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Analyst: Console titles now selling as many as 25% of copies digitally
Data keeps coming in that suggests the shift to digital is a big one for this generation, with Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz now saying that a quarter of copies are digital.
Nov. 14, 2014
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'Should you charge for new content, or give it to your audience for free?'
This week, Monument Valley updated with paid DLC -- and a portion of its users revolted. Can you charge for content? Should you? We ask devs.
Nov. 14, 2014
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See how top F2P spenders are shaping our industry at GDC 2015
Kongregate cofounder and CEO Emily Greer returns to the Game Developers Conference in March to share insight into the personalities, play patterns and spending habits of top F2P game spenders.
Nov. 14, 2014
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Get a job: The Workshop is hiring Programmers
The Workshop, which worked on The Evil Within and Sorcery, is looking for multiple coders of varying experience levels to join its Marina Del Rey, CA studio.
Nov. 14, 2014
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Mobile game publisher Scopely raises $35 million in funding
Scopely, a mobile game publishing platform founded in 2011, has received $35 million in a new round of funding, with which the company plans to "expand and diversify" its lineup of games.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Korea is still doing the business for Nexon
Nexon's success in Korea continues to surprise the company. During its third fiscal quarter, Nexon experienced better-than-expected profits as its Korean subsidiary exceeded expectations.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is being streamed rather a lot on Twitch
Twitch today said that the recently released Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the most streamed console game of 2014, in terms of launch week streaming figures.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Smash Bros. for 3DS crosses 1 million copies in U.S.
Nintendo's handheld version of its fighting franchise is a quick success in the U.S. market, as the Wii U version is on the cusp of release.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Six studios cut deals for a slice of Tango's $25M games fund
Mobile messaging platform Tango has invested in six studios from across the globe, using the $25 million fund it established in July to entice developers and fund nascent internal development efforts.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Ubisoft scrambles to fix Assassin's Creed Unity launch issues
The launch of Assassin's Creed Unity seems to be causing some trouble for developer Ubisoft, whose stock price has dropped amid widespread complaints of technical issues with the game.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Tencent and LINE unite to invest millions in mobile game makers
The makers of the remarkably popular WeChat and LINE mobile messaging platforms seem to be joining forces and making big investments in game developers to lock down unique games for their platforms.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Get a job: Cloud Imperium Games is hiring a Lighting Artist
The folks building Star Citizen are looking to bring on an experienced game lighting artist well-versed in Maya to work alongside the team in the company's Santa Monica, CA studio.
Nov. 13, 2014