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Watch Dogs surpasses 4 million copies sold in its debut week
Ubisoft continues to report remarkably strong sales of Watch Dogs, claiming it has sold through more than 4 million copies of the game in the seven days since it launched.
June 3, 2014
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Shipping your first game while you're still in school: A Story About My Uncle
These Swedish game design students founded a company and cut a deal with Coffee Stain Studios to publish their first game, Story About My Uncle, to positive buzz a week before graduation.
June 3, 2014
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Hunt marks the debut of the Vigil expats at Crytek USA
The team at Austin-based Crytek USA have revealed their first project, a four-player cooperative action game set in a supernatural version of the 1800s titled Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age.
June 3, 2014
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Riot suspends two League of Legends pros for 'toxic behavior'
League of Legends has long had a reputation for toxic behavior -- which Riot has been striving to correct. Yesterday, it banned two pro players for the remainder of 2014.
June 3, 2014
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Kickstarter simplifies its rules, and the campaign submission process
More types of campaigns are allowed, and an automatic approval process allows campaigners to publish immediately rather than wait for Kickstarter staff verification.
June 3, 2014
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Suffering from realness: A tale of two Kanye West games
Leigh Alexander looks at two very different Kanye West video games, and how each approaches his music: Is there room for something to exist on the spectrum between cynicism and humor?
June 3, 2014
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New offering aims to take sting out of COPPA compliance for Unity devs
With the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in full effect, one company is offering a way to help developers comply with COPPA's complex guidelines.
June 3, 2014
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Get a job: Red Storm is hiring a technical level designer
Ubisoft's Red Storm Entertainment is looking to hire an experienced technical level designer to work alongside the design team in the company's Cary, NC office.
June 3, 2014
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Reminder: European Innovative Games Showcase submissions close on Friday
GDC Europe 2014 organizers are still seeking submissions to the inaugural European Innovative Games Showcase at the Cologne, Germany show this August.
June 3, 2014
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Crytek reveals its plans for the Homefront franchise
Crytek bought the rights to the Homefront IP from THQ last year, after the publisher was cut up and sold off. Now Crytek has revealed the future of the franchise, with a new title coming to next-gen consoles next year.
June 2, 2014
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Watch Dogs is now the UK's fastest-selling new IP
We already knew that Watch Dogs had done the business for Ubisoft over its launch week, but now we have some perspective for those sales -- including the fact that Watch Dogs is now the best-selling new IP ever in the UK.
June 2, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: Google buys Twitch, everyone eats Pokemon
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Lindsey Joyce on topics ranging from the food politics of Pokemon to the ramifications of Google's acquisition of Twitch.
June 2, 2014