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Shortlist for GameCity Prize 2014 announced
UK video game festival GameCity has revealed the shortlist for its fourth GameCity Prize, with a mix of titles from big-name publishers and smaller indie studios.
June 27, 2014
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Designing a real-life Escape the Room experience
The chances are that you've tried your hand at an Escape the Room video game challenges before. You may not have experienced one of the many real life Escape the Room games that have been popping up around the world.
June 27, 2014
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Press vs. YouTuber: Ryan Letourneau talks video, Metacritic, ethics
Gamasutra's Mike Rose sits down with YouTuber Ryan Letourneau to discuss where the scene is headed, how it compares to the traditional press, and where YouTubers should stand on topics like ethics.
June 27, 2014
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Nintendo student games released on Japanese eShop for free
Nintendo holds a video game seminar for college students each year, where students are taught to make games. The company this week released four games from students on the last course on the Japanese Wii U eShop for free.
June 27, 2014
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YouTube using video games to promote new 60fps support
Support for 48 and 60 frames per second video is coming to YouTube in the next few months, and Google has used video games to show off how this can look.
June 27, 2014
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A third of Wii U owners have bought Mario Kart 8
Nintendo says that Mario Kart 8 has sold 2 million copies since it launched four weeks ago, meaning that roughly a third of Wii U owners have a copy of the game.
June 27, 2014
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Get a job: Blizzard seeks a Concept Artist
The house that built World of Warcraft and Hearthstone is looking for an experienced concept artist to work alongside the team in its Irvine, CA headquarters on an unannounced title.
June 27, 2014
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Video: 10 pieces of Hearthstone design wisdom
In this GDC 2014 talk, lead designer Eric Dodds lays out the design challenges Blizzard faced in building a remarkably successful digital collectible card game in Unity for both PC and mobile devices.
June 27, 2014
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GDC Europe's Innovative Games Showcase reveals inaugural game lineup
GDC Europe organizers have revealed the games that will be featured in the first-ever European Innovative Games Showcase during the Indie Games Summit at the August show.
June 27, 2014
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Perfect World wants your next F2P game on its new Arc platform
As more big players enter the free-to-play market, Perfect World launches a Steam-like F2P games platform in order to keep its players from straying. Now it needs fresh content to feed the machine.
June 27, 2014
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'What have you learned from the latest Steam sale?'
Another Steam Summer Sale is upon us. Buyers are snapping up deals right and left. What lessons are developers taking away from the experience?
June 27, 2014
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Destiny to be biggest game of the year? One analyst suggests so
Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz lists Bungie and Activision's Destiny as the likely top performer of 2014, with projected sales of 10 to 15 million copies.
June 27, 2014