58 m. ago Baroque breakout hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unlike any game you’ve played before

This might be the most French game ever – but there is more to the small-scale development of this belle époque-inspired beauty than you thinkMuch has been made of the fact that the year’s most recent breakout hit, an idiosyncratic role-playing game called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was made by a small team. (It has just sold its two-millionth copy). It’s a tempting narrative in this age of blockbuster mega-flops, live-service games and eye-watering budgets: scrappy team makes a lengthy, unusual and beautiful thing, sells it for £40, and everybody wins. But it’s not quite accurate.Sandfall Interactive, the game’s French developer, comprises around 30 people, but as Rock Paper Shotgun points out, there are many more listed in the game’s credits – from a Korean animation team to the outsourced quality assurance testers, and the localisation and performance staff who give the game and its story heft and emotional believability. Continue reading...

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An inspector said she couldn’t believe her eyes when she entered the property

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89 m. ago Everything we know as divers search for boy missing off Llandudno

Athrun was last seen on Saturday

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90 m. ago 'Freak' George North gets rave reviews in France as Wales internationals fight for huge prize

There is a plethora of Test match talent on display in the Pro D2, with plenty of Welsh stars involved.

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95 m. ago Vet reveals what it means when your dog licks your face, hands or feet

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1 hour ago Wrexham chief Ryan Reynolds admits he 'stole' from Disney set and could be in trouble

Ryan Reynolds has confessed that he 'stole' a costume from the set of Deadpool and Wolverine - and joked that he could be in trouble with movie giants Disney as a result

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1 hour ago Police uncover 'deeply cruel' illegal cockfighting ring as they rescue 27 cockerels and arrest two men

Police rescued 27 cockerels from stables in the Lytham area of Lancashire after receiving reports of alleged cockfighting and concerns about animal welfare

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1 hour ago Next's 'classy' and 'smart' trench coat now more than £100 off

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1 hour ago Bristol Airport 'should mind their own business' as answers are demanded over Cardiff subsidy

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Transport

1 hour ago Legendary Cardiff nightclub where we all partied hits the market but it's not the end

Don't panic people, it's not what you think happening to the place where we've all had nights out

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2 h. ago Abbey Clancy fans agree on one thing as she teases new Tesco clothing collection

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2 h. ago Boots fitness box slashes £160 worth of MyProtein, Huel and Grenade to less than £2 each

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2 h. ago UK Government minister bats away Eluned Morgan's wishlist for Wales

'We're happy to listen'

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2 h. ago Glasgow couple kept two kids in flat covered with animal waste and insects on bedding

Police forced entry into Christopher Beevers and Morgan Neil's home and found it filled with animal waste.

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2 h. ago They spotted something wrong with toys on sale in a Welsh high street and uncovered a £10m haul

Thousands of fake toys were tracked down to an industrial warehouse estate in Southall, London, in an investigation led by Swansea council

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2 h. ago Police investigate report young child was assaulted 'by member of staff' at Bridgend school

The investigation follows a complaint to the school by a dad who said his child alleged they were 'hurt' by a member of staff

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2 h. ago April Jones' father dies without ever finding his daughter's body

April Jones was just five years old when she was abducted near the family home in Machynlleth in 2012

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2 h. ago Murderer jailed for life for 'ferocious, brutal' attack on homeless man he left to die in park

"This was a senseless death which undoubtedly had a devastating effect on his family"

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2 h. ago Jack Draper's huge net worth and girlfriend latest as he moves in with fellow tennis player

The Brit takes on Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-final of the Italian Open

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2 h. ago Abandoned theme park left 'frozen in time' where Orca whales still alive left to rot

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