly different in…

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