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Get a job: Be a Senior Programmer at The Workshop
The Workshop, which had a hand in both The Evil Within and Sorcery, is looking for multiple programmers with console game development experience to join its Marina Del Rey, CA studio.
Dec. 31, 2014
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After 20 years, the founder of XNA and Xbox Live leaves Microsoft
XNA and Xbox Live overseer Boyd Multerer announced his departure from Microsoft this month after working with the company for two decades, first as a contractor and later as a full-time developer.
Dec. 29, 2014
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Nintendo wins patent lawsuit aimed at the Wii Remote
UltimatePointer has patents for hand-held pointing devices, with which it said it planned to market laser pointers for business use. Apparently the court didn't see the connection to the Wii.
Dec. 23, 2014
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Get expert advice on hosting your own eSports event at GDC 2015
ESL eSports expert James Lampkin comes to GDC 2015 next March to show you how to break free from the publisher-backed funding paradigm and build a successful standalone eSports event of your very own.
Dec. 23, 2014
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Get a job: Obsidian is hiring a UI/UX Artist
Got an eye for beautiful interface design? Obsidian Entertainment is looking to hire a UI/UX artist to work alongside the design, art and programming teams at its Irvine, CA studio.
Dec. 23, 2014
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2015 IGF announces Design, Audio juries
Proceedings are well underway for the jurying phase of the 2015 Independent Games Festival, in which discipline-specific experts play and discuss the merits of the nearly 650 games entered.
Dec. 22, 2014
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KerbalEdu receives its first major update
Kerbal Space Program's developer Squad and TeacherGaming have released the first major update to KerbalEdu, adding a mission editor, force arrows display and a flight recorder.
Dec. 22, 2014
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Shuttered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. studio GSC reopens for business
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series developer GSC Game World appears to be back in business after shutting down in 2011, with a new website and a new game in development.
Dec. 22, 2014
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Microsoft and 343 make good on broken Halo with free DLC
Another botched triple-A release, another mea culpa from a major publisher -- this time, with a free version of ODST and some other goodies.
Dec. 22, 2014
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Indie Megabooth Showcase returns to GDC 2015
GDC officials are excited to announce that the Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase exhibit will make a triumphant return to GDC this year, with a curated array of innovative indie games that will be playable by all GDC passholders during the 2015 Game Developers Conference, March 2-6.
Dec. 22, 2014
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Nintendo prevails in yet another patent suit
Though it suffered a major setback in a case against Philips recently, the video game giant has yet again won a case that could have stopped sales of the Wii U.
Dec. 19, 2014
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Chicago's High Voltage plans New Orleans expansion
Chicago-based High Voltage Software has laid plans to open a new office in Louisiana next year, and will be taking advantage of local tax incentives to do so.
Dec. 19, 2014