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Industry vets behind Dishonored, Ultima Online, Her Story and more agree the games industry crisis goes beyond games: 'Ultimately, to fix what’s broken in the videogame industry, we might have to fix reality'

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Ultima Online
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Ultima Online
Genres · rpg
Release · Sep 24, 1997
Developer · Origin Systems
PC
14 articles 12 writers 0 reviews
Beyond Games
COMPANYSubject
Beyond Games
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1984–2002
Latest · Hot Wheels Velocity X
Top genres · arcade, racing, strategy
1 articles 1 writers 2 games
Dishonored
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Dishonored
Active · 2012–2017
Latest · Dishonored 2
Top genres · adventure, fps, rpg
291 articles 162 writers 10 games
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