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Google Play Family Library program will let up to six users share games
The introduction of a a new Family Library program will let account holders share eligible games across devices with no additional sign-up fee.
July 28, 2016
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Quantum Break dev creating story mode for online shooter, Crossfire 2
Quantum Break creator Remedy Entertainment is joining forces with Korean developer Smilegate to create the story mode for Crossfire 2.
July 28, 2016
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Japan's top-selling retail games of 2016: Nintendo 3DS still tops the pile
Popular Japanese game mag Famitsu has published its list of the region's top-selling retail games for the first half of 2016, and the Nintendo 3DS has come out swinging.
July 28, 2016
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Capcom's fortunes falter due to a dearth of big releases
Japanese game publisher and developer Capcom released its first-quarter earnings results today, and numbers are down across the board due, in part, to a dearth of significant game releases.
July 28, 2016
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Get a job: Shiny Shoe is seeking an Artist
Shiny Shoe has worked on games like Day of the Tentacle Remastered and The Banner Saga, and now the San Francisco, CA studio is looking for an experienced game artist to join the team.
July 28, 2016
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At VRDC, learn to make great mixed-reality trailers for your VR experience
Come to VRDC and see Northway Games cofounder Colin Northway and trailer wizard Kert Gardner share some of the best techniques and technologies for creating mixed-reality video of your VR experiences.
July 28, 2016
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Q&A: Stifled dev on building a horror game around sound
Gattai Games' Stifled plunges players into darkness, and forces them to find their way using echolocation--that is, making sounds through a microphone.
July 28, 2016
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Indie Games: Is Money the Measure of Success?
Looking back at the lessons learned from an indie game that lost a lot of money.
July 28, 2016
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Open-world mission design learnings from Assassin’s Creed III
Sharing what I've learned about open-world mission design from analyzing Assassin's Creed III
July 28, 2016
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EXO ONE Greenlight Post-Mortem
EXO ONE has been Greenlit, making it to #26 in 2 weeks. Starting from nothing, I began the Greenlight process with practically zero fan base and relied solely on my teaser video, press release and emails to press. Stats, graphs and screens below.
July 28, 2016
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GDAM Mature Games Podcast
In this podcast, writer and game designer Sande Chen, writer and designer C.J. Kershner, and game designer Ryon Levitt discuss the issue of games with mature themes.
July 28, 2016
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Study: Sexualized female characters in games down over last decade
A study from researchers at Indiana University says that the number of sexualized female characters in video games has declined over the last decade.
July 27, 2016