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Bloodstained port house Armature to freely offer its UE4 Wii U/Vita code base
Thanks to Bloodstained's Kickstarter success, Unreal Engine 4 will support two more platforms, unofficially. Gamasutra speaks to the studio's tech director.
June 10, 2015
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See what World of Warcraft looked like when it was a Warcraft 3 mod
Game development history buffs, take note: A Blizzard employee took time this week to publish a number of images chronicling the development of seminal MMORPG World of Warcraft, now 11 years old.
June 10, 2015
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GDC Europe: Learn how Epic is openly developing Unreal Tournament
Come to GDC Europe 2015 this August to hear Epic Games' Jim Brown explain the harsh lessons the storied studio learned while experimenting in open development of Unreal Tournament.
June 9, 2015
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Obituary: Mastertronic co-founder Martin Alper
Gamasutra has learned that game industry veteran, Mastertronic co-founder and former Virgin Interactive president Martin Alper passed away over the weekend at the age of 72.
June 9, 2015
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Report: 'Concept' images and specs of Oculus' consumer Rift surface
Images which Oculus' Palmer Luckey confirms are legitimate but "ancient" and "nowhere close to final" were found on the Oculus website that shed light on what the consumer version of the Rift will be.
June 9, 2015
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Microsoft goes for an Xbox One hardware refresh ahead of E3
The company is rolling out a new version of the console with a 1 TB hard drive and some other embellishments as it makes the long-running $350 sale price of its extant Xbox Ones permanent.
June 9, 2015
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The reality of Steam refunds is still shaking out, say devs
Developers have far from reached consensus on the ultimate effect of Steam refunds -- but at least we're (mostly) past the "the sky is falling" phase. Mostly.
June 9, 2015
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: From race in Witcher 3 to local level design
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from race politics of The Witcher 3 to a philosophy of local level design.
June 8, 2015
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Developers respond to Steam's new refund policy
What effects will Valve's new refund policy have on developers? Gamasutra speaks to the minds behind games like Gunpoint and I Get This Call Every Day to find out what they think.
June 8, 2015
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Blizzard exec becomes Ready At Dawn's CEO as it expands to Austin
After nearly 20 years, Blizzard exec Paul Sams has quit his post to take a job as CEO of Irvine-based Ready At Dawn as it opens a new office in Austin and searches for a "strategic partner."
June 8, 2015
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You no longer need to be a licensed dev to test apps on Apple's devices
One interesting bit of iOS news: "Program membership is not required" for testing on Apple's devices via Xcode 7.
June 8, 2015
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Get a job: CBS Digital is seeking an Unreal Developer
The team at CBS Digital is looking for an experienced Unreal 4 dev "to help build our look dev and offline rendering pipeline into an easy to use and powerful testing pipeline."
June 8, 2015