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Vivendi now owns nearly 25% of Ubisoft as it continues to snap up shares
French media conglomerate Vivendi politely issued a press release today declaring that it now owns over 24 percent of the share capital (think: value) of French video game company Ubisoft.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Square Enix and Machine Zone team up for Final Fantasy XV mobile MMO
Square Enix and U.S. mobile game dev Machine Zone (best known for Game of War: Fire Age) will collaborate on a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy XV online game for mobile devices.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Get a job: Boss Key Productions is hiring a Multiplayer Level Designer 2
Boss Key Productions is seeking a Multiplayer Level Designer with a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, outstanding people skills, and a strong visual aesthetic in Raleigh, NC.
Nov. 7, 2016
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At GDC 2017, hear how iconographic music can enhance your VR games
At the 2017 Game Developers Conference, audio expert Kenneth Young will give a great talk about how iconographic music can enhance your VR games and help guide players without breaking immersion.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Sponsored: Designing for VR immersion in The Assembly
With VR making its way to the forefront of the games industry, game developers are looking to immerse players in their games and UK-based game development studio, nDreams, is all about raising the bar for engagement.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Secret Of Savage Donkey
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at 'vanishing secrets' in games, Skyrim wrestling dragons & the making of Donkey Kong.
Nov. 7, 2016
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How to inspire creativity in every employee: ZeptoLab’s Creative Jam Day & Concept Videos
The last Friday of every quarter is a special day at ZeptoLab. Everyone puts aside their current tasks, cancels all meetings and gather in teams to make the most ambitious and crazy ideas come true. We call it Creative Jam Day.
Nov. 7, 2016
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A Brief History of RTS AI Research
Some of the events leading up to the announcement of the Blizzard and DeepMind AI collaboration.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Playing in Heavy Systems | This Week in Videogame Blogging
This week, our partnership with games blogging curation site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Senior Curator Zoyander Street on workplace politics and the weight of history.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Intermedia Translation Videogames
When translating a story from any medium into a game, there is a lot to consider: the tone, the themes, the settings. What do you keep? What do you discard? What does that mean for the player? Here, I analyze several examples, including one of my own.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Learned Helplessness and First Person Shooters
Why some games and some experiences make us feel more helpless than others --and what designers can do about it.
Nov. 7, 2016
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Game Design Deep Dive: Bringing the FPS to VR in Space Pirate Trainer
"Best practices and established mechanics were useless or sometimes actively misleading, so we had to search for an optimal way to transfer the FPS experience into VR." -Dirk Van Welden, project lead on Space Pirate Trainer
Nov. 4, 2016