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Unreal makes major upgrades with 4.5 release
Epic Games releases a big upgrade to its engine technology, with a slew of fixes and improvements; more than 40 were contributed from developers outside the company.
Oct. 14, 2014
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GDC Next speakers address a few failings of modern game design
Telltale Games' Caryl Shaw and developer Ara Shirinian will share lessons learned from their time in licensed and free-to-play game development at GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Airships: The beauty of chaos in the clouds
With so many building and crafting games coming out each month, and with many, many more in development, it can be tricky to truly bring something new to the table, that captures attention and rises above the rest.
Oct. 13, 2014
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Get a job: Petroglyph is hiring a Network/Web Programmer
Have experience developing network tech for games? Grey Goo developer Petroglyph Games is hiring a network/web programmer to work in its Las Vegas studio.
Oct. 10, 2014
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Gree and LINE team up to launch a new LINE-only games company
Epic Voyage Inc. is a new company that will be staffed with Gree veterans and develop games specifically for the LINE social games platform, as LINE continues to dominate the Asian mobile game market.
Oct. 9, 2014
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Nintendo lends support to Seattle museum's indie game exhibition
Nintendo has sent some mixed messages this year about its support for indie developers, so it's notable that the company is now sponsoring an upcoming museum exhibition on indie games.
Oct. 9, 2014
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Funding firm Tilting Point is looking for mobile devs to partner with
Tilting Point, a funding company set up by former Electronic Arts executives last year, is currently on the lookout for new mobile game studios to take on-board.
Oct. 8, 2014
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PC sales are starting to pick up again
We've heard about the consumer turn to tablets for several years now -- but new numbers suggest the PC's fortunes are starting to turn around.
Oct. 8, 2014
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As Smash Bros. sells 2.8M, Nintendo readies the Wii U version for Christmas
Nintendo said today that Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS has sold more than 2.8 million units worldwide -- and confirmed that the Wii U version will launch in November.
Oct. 7, 2014
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GDC Next adds talks on building your community and your business
Failbetter Games (Sunless Sea) marketing manager Hannah Flynn and Powell Group CEO Jay Powell join the roster of speakers addressing the business of making games at GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC.
Oct. 7, 2014
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Get a job: Avalanche Studios is hiring a Technical Artist
Just Cause progenitor Avalanche Studios is currently looking for a technical artist to work on the development of high-profile AAA projects for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Oct. 7, 2014
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One unique way to give your game away: make people paint for it
Indie devs Colin Northway and Rich Edwards released their game Deep Under the Sky with a unique promotional scheme: fans can 'pay' for the game by submitting a piece of original artwork.
Oct. 7, 2014