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Sony seeks to settle lawsuit over PSN data breach for $15 million
Sony has agreed to a preliminary $15 million settlement in a long-running class action lawsuit over the PlayStation Network security breach in April 2011. Here's what they're offering to those affected.
July 24, 2014
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In-game currency comes to Titanfall, but you can't buy it
Respawn announced today that it will be adding in-game currency to Titanfall alongside a new market system on July 31, but you can't pay real money for it -- you have to play for it.
July 24, 2014
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Q&A: Keeping up with hit mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Kim Kardashian has conquered everything from cable TV to bottled water with some stupendous branding tactics. Now, the branding maven can add the iOS App Store to her list of conquests.
July 24, 2014
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Q&A: Jonatan Van Hove launches GDC Europe's first innovation showcase
Van Hove shares his experience as a European indie developer and his inspiration for working to establish the first-ever European Innovative Games Showcase at GDC Europe 2014 this August.
July 23, 2014
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Video: Designing games to be impactful, not escapist entertainment
In this GDC 2013 talk, designer Jane McGonigal reminds developers that their games really do affect the lives of their players and gives design advice to ensure those effects are positive.
July 23, 2014
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Get a job: Turbine is hiring a Mobile Software Engineer
The house responsible for Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA needs a software engineer to work on mobile projects in its Needham, Massachusetts office.
July 23, 2014
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Lionsgate bolsters its game division with free-to-play studio deal
Lionsgate continues to chase game development, announcing this week that it has partnered with -- and invested money in -- the newly-minted Finnish F2P developer Next Games.
July 23, 2014
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Riot experiments with permabans to stamp out toxic behavior
The company is testing a new system in League of Legends that can permanently ban players for "extreme toxicity" like griefing and use of racial or homophobic slurs. Because, c'mon now.
July 23, 2014
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How Ubisoft taught a strategy game studio to be a AAA shooter studio
How does Ubisoft develop a game across as many as 10 different studios? Gamasutra speaks to David Polfeldt, managing director of Massive, developers of The Division, to find out.
July 23, 2014
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Wii U won players over after E3, market report suggests
GameSpot Trax, the editorial site's analytics and research arm, suggests its readers have dramatically increased their interest in the Wii U following Nintendo's strong showing.
July 23, 2014
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Twitch's new 'Host Mode' allows channels to cross-promote
Whether you use it to help promote games from developer friends or it evolves in a way for popular channels to curate the feeds they like best, it could be a significant upgrade.
July 23, 2014
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Facebook's Zuckerberg promises heavy investment in Oculus VR
"We can help define what the next generation of computing is going to be," said Facebook founder and CEO Zuckerberg, by way of explaining the $2 billion deal for Oculus VR.
July 23, 2014