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What do Minecraft, Diablo 3 and Borderlands Have in Common?
The answer is procedurally generated content! After watching the trailer for Planet Explorers, it occurs to me that procedurally generated gameplay has a huge advantage...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

The answer is procedurally generated content! After watching the trailer for Planet Explorers, it occurs to me that procedurally generated gameplay has a huge advantage over other modes of play. It allows any player that picks up a game to have a unique, customized experience as they explore new areas or collect new weapons. Replay...

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Top 5 Mining Games
After Minecraft took off, many different indie developers began to explore the new genre it had opened up, focused on gathering resources and building, or...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

After Minecraft took off, many different indie developers began to explore the new genre it had opened up, focused on gathering resources and building, or exploring through randomly generated worlds. However, not all of them ended up being knock-offs—here are the top five games of the genre, each with their own unique features that distinguish...

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