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How do indie game sales today compare to 2009? Find out at GDC
Don't miss Mike Rose, TinyBuild talent scout extraordinaire, sharing indie game sales advice on the based on real sales figures from a wide range of developers as part of the GDC 2015 Independent Games Summit.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Publisher Bitcomposer files for bankruptcy
Bitcomposer, the publisher of games such as Space Hulk, Shadowrun Returns and Jagged Alliance, has filed for bankruptcy after having applied for a protective shield procedure back in September.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Q&A: Inside Papers, Please's journey through the Apple approval process
After releasing Papers, Please on iOS, we talk with Lucas Pope about the process of porting, and Apple's issue with the game's nudity.
Dec. 16, 2014
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5 events that shook the game industry in 2014
As the year winds down around us, we zero in on five specific events that rocked the industry in 2014.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Flappy Bird and 2048 trump Destiny in Google searches this year
Google reports that 2014 saw more people using its search engine to look for information on mobile games Flappy Bird and 2048 than any other game, including big-budget releases like Titanfall and Destiny.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Dots studio Playdots reaps $10M from Tencent and other investors
New York's own Playdots, the mobile studio responsible for both Dots and TwoDots, announced today that it has raised $10 million in a recent round of Series A investment.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Jagex shutters short-lived Transformers MOBA
The developers of free-to-play browser-based MOBA Transformers Universe plan to shutter the game at the end of January, less than a year after it entered beta testing.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Humble Bundle surpasses $50M raised for charity
The Humble Bundle organization has raised more than $50 million for charitable causes in the four years since Wolfire Games spearheaded the launch of the very first Humble Indie Bundle.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Magic Leap recruits writer Neal Stephenson as chief futurist, games hinted
The mysterious startup with new VR/AR-style tech and millions upon millions in venture funding has recruited a writer with a known fascination for games and tech.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Shadow of Mordor - 'The first open narrative game', says Ken Levine
"It's chess meets Hamlet. Okay, maybe not Hamlet. But it's a start," says the BioShock creative director, as he pushes toward his own narrative technology.
Dec. 16, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: Game Dev in the Ukraine and Authenticity in Tomb Raider
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Lindsey Joyce on topics ranging from a review of Tomb Raider by an archaeologist and the plight of developers in Ukraine.
Dec. 15, 2014
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Get a job: Sega Networks is hiring a Mobile Game Engineer
Sega Networks' Three Rings studio in Wisconsin is looking for developers with strong backgrounds in mobile and server-side engineering to work on new mobile and live operations games.
Dec. 15, 2014