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Nintendo nets $661 million from Seattle Mariners sale
Nintendo has sold the majority of its controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners baseball team, after announcing the deal earlier this year.
Aug. 23, 2016
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Get a job: Be a Senior Sound Designer at Sucker Punch
InFamous developer Sucker Punch seeks a "sonically striking senior sound designer" to work alongside the game dev team at its Bellevue, WA studio.
Aug. 23, 2016
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Microsoft, ARM and CCP among the cutting-edge sponsors of VRDC
Microsoft, ARM, Qualcomm and CCP Games are some of the many great sponsors getting behind VRDC in November. Don't miss it!
Aug. 23, 2016
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Sponsored: 7 tips to getting a job in video games
Industry veteran, Jill Henderson says there is some magic to getting that first job in the games world and shares her 7 tips for getting a job in video games.
Aug. 23, 2016
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Designing Game Content and Scrapping What Doesn't Work
What goes on after the prototype has been done and art is implemented? Here's the thought process that has kept me working on game content for weeks.
Aug. 23, 2016
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Runes, Bindrunes, and Staves (Part 1)
Runes are a distinctive alphabet that appears often in fantasy settings. I discuss my path to learning about them, what they are and how to use them.
Aug. 23, 2016
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Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and Good Open-World Collectibles
In this blog post I look at what components make an open-world collectible good.
Aug. 23, 2016
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You can now link to your game on Steam through YouTube annotations
You can now link to your game on Steam directly via merch annotations or YouTube cards thanks to a rule update from the video platform.
Aug. 22, 2016
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Zenimax amends Oculus lawsuit to accuse John Carmack of theft
According to an amended lawsuit from Zenimax, former employee John Carmack took documents and company technology while leaving the company.
Aug. 22, 2016
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Gamescom moves next year's show dates as attendee numbers remain steady
The German video games trade show is moving its Wednesday through Sunday show dates to Tuesday through Saturday in 2017.
Aug. 22, 2016
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P.T.-esque horror game Allison Road is back from the dead
Months after being cancelled, P.T.-inspired horrific walking simulator Allison Road has been revived by original dev Christian Kesler and the new studio he and his wife have cofounded: Far From Home.
Aug. 22, 2016
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Gen Con Highlight: Battling kaiju in The Massive vs. The Masses
Jake Alley's The Massive vs. The Masses is a hex-based asymmetrical strategy game for two. One player takes on the role of a titanic lizard monster and the other controls civilians and military units.
Aug. 22, 2016