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Get a job: Deep Silver Volition is hiring a Concept Artist
The studio responsible for the Saints Row games are looking to hire an experienced concept artist to work alongside the team in the company's Champaign, Illinois office.
Aug. 11, 2014
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Activision may be resurrecting Sierra next week
Activision has hinted that it may be resurrecting its Sierra studio, with a teaser video from the defunct studio.
Aug. 8, 2014
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'We make mistakes, we are human' - Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli
"Our priority was to not downsize the company. Our priority was to not let anybody lose their jobs at that point." - As part of an extensive interview with Eurogamer, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli explains why his company did not pay its employees for a period.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Chinese localization company iDreamSky goes public on Nasdaq
iDreamSky, the Chinese company best known for localizing Western games for the Chinese market, has floated on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and raised more than $115 million in its first day.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Q&A: Broken Sword creator reflects on the industry's evolution
We sit down with Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil to talk about how the industry has changed in the past two decades -- and what developers can learn from his experience.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Video: David Cage explores the challenges of using virtual actors
The veteran game maker expounds on the future of games as art in this GDC Europe talk on the visual techniques used to create Quantic Dream's Beyond: Two Souls.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Get a job: Blizzard is hiring a QA Analyst 2
The house responsible for Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm are looking for a quality assurance analyst to join the team at Blizzard's Irvine, CA headquarters.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Crytek USA and Vigil expats unite to form Gunfire Games
A group of former Vigil Games and Crytek Austin developers have founded Gunfire Games, a new indie studio in Texas.
Aug. 8, 2014
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Women spend more on mobile games than men, says new study
Women spend more on in-app purchases in mobile games than men, and spend more time playing mobile games than men, according to a new Flurry report.
Aug. 7, 2014
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Lawsuit filed against Big Fish over monthly game subscriptions
A lawsuit has been filed in Seattle's U.S. District Court against casual game publisher Big Fish, claiming that the company is tricking customers into signing up for monthly payments on game subscriptions.
Aug. 7, 2014
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Gone Home, Device 6 and more nominated for Unite Awards 2014
The likes of Gone Home, Device 6 and Hitman GO have received multiple nominations in this year's Unite Awards, held by popular game engine Unity.
Aug. 7, 2014
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How Gunpoint dev Tom Francis settled on his next commercial game
Gunpoint developer Tom Francis has settled on what his next commercial outing will be, and now he's feeling confident enough to show it off to artists and composers for potential collaboration.
Aug. 7, 2014