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Monument Valley surpasses 1.4M sold as devs sort out DLC plans
The game development team at design firm Ustwo is sorting out how to add new levels to its surprise hit Monument Valley as the mobile game climbs past 1.4 million downloads.
Nov. 7, 2014
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Here are the top sources for mobile game discoverability
An extensive report from research firm EEDAR breaks down the who, what, where, why, and how of today's North American (U.S. and Canada) mobile game market.
Nov. 7, 2014
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Video: Curating culture through a new wave of video game events
Bars, libraries, festivals -- these aren't typically places you'll find video games, but Wild Rumpus organizer Marie Foulston believes they should be; she explains why in this GDC 2014 panel session.
Nov. 7, 2014
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GDC's Experimental Gameplay Workshop needs your crazy prototypes
The perennially popular Experimental Gameplay Workshop returns to GDC in 2015, and the event's organizers have issued a call for submissions of new "experimental" video games and prototypes.
Nov. 7, 2014
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Learn how thatgamecompany recruits top talent at GDC 2015
Thatgamecompany's Sunni Pavlovic has a truckload of experience finding and retaining top game dev talent, and she's coming to GDC 2015 to explain how she does it -- and how you can do it too.
Nov. 7, 2014
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Get a job: Be a Programmer for The Workshop
Generalist game dev programmers, take note: The Workshop is looking for multiple coders of varying experience levels to join its Marina Del Rey, CA studio and work on console titles.
Nov. 7, 2014
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New YouTube video game network touts focus on transparency
3BLACKDOT, an entertainment company founded by some big-name video game YouTubers, today launched JETPAK, a new multi-channel YouTuber network that the team says will have transparency at its forefront.
Nov. 6, 2014
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INVEST+PUBLISH, a new mobile game publishing program
A couple of free-to-play game industry veterans have founded a new mobile games investment and publishing initiative, through which they plan to identify promising new mobile developers and help them bring games to the global market.
Nov. 6, 2014
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Square Enix has had a great year so far
Square Enix today reported a notable leap in profits for the first half of the current fiscal year, and revised its full year profits, suggesting it may double its original forecast.
Nov. 6, 2014
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Capcom vet leads Japanese hitmaker Gumi's expansion into Canada
This week the Japanese mobile game giant made good on its global expansion plans with the launch of its second Western office, a development studio led by a Capcom expat in British Columbia, Canada.
Nov. 6, 2014
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Zynga earnings meet analyst expectations amid ongoing transition
Zynga is continuing to weather rough financial waters as it adjusts course to focus on mobile titles instead of the browser games that have long been its cash cow.
Nov. 6, 2014
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The founder of Zynga has a new venture: Superlabs
Zynga founder Mark Pincus can't seem to stop founding things. Six months after stepping away from his role as Zynga's chief product officer, the serial entrepreneur has launched a new venture.
Nov. 6, 2014