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Kuju launches equity crowdfunding effort for UK game studio startups
UK-based independent studio (Art Academy, Zumba series) is booting up a £300,000 ($509,415) fund to back a "portfolio of studios" and help them find success.
July 25, 2014
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Strange and mundane come together in Variable State's Virginia
Variable State tells us about Virginia, its in-development narrative game inspired by 1990s TV like Twin Peaks -- character studies, magical realism and what hides beneath the suburban mundane.
July 25, 2014
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Crytek speaks about its financial woes, manages to explain little
The company blames recent reports of its developers not being paid on internal miscommunication as Crytek sought additional funding, which it claims to have now secured.
July 25, 2014
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Samsung bets mobile games will be big on TV with BlueStacks investment
Samsung Ventures has contributed an undisclosed amount to GamePop manufacturer BlueStack's latest fundraising round, suggesting the microconsole may soon come to Samsung hardware.
July 25, 2014
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Square Enix CTO Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves company
The company names senior tech staffer Remi Driancourt as leader of its Luminous Studio engine development project as it seeks a successor.
July 25, 2014
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Game developers speak their minds as part of our 2014 Salary Survey
As part of Gamasutra's 2014 Game Developer Salary Survey, we asked respondents an open question: "Do you have anything to say about the game industry in 2013?"
July 25, 2014
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Microsoft signs promotional deal with China Telecom for Xbox One
30 million broadband subscribers will be offered a chance to purchase the console as part of their internet service packages when it goes on sale in China in September.
July 25, 2014
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Video: The enduring legacy of EA_Spouse
In this GDC 2013 talk the 'EA_Spouse' herself, Erin Hoffman, looks back on how conversations about work-life balance in the game industry since 2004, and what it all might mean for the future.
July 25, 2014
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Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring a Producer
The developer of the Tomb Raider reboot is looking to hire a producer with project management experience on the developer side to work on AAA projects in its Redwood City, CA office.
July 25, 2014
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GDC Europe debuts sponsored sessions and a full Amazon dev day
GDC Europe 2014 organizers highlight a day-long sponsored developer day from Amazon and great sponsored sessions from Microsoft, Google, Epic and more.
July 24, 2014
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Get a job: Obsidian is hiring a Visual Effects Artist
Handy with Maya and 3ds Max? Irvine, CA-based Obisidian Entertainment is looking to hire a visual effects artist to work with the designers and art director of an upcoming MMORPG.
July 24, 2014
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Yet another storefront to sell your Linux games
Gog.com finally adds Linux to its portfolio of supported platforms today, announcing that it now sells over 50 Linux-compatible games and will be adding more in the months to come.
July 24, 2014