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How a living-room meetup grew into the Game Developers Conference
GDC began as a few dozen developers meeting in Chris Crawford’s living room in April 1988, then outgrew the house before the year was over.
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Xbox Game Pass
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Game Saves / Backups
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EA Sports FC / FIFA
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Multiplayer Gaming
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