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Zynga's Mattrick, Wargaming, and Nexon team up for new mobile startup fund
London Venture Partners -- VCs who funded Supercell, NaturalMotion, Playfish, Applifier, and Unity -- team up with big names in the game industry to fund European developers.
July 15, 2014
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Mobile studio Motiga jumps on the F2P PC bandwagon with new MOBA
Mobile game company Motiga has taken funding from folks like NetEase and SmileGate to develop Gigantic, a free-to-play multiplayer PC action game inspired by MOBA design.
July 15, 2014
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The beautifully intricate dollhouse of Else Heartbreak
Erik Svedäng and Niklas Åkerblad talk Else Heartbreak, a story-driven game set in the fictional harbor town of Dorisburg: "a strange kind of homemade Grand Theft Auto, without any guns or cars."
July 15, 2014
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Get a job: Activision is hiring a Software Engineer
Activision is seeking an experienced software engineer looking to get involved in some heavy R&D alongside the team in its Seattle, WA studio.
July 15, 2014
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Team17 came close to losing the Worms IP
"The extra funding was necessary but agreeing to clauses that include IP seizure is beyond stupid." - Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick admits that her company nearly lost the Worms IP.
July 14, 2014
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YouTubers Yogscast taking revenue share to promote Space Engineers
In the midst of Gamasutra investigating the ethics of game developers paying for YouTuber coverage, one of the biggest game YouTubers has announced a partnership with a dev that includes taking a share of its sales revenue for a month.
July 14, 2014
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Raspberry Pi final build now available for purchase
The final version of the Raspberry Pi, the cheap and tiny computer that aims to teach programming to students, has now been released.
July 14, 2014
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Michael Acton Smith steps down as Mind Candy president
Michael Acton Smith has stepped down as CEO and president of Moshi Monsters company Mind Candy, as the company looks to more aggressively target the U.S. games market.
July 14, 2014
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Tekken 7 is in development using Unreal Engine 4
Namco Bandai announced this week that Tekken 7, a new title in the long-running fighting series, is being built using Unreal Engine 4.
July 14, 2014
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Sweden, Germany and the UK rated top European dev hubs in GDC Europe survey
European developers responding to the GDC Europe 2014 State of the Industry survey feel Sweden is making the best games in Europe right now, with the UK and Germany poised to usurp that honor.
July 14, 2014
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Diablo III will finally see an official release in China
Diablo III has been cleared for an official release in mainland China under the aegis of NetEase, the internet company which has been operating Blizzard games in the East for years.
July 14, 2014
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Payday 2 game director departs Overkill to go indie
Industry veteran David Goldfarb has left Swedish developer Overkill Software to start his own indie venture in Stockholm, citing discomfort in AAA development.
July 14, 2014