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Study: 19% of eSports fans would pay $200 for eSports tickets
Eventbrite surveys over 1,500 people who attended eSports events, and the full results hold some interesting learnings for developers -- especially those making games that shine during live events.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Obituary: Iconic actor Leonard Nimoy
Actor, poet, musician and occasional video game voice-over artist Leonard Nimoy passed away at his home this morning due to complications from obstructive lung disease. He was 83.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Road to the IGF: Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight
An interview with Shovel Knight composer Jake "Virt" Kaufman about both the technical aspects of the IGF Excellence in Audio finalist soundtrack's creation, as well as its inspirations.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Level Design In a Day: An expert roundtable Q&A
Level designers behind games such as Gone Home and Sunset Overdrive, and from studios such as Bethesda, Campo Santo, and Blendo Games answer questions about the craft of their discipline.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Reminder: On-site registration is available at GDC next week
If you're interested in attending GDC 2015 and missed your chance to register online, don't worry! You can still register onsite next week.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Make room in your GDC 2015 schedule for these standout talks
As everyone finalizes their GDC 2015 conference schedules, we'd like to take a moment to highlight some standout sessions that you should keep on your radar.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Get a job: Wargaming seeks an AI Engineer
Wargaming.net is seeking an AI software engineer to work on the company's current and upcoming projects alongside the team in its Chicago, Illinois studio.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Neil Young is back in games, chasing the West's 'Puzzle & Dragons moment'
Neil Young and the rest of the core Ngmoco team are back to games at N3TWORK. The San Francisco-based app developer has pivoted to games, and has a couple new titles in the works. We talk to Young.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Road to the IGF: Devine Lu Linvega and Rekka Bell's Oquonie
In this interview, we speak to Linvega and Bell about the creation of IGF Excellence in Visual Art finalist Oquonie and its cute but disquieting world.
Feb. 26, 2015
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One of the PopCap co-founders is getting into VR development
After leaving EA late last year, PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey has taken the wraps off one of his new projects: Pluto VR, a VR/AR communications software startup.
Feb. 26, 2015
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Getting to know the business of Dota 2's indie Announcer Packs
We talk to Supergiant, Galactic Cafe and Hidden Path about what it takes to make a Dota 2 announcer, and how successful it's been.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Get a job: Blizzard seeks a Hearthstone VFX Artist
The maker of Hearthstone is hiring a visual effects (VFX) production artist to develop new effects, from concept through implementation, at Blizzard's Irvine, CA headquarters.
Feb. 25, 2015