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March 16, 2018 March 16, 2018/ Cardboard Edison
“That’s what separates people that are beginning and people who have been doing this for a long time; you learn that if I really want this game to be great, I might have to cut something out that I think is great, but it’s not working.”
— Gabe Barrett
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