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Get a job: Blizzard seeks an eSports Manager
The Irvine-based company wants someone with management and communication skills to lead the design and development of eSports programs for Blizzard franchises in the Asia Pacific region.
Nov. 19, 2014
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F2P games are no longer listed as 'Free' in Apple's app stores
Apple's app stores updated today to change the wording of free app download buttons from 'Free' to 'Get', presumably in an effort to avoid taking fire over misleading in-app purchasing schemes.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Finnish game industry unites to produce a patriotic action movie
A group of Finnish game industry professionals that includes animators from Rovio and Supercell have been working together in their spare time on a Kalevala-inspired animated action movie.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Monster Strike: Why Street Fighter II's producer will 'never' return to consoles
For decades, Yoshiki Okamoto was one of Capcom's most renowned developers -- but after a mobile hit, he tells Gamasutra that console games are "just not something I want to deal with anymore."
Nov. 19, 2014
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Xbox One matchmaking app Overdog nets $1.8 million in funding
With plans to expand to another platform and Xbox One app launching next month, the company has sights on changing how players group up online.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Activision Blizzard settles with shareholders over stock buyback
A class action lawsuit arose when the mega-publisher negotiated with former majority stakeholder Vivendi -- but the company now says that it's in the clear.
Nov. 19, 2014
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World of Warcraft subscriptions shoot up to 10 million as Draenor launches
The company has sold 3.3 million copies of the new expansion, World of Warcraft's fifth in its 10-year history, to players.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Disruptor Beam nets $3.2M in funding to keep making social games
The developer of Game of Thrones Ascent will use the money to expand, acquire more licensed properties and continue development of its upcoming Star Trek social game.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Sharpen your game dev toolset with tips from Ubisoft at GDC 2015
Ubisoft's David Lightbown believes the tools we use to make games could stand to be honed, and he's coming to GDC 2015 in March to show us how it's done.
Nov. 19, 2014
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Video: The trial by fire of making Little Inferno
Speaking at GDC 2014, Tomorrow Corporation cofounder Kyle Gray expounded on lessons learned in the making Little Inferno, ' a satirical fireplace simulator with a deep, dark secret.'
Nov. 19, 2014
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Top Eleven studio Nordeus expands to London
Nordeus, the Serbia-based game studio best known for mobile simulation game Top Eleven Football Manager, has expanded its presence in Europe with new offices based in London.
Nov. 18, 2014
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Telltale vet Dave Grossman joins narrative-focused Reactive Studios
Reactive Studios, a company focused around creating unique narrative-driven experiences for mobile, has hired former Telltale design director and head writer Dave Grossman as its new CCO.
Nov. 18, 2014