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The Descent - how game devs learned to love ladders

Before Xbox closed Arkane Austin, the studio had 20 design philosophies plastered on its walls. One read, succinctly, "Fuck ladders." Read more

Before Xbox closed Arkane Austin, the studio had 20 design philosophies plastered on its walls. One read, succinctly, "Fuck ladders."

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