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Come to GDC 2015 for expert tips on leading high-performance dev teams
Ubisoft Montreal's Madelaine Beermann has years of leadership experience in just such a job, and in March she'll be giving an expert talk on leading high-performance teams at GDC 2015.
Dec. 8, 2014
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General Patton's estate suing over use of likeness in video game
CMG Worldwide, the agent managing the use of George S. Patton's likeness for the Patton family, is suing Maximum Games over the use of his likeness in History Legends of War: Patton.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Video: Alcorn and Baer on making the Brown Box and Pong
In this GDC 2008 talk, Ralph Baer and fellow trailblazer Allan Alcorn (the creator of Pong) speak about how they went about creating the video game software and hardware that launched our industry.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Metal Gear Online included with Metal Gear Solid V
The recently revealed Metal Gear Online will be included with all copies of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami has confirmed.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Brothers director founds Hazelight, a new indie studio in Sweden
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons director and filmmaker Josef Fares has founded a new independent studio, Hazelight, in Stockholm with a handful of ex-Starbreeze compatriots who worked with him on Brothers.
Dec. 8, 2014
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When big games launch badly: Breaking the 'vicious cycle'
A fresh look at the aspects of game development that drive so many games -- especially big-budget AAA productions -- out the door before they're ready, and what developers can do to prevent it.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Q&A: What's next for the Gear VR headset?
Max Cohen serves as Oculus' VP of mobile development, and he recently spoke to Gamasutra about what the launch of Samsung's mobile Gear VR headset means for the future of mobile VR game development.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Threes and Monument Valley are Apple's games of 2014
It's that time of year again: Apple has named its top apps of 2014, recognizing Threes and Monument Valley as the best iPhone and best iPad games of the year (respectively).
Dec. 8, 2014
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Longtime exec Larry Probst to leave EA, but remain on its board
As revealed by an SEC filing, Probst -- who served as the company's CEO for 16 years -- will cease to be an employee of the company in 2015.
Dec. 8, 2014
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China's getting its own free-to-play, online Borderlands
Following in the footsteps of Activision and its Tencent-backed Call of Duty Online, 2K has partnered with Chinese publisher Shanda to turn Borderlands into a free-to-play game.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Obituary: Ralph Baer, 'father of video games,' passes away
Ralph Baer, a true pioneer of video games, has passed away at the age of 92, Gamasutra can confirm via independent sources close to Baer.
Dec. 7, 2014
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The PlayStation Experience: Sony sails to console success in Vegas
Sony used the PlayStation Experience to deliver a casual, biz-free, no-competition-allowed, meaty message of "games, games, games" to a captive audience of fans -- to great effect.
Dec. 6, 2014