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Looking back on A Link to the Past
Nintendo has announced a new game in Zelda's Link to the Past universe. Leigh Alexander reflects on what made the original game world special, and why we'd welcome it especially these days.
April 22, 2013
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Gearbox Software has acquired the Homeworld franchise
Gearbox is typically all about owning the franchises that it works on: Borderlands, Duke Nukem, Brothers in Arms, and now, the well-regarded Homeworld series.
April 22, 2013
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Final reminder: Call for GDC Europe 2013 talks closes today!
Game Developers Conference Europe 2013 organizers are reminding that the show's call for lectures will close today- submit your talks for the August show in Cologne before midnight PT.
April 22, 2013
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Vlambeer's games popular among players, cloners alike
Ridiculous Fishing developer Vlambeer's games are popular with players, and apparently also with cloners. Vlambeer's upcoming Luftrausers seems to have spawned a twin on the App Store.
April 22, 2013
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Crowdfunded effort to buy Homeworld series goes south
An independent developer has failed to acquire rights to the Homeworld franchise and is now refunding Kickstarter backers. Now the question is who owns the storied RTS franchise, and what will they do with it?
April 19, 2013
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Get a job: Sony is looking for an innovative IT director
"The IT Director is responsible for management and oversight of the Product Development IT (America) Group. The group provides IT support and infrastructure ranging from helpdesk to engineering & architecture for all internal WWS groups in the US."
April 19, 2013
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Call for GDC Europe 2013 talks closes on Monday - submit now!
Game Developers Conference Europe 2013 organizers are reminding that the show's call for lectures will close on Monday April 22nd - submit your talks for the August show in Cologne today!
April 19, 2013
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Tim Langdell's 'Edge' trademarks are finally cancelled
The Tim Langdell 'Edge' saga is well and truly over, as the U.S. patent and trademark department has noted that all of Langdell's trademarks relating to the word Edge have been cancelled.
April 19, 2013
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Peter Molyneux may have just monetized trolling
"Maybe the effects of automatically removing cubelets will be neutralized by players keen to keep Curiosity going." - A note from Peter Molyneux's 22cans tells users they can pay to reverse the progress made by others.
April 19, 2013
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Centipede creator sees lack of diversity in the game industry
Atari alumna Dona Bailey speaks in this new Indie Tech Talk video about how far the industry has come and where it still needs to go.
April 19, 2013
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Video: See where Resident Evil's creator wants to take the horror genre
Mainstream horror games today are heavy on the action and lacking in the horror. Can one of the genre's old guard bring the creeps back to horror game design?
April 19, 2013
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Send your dirty dev tricks for the final issue of GD Mag!
Game Developer is bringing back one of one of its most popular features: Dirty Coding Tricks! It's not just for coders, though; send us stories of your dirtiest workarounds for other dev discipline.
April 19, 2013