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Facebook has good results on ad uptick, but game payments look weak
In its latest quarterly results, revenue grew 61 percent year-on-year, but the company's big wins were advertising-related, with game revenues falling for the second straight quarter.
July 23, 2014
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Controversial Areal Kickstarter suspended, but dev soldiers on
Members of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. team launched a Kickstarter campaign for open-world game Areal -- but it's been kicked off the funding platform amidst irregularities and accusations.
July 23, 2014
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As mobile takes hold, PC Gaming Alliance changes its name
The PC Gaming Alliance was founded in 2009 with the purpose of advocating the growth and standardization of games on PC. Now, the non-profit’s mission becomes broader.
July 23, 2014
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6 key points from the 2014 Indie Salary Report
This is the fifth year for the indie developer salary report, in which we survey non-salaried game developers. 2013 was a mixed bag overall, with some salaries up, some down year-on-year.
July 23, 2014
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5 important facts about the mobile game market
A new poll of over 10,000 app developers puts into numbers just how challenging the game app market has become.
July 23, 2014
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Sacked Halo composer settles lawsuit with former employer
Former Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell has accepted nearly $100,000 to settle his lawsuit against Bungie president Harold Ryan over unpaid benefits after allegedly being fired without cause.
July 22, 2014
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EA sees profits rise on the back of strong packaged game sales
The company is reporting modest growth in both revenue and profits as sales of packaged games like EA Sports UFC overtake digital for the first time in months.
July 22, 2014
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Microsoft ships 11.7 million Xbox consoles in 2014, a modest gain
Full-year results for the company overall show gains, but pre-price drop Xbox One performance doesn't move the needle for the quarter -- or much for the year.
July 22, 2014
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Apple's quarter sees good performance, solid phone sales
Apple has strong financial performance for its third quarter as iPhone sales are up slightly year-on-year, while iPad sales are down.
July 22, 2014
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Microsoft CEO Nadella sticks by Xbox, citing bigger opportunities
CEO Satya Nadella plans to continue to back Xbox because of the prominence of games in today's software ecosystem, saying, "gaming is the largest digital life category in a mobile-first, cloud-first world."
July 22, 2014
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GameSalad adds cloud features with Together Games acquisition
Drag-and-drop, template-based game creation tool gets a useful upgrade thanks to the Together Platform, bringing achievements, leaderboards, chat, and multiplayer.
July 22, 2014
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Game Developer Salary Survey 2014: The results are in!
Gamasutra recently polled over 4,000 game developers worldwide, asking them the question: How much money did you make?
July 22, 2014