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Unity arrives on PlayStation 4, with Morpheus support to follow
Developers can now register with Sony to download Unity 4.3 for PlayStation 4, which includes support for the DualShock 4, Move controller, PlayStation 4 Camera and -- eventually -- Project Morpheus.
June 16, 2014
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TIGA: UK video game tax breaks will be better than we expected
The UK video game industry trade group has upped its forecast for the government's recently-ratified game indudstry tax breaks, estimating they will now create or protect roughly 10,000 jobs.
June 16, 2014
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Facebook redesigns iPad app to better promote games
The company added a dedicated game list and a game recommendation engine to the Facebook iPad app in an effort to boost a developer's ability to attract players and keep them playing.
June 16, 2014
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Oculus scoops up Supergiant Games senior programmer
Chris Jurney has left the Bastion and Transistor studio to work on the Oculus Rift, as the company continues to secure talent.
June 16, 2014
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Capcom shareholders scrap plan that prevents hostile takeovers
At its latest investor meeting, the Japanese's publishers shareholders voted to end the company's hostile takeover defense -- which could open up the company to acquisition via a stock buy-up.
June 16, 2014
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Popular YouTuber PewDiePie generated $4 million in 2013
In a new report on the the Swedish Let's Player, The Wall Street Journal reports that his video channel generated massive profits for 2013.
June 16, 2014
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Finding the fun fast: How rapid prototyping shaped Evolve
One of the keys to Turtle Rock's success is its emphasis on rapid prototyping -- find the fun first and iterate and build from there. We spoke to the studio's creative director Phil Robb at E3.
June 16, 2014
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Insomniac Games is looking to hire a Senior Engine Programmer
The folks who are making Sunset Overdrive need an experienced programmer to design and develop new engine technology in the studio's Burbank, CA offices.
June 16, 2014
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Video: Shenmue postmortem from Yu Suzuki and Mark Cerny
Yu Suzuki, the influential Japanese game designer famously known for his work at Sega, delivers a Classic Game Postmortem talk about his Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue at GDC 2014.
June 16, 2014
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Attendance up, exhibitor numbers down at E3 this year
Around 49,800 people attended E3 this year, up slightly from last year's attendance of 48,200, although the number of exhibitors dropped.
June 13, 2014
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How happy accidents made Oculus platformer Lucky's Tale possible
Building a third-person virtual reality platformer seems like a fool's errand, but Paul Bettner's new studio Playful has stumbled upon some VR design tricks that seem to make it work.
June 13, 2014
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Layoffs hit GameTrailers just days after it was sold by Viacom
Multiple GameTrailers employees are reporting that they've been laid off today in the wake of the company's acquisition -- along with Addicting Games and Shockwave -- by Defy Media.
June 13, 2014