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Newly-formed by AAA vets, VR studio First Contact nets $5M in funding
VR startup First Contact Entertainment has managed to raise $5 million in funding from a group of investors as it strives to, in its own words, "advance AAA virtual reality games."
Oct. 5, 2016
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With Sony's support, Bethesda revives mods for Fallout 4 and Skyrim on PS4
Less than a month after shelving plans to support user-created mods in the PlayStation 4 versions of Fallout 4 and its upcoming Skyrim Special Edition, Bethesda appears to have reversed course.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Ubisoft cuts ties with Might & Magic dev Limbic Entertainment
That's important because Limbic is best known for making Might & Magic games like Heroes VII, Heroes VI and Might & Magic X: Legacy in conjunction with Ubisoft and other studios.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Court dismisses class action lawsuit against Valve over CS:GO gambling
A U.S. federal court has this week granted a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against Valve and others over alleged illegal gambling on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Universal options rights to make a Gears of War movie
Universal Pictures has evidently optioned the rights to make a movie based on Microsoft Studios' Gears of War game franchise.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Antegods Art Update: Crank up the Cracks
As we’re working hard to make our stonepunk arena action game Antegods a reality, you can stay up to date with regular development blogposts. This time, lead artist Tom shares his boundless love for Substance Designer. No clue what it is? He'll explain!
Oct. 5, 2016
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Your idea may not be new, and that’s OK
Thoughts on why it's alright to not be the one to create a breakthrough concept.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Star Vikings: Balancing Randomness, Pacing and Space of Possibility
A look at how introducing randomness solved the pacing issues of my Puzzle/RPG game.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Algorithms for making more interesting mazes
This article contains some ideas for building mazes by making various modifications to a simple, standard maze-generation algorithm.
Oct. 5, 2016
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Learn to build immersive VR experiences for the web at VRDC
At the inaugural standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference this November WeVR VP (and VR pioneer) Tony Parisi will share insight into how you can start designing VR for the web, via WebVR!
Oct. 4, 2016
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Sony and Microsoft granted seats on BAFTA's VR advisory board
The British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) has named the members of its newly-formed virtual reality advisory board.
Oct. 4, 2016
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Voice actors' union demands better working conditions in new low-budget contract
U.S. screen actors guild SAG-AFTRA is attempting to negotiate low-cost agreements for video game productions with budgets of under $250,000.
Oct. 4, 2016