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FTC compels Sony to issue refunds over misleading Vita launch ads
SCEA has agreed to a settlement deal with the FTC over charges that it and its advertising partner intentionally misled people with the advertising campaigns for the launch of the PlayStation Vita.
Nov. 25, 2014
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Sony says it couldn't effectively test Driveclub
"They hit a hiccup. I prefer people to have the ambition to try that, though. It's no fun being safe all the time." - Sony's Shawn Layden says that there's no way they could have anticipated the problems for Driveclub.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Nordic Games opens Munich studio for new SpellForce title
Nordic Games has put together a new real-time strategy game studio in Munich, that will focus on building a third core title in the SpellForce franchise.
Nov. 24, 2014
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In Blood Sport, you give blood when you get shot
UPDATE A Toronto-based team is looking to gamify giving blood, by hooking a set of Xbox controllers up to blood collection machines, and taking the set-up on tour.
Nov. 24, 2014
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American McGee takes casino games for a spin
American McGee and his team at Spicy Horse has once again shifted strategy, teaming up with gambling game company Odobo to add slot games to McGee's previously Kickstarted action game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines fan remake shut down by CCP
A fan remake of Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines has been shut down by EVE Online studio CCP Games, the copyrights holder for Bloodlines.
Nov. 24, 2014
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GTA V is now the best-selling game of all time in the UK
Following its next-gen launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Grand Theft Auto is now the best-selling video game of all time in the United Kingdom.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Video: Expert advice on how to make your indie games stand out
Game designer Raph Koster hustled indie developers Adam Saltsman, Rami Ismail and Zach Gage into a room at GDC Next earlier this year to ask: as an indie, how do you successfully market your work?
Nov. 24, 2014
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Learn about Assassin's Creed Unity's dynamic crowds at GDC 2015
Ubisoft Montreal's AI and systems design ace Christine Blondeau will be speaking at GDC 2015 in March about precisely how the systemic crowd events of Assassin's Creed Unity were made.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Get a job: MMORPG-focused Goblinworks is hiring a Programmer
Tabletop RPG fans with MMO game dev experience, take note: Goblinworks is hiring a programmer to join the team working on a Pathfinder MMORPG in the studio's Redmond, WA office.
Nov. 24, 2014
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iOS App Store downloads spike in October, reaching record high
The release of two popular new phones has helped to heat up the already popular market -- a 39 percent rise year-over-year for app downloads.
Nov. 24, 2014
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PA universities net $750k state grant to grow local game industry
Three Pennsylvanian universities have applied for and won a $750,000 "Discovered in PA" state grant to expand the state's burgeoning video game and digital entertainment industry.
Nov. 24, 2014