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Hearts of Iron IV becomes Paradox's fastest-selling historical game
Paradox's latest game Hearts of Iron IV shoots past 200,000 units sold, becoming the company's fastest-selling historical game.
June 21, 2016
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Get a job: Be an AI Software Engineer at Respawn
The house that built Titanfall seeks an AI engineer to work on its upcoming third-person Star Wars game alongside the rest of the team at Respawn's Southern California HQ.
June 21, 2016
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Analysts weigh in on Tencent's $8.6 billion purchase of Supercell
We asked industry analysts for their take on Tencent's purchase of an 84.3 percent share of Supercell's stock for $8.6 billion.
June 21, 2016
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From PS4 to 1.44 MB floppy: Porting Retro City Rampage to MS-DOS
In this video recorded at GDC 2016, Vblank Entertainment's Brian Provinciano walks through how (and why) he ported his modern throwback game Retro City Rampage to run on MS-DOS.
June 21, 2016
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Opinion: We need more Marcuses
Marcus Holloway is a brilliant hacker and the new protagonist in Ubisoft's upcoming Watch Dogs 2--he's also a young black man. Katherine Cross argues how video games need such morally complicated characters of color.
June 21, 2016
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Dead By Daylight sells over 270,000 in first week
"With this launch, we've proven that the concept we developed with our own Payday franchise can be replicated and utilized for other games."
June 21, 2016
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Tencent agrees to $8.6 billion Supercell purchase
Chinese internet giant Tencent has agreed to purchase an 84.3 percent stake in Clash of Clans creator Supercell for $8.6 billion.
June 21, 2016
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Toys-to-life game Fabulous Beasts renamed after Warner Bros. trademark dispute
Sensible Object has been forced to change the name of its toys-to-life mobile game, Fabulous Beasts, after Warner Bros. decided it infringed on its own 'Fantastic Beasts' trademark.
June 21, 2016
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Vivendi ups stake in Ubisoft to 20.1 percent, edges toward takeover
With its acquisition of mobile studio Gameloft all but complete, French media conglomerate Vivendi has upped its stake in Ubisoft to 20.1 percent.
June 21, 2016
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Hadean Lands dev offers 'no-hint pledge' certificate as $35 DLC
"It might be easier to stick to that [no hints] promise once you've laid down some cash on it," reads a post from the developer on the DLC's Steam page. "Just a thought. It's up to you."
June 21, 2016
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Longtime Angry Birds frontman Peter Vesterbacka is leaving Rovio
Finnish developer Rovio is saying goodbye this week to longtime Angry Birds frontman Peter Vesterbacka, who -- after over six years with the firm -- is stepping down as chief marketing officer to focus on being an entrepreneur.
June 21, 2016
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City management, mayhem and Sid Meier's wisdom: Making Civilization VI
6 years on, Firaxis is preparing to ship Civilization VI. Here, producer Dennis Shirk reveals how the game's design incorporates everything from Sid Meier's 33/33/33 rule to a novel "Mayhem" mechanic.
June 21, 2016