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Get a job: Petroglyph seeks to hire a Network Programmer
Know your way around network architecture for games? Petroglyph Games is is hiring a network programmer to work on Grey Goo alongside the team in its Las Vegas studio.
July 29, 2014
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When a successful studio gets backlash for announcing a new game
"Our strategy at the moment is to hire talented people to make the games they want to play." - Facepunch founder Garry Newman responds to criticism about his studio's latest game Riftlight.
July 28, 2014
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Restructuring and squatting: The latest Kickstarter debacle
There's trouble brewing for another video game Kickstarter campaign, as a developer has postponed work on his funded game, and subsequently been accused of squatting in a Californian condo.
July 28, 2014
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The Walking Dead sells 28M episodes, third season on the way
After the success of its narrative-driven adventure game series The Walking Dead, Telltale Games has confirmed that a third season is on the way.
July 28, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: Kim Kardashian Ruins Everything
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the success of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood to how we talk about HipHopGamer.
July 28, 2014
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Are developers actually paying for YouTuber and press coverage?
Here's what we know: The ethics of paying for YouTuber and press coverage of your game are rather blurred, and become more and more so as revenue share programs and FTC rules come into play.
July 28, 2014
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In-game video streaming and capture come to Raptr
As video becomes the lingua franca of game communities, Raptr users can now livestream to Twitch and capture video of themselves playing your PC games from within the client.
July 28, 2014
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Inafune advising new $15M investment fund for indie game startups
VC neophyte Inflexion Point Capital is looking to make its mark on the game business by investing up to $15 million in promising game startups, especially Japanese mobile game makers.
July 28, 2014
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Duet, Mushroom 11 among this year's PAX 10 indie finalists
It's that time again -- the organizers of the 2014 Penny Arcade Expo have once again selected ten indie games to be showcased in free booth space at the annual show in August.
July 28, 2014
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Video: How to make your games more inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly
Developers and scholars Zoe Quinn, Samantha Allen, Mattie Brice, Todd Harper and Christine Love offer friendly, practical advice on how you can make your games more inclusive in this GDC 2014 talk.
July 28, 2014
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Get a job: Tripwire seeks an AI Programmer 2
The studio responsible for Killing Floor 2 is looking to hire an AI programmer to work on creature and character AI in Tripwire's Roswell, GA offices.
July 28, 2014
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'Who are your game dev heroes?'
Games inspire us to make games, but so do the people behind them. Here are inspirational developers, as selected by our Twitter followers.
July 25, 2014