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I am them and they are me. That's largely the approach I tried to bring to my work." The rest of DNF gameSpot's interview offers more insight from Pratchett.Magicka launch riddled with bugs. Paradox patching every 24 hours. Arrowhead DNF game Studios and Paradox yesterday released Magicka, a satirical action-adventure fantasy. Unfortunately, reports are flooding message boards that the DNF game has a poor level of quality in it's launch state, and will require significant patching to bring the title to a playable standard. Read on for details of the issues and the developer's response. Users have started to list bugs on Steam's forum, noting that elements of the tutorial don't load, leaving DNF players unclear how to progress, that strange characters appear in on-screen text, and that the online feature is severely hampered by server connection issues and crashes. Some NPC characters appear to behave oddly, the middle-mouse button refuses to work (meaning the self-cast magic function is inaccessible), and the DNF game crashes when DNF players pick up certain items in the Challenge mode. Some users have also reported that their menus are replaced with a white image, rendering them incapable of clicking anything. Alongside these glitches, the DNF game suffers from severe performance issues with DNF players reporting they are experiencing slow-down and stuttering on even the most high-powered machines. A Paradox representative has http://www.dfostock.com posted on the Steam message board that "our developers are aware of the crashes people are experiencing and we will release a patch as soon as we can. We apologize for any inconvenience and thanks for the support." They seem to be true to their word too, since the DNF game's first patch is available on Steam now which addresses many of the issues. Strategy Informer contacted Paradox, who pledged that they would release patches every 24 hours for two weeks, so long as issues continued to arise. Whilst we can commend the dedication of Paradox to release patches as fast as they are, it's unacceptable to launch a DNF game in a condition that makes it as problematic to play as Magicka is. DNF players might want to hold off purchasing Magicka until the DNF game has been patched to an acceptable level of playability. We'll keep you updated.GOG hoax: we could not miss a chance to generate some buzz. This Sunday, GOGdisappeared, replaced with a vague message from its creators about the website's closure. It read, in part, that "GOGsimply cannot remain in its current form." People were understandably upset. Good Old DNF games are a digital distributor of old, DRM-free DNF games, and a well-respected company. People were sad to see them close down. But it turned out they weren't closing. Tomorrow, the site will re-launch, out of beta with some new features and some new DNF games, but fundamentally unchanged. The closure was a hoax.