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Take care of yourself: A tip from the 2014 Game Career Guide
In this edition, Frog Fractions developer Jim Crawford offers some advice for indies and student developers: take care of yourself and your team, so you (and your game) don't fizzle out!
Dec. 19, 2014
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Valve has a change of heart, restores Hatred to Greenlight
Shortly after it was removed from Steam Greenlight for being unpublishable, Destructive Creations' Hatred has been restored to the service with what appears to be a personal apology from Gabe Newell.
Dec. 17, 2014
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How do indie game sales today compare to 2009? Find out at GDC
Don't miss Mike Rose, TinyBuild talent scout extraordinaire, sharing indie game sales advice on the based on real sales figures from a wide range of developers as part of the GDC 2015 Independent Games Summit.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Humble Bundle surpasses $50M raised for charity
The Humble Bundle organization has raised more than $50 million for charitable causes in the four years since Wolfire Games spearheaded the launch of the very first Humble Indie Bundle.
Dec. 16, 2014
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Apply now for a free GDC 2015 pass via the GDC Scholarship Program
GDC officials have once again donated a number of complimentary GDC 2015 passes to a variety of organizations through the GDC Scholarship Program, and the deadline to apply is approaching fast.
Dec. 12, 2014
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Get a job: Be Shiver's new Art Director
Miami-based mobile/PC game startup Shiver Entertainment is looking for an experienced artist to head up its art production efforts and manage a team as the studio embarks on its debut title.
Dec. 12, 2014
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Game scholar/designer Gonzalo Frasca to keynote IndieCade East
Author, teacher and noted game designer/researcher/critic Gonzalo Frasca will be delivering a keynote address at the third annual IndieCade East conference in February.
Dec. 11, 2014
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Smash Bros. for Wii U breaks 700k in U.S., with Amiibo sales right behind
We get the numbers behind Nintendo's resurgent fall -- with plenty of copies of Pokemon, Smash, and those RFID-enabled Amiibo figurines sold already.
Dec. 11, 2014
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Sony lays plans for a January release of PlayStation 4 in China
Sony expects to launch a version of its PlayStation 4 console in China on January 11th, nearly four months after Microsoft brought its Xbox One to the region.
Dec. 11, 2014
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Get a job: Hangar 13 seeks an Audio Programmer
Novato-based Hangar 13, the newest 2K Games studio, is looking to hire an audio programmer who can help create and maintain WWise-based pipelines for a multiplatform title.
Dec. 11, 2014
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Mobile F2P strategy game studio PlayRaven nabs $4.1M in funding
PlayRaven, the Finnish studio focused on producing free-to-play mobile strategy games, closed a round of funding to the tune of $4.1 million this week after launching its debut title Spymasters.
Dec. 10, 2014
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App Annie adds Windows Store support to its analytics platform
Analytics firm App Annie has finally added support for the Windows Store to its suite of digital game market research tools, nearly three years after Microsoft launched the storefront.
Dec. 9, 2014