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Super Evil Megacorp is betting there's demand for a 'core' mobile MOBA
The San Mateo-based startup includes developers from Riot, Blizzard and Rockstar who are hoping to corner an underserved market with their debut title, the free-to-play iOS MOBA Vainglory.
June 5, 2014
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Gaijin Games tackling new projects as Choice Provisions
Bit.Trip developer Gaijin Games announced today that it is rebranding itself as Choice Provisions and working on two new games for iOS and Steam.
June 5, 2014
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Zynga CEO Mattrick admits that Supercell ate its lunch
"Look, the fact that we didn’t have a mobile version of FarmVille is what created the opportunity for Hay Day," the Zynga CEO Don Mattrick admits.
June 5, 2014
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Get a job: Runic Games is hiring a Visual Effects Artist
The creators of Torchlight are looking for someone with experience using tools like Photoshop and 3D Studio Max to work on crafting stylized visual effects in the studio's Seattle, WA office.
June 5, 2014
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Steam updates Early Access FAQ to say games may never be finished
Crucial bit of text now states that games may never be completed, a change which Valve says is "intended to help set customer expectations."
June 4, 2014
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1 billion downloads for the Temple Run franchise
Imangi Studios says that combined downloads for endless runner titles Temple Run and Temple Run 2 have now topped 1 billion in total on mobile.
June 4, 2014
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More exec departures at Zynga
Although it appeared that the executive departures had died down at social game company Zynga, this lull was shortlived, as another bunch of execs have left the Farmville house this month.
June 4, 2014
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Former LucasArts staffers raise $1.5M for new game studio
Four ex-LucasArts staffers have received $1.475 million in funding, to fuel development and marketing for their first game, due for release later this year.
June 4, 2014
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Valve expat Jason Holtman joins Oculus as Head of Platform
After eight years at Valve and six months at Microsoft, itinerant game industry executive Jason Holtman has confirmed that he will join Oculus VR to work on building developer partnerships.
June 4, 2014
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Xbox Live drops the paywall and adds a bevy of entertainment apps
Microsoft plans to add more than forty new apps for services like HBO Go and Vine to Xbox Live in a bid to bolster the non-game entertainment options for Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners.
June 4, 2014
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No more Kinect means Xbox One devs get 10% GPU boost in June SDK
In its June developer kit update for the Xbox One, Microsoft is giving developers more access to GPU bandwidth thanks to the removal of the Kinect from the package, the company has announced.
June 4, 2014
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Stardock boss says mobile games 'not a viable business model yet'
In its latest annual report, CEO Brad Wardell notes that as a traditional game developer, making a predictable business on mobile games just isn't workable -- and for PC, retail is dead.
June 4, 2014