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Riot creating eSports symposium to benefit pros young and 'old'
Hoping to help eSports pros "age out" of competitive League of Legends play gracefully, Riot Games is instituting a new program to help them pass the torch to a new generation.
Aug. 15, 2014
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Gamasutra's top stories from GDC Europe 2014
We've compiled a list of our most popular GDC Europe stories this week, which should give you an easy way to catch up on some of the most interesting learnings to come out of the conference.
Aug. 14, 2014
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GDC Next reveals Assassin's Creed and RockYou talks
The CEO of RockYou and one of the lead developers of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag have joined the speaker lineup for the future-focused GDC Next, which will be held in L.A. this November.
Aug. 13, 2014
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Activision embraces the tablet market with next Skylanders game
The next Skylanders game is launching on tablets and consoles simultaneously, suggesting that (at least for this franchise) the tablet market is as important to Activision as the console market.
Aug. 12, 2014
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Bohemia is bringing DayZ to PlayStation 4
DayZ creator Dean Hall briefly took the stage during Sony's annual Gamescom press conference today to announce that Bohemia Interactive will launch a PlayStation 4 version of the game in 2015.
Aug. 12, 2014
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PlayStation 4 hits 10 million units sold
Today at Sony's Gamescom press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Jim Ryan announced that as of today, the company has sold over 10 million PlayStation 4 consoles, globally.
Aug. 12, 2014
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The higher the potential spend, the more players will spend
Mobile payments company Onebip offers research which suggests that players will pay more if they're able to spend more.
Aug. 11, 2014
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Pretty soon you'll be able to get a BA in game design at NYU
New York University announced plans last week to begin offering bachelor's degrees in game design next January, as part of its expanding NYU Game Center program.
Aug. 11, 2014
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Gone Home, Device 6 and more nominated for Unite Awards 2014
The likes of Gone Home, Device 6 and Hitman GO have received multiple nominations in this year's Unite Awards, held by popular game engine Unity.
Aug. 7, 2014
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Get ready: GDC Europe 2014 kicks off next week
The 2014 Game Developers Conference Europe kicks off next week, so we're taking a moment to highlight some of the events and guidelines you'll want to know about before you get to the show.
Aug. 7, 2014
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Get a job: Runic Games is hiring a VFX Artist
Torchlight developer Runic Games seeks an artist interested in "creating compelling and dynamic real-time visual effects" using Photoshop and 3DS Max to work in its Seattle, WA studio.
Aug. 7, 2014
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Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson has left BioWare
Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson has cut ties with BioWare to pursue new opportunities after nearly 16 years with the studio.
Aug. 7, 2014