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EA sees profits rise on the back of strong packaged game sales
The company is reporting modest growth in both revenue and profits as sales of packaged games like EA Sports UFC overtake digital for the first time in months.
July 22, 2014
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Apple's quarter sees good performance, solid phone sales
Apple has strong financial performance for its third quarter as iPhone sales are up slightly year-on-year, while iPad sales are down.
July 22, 2014
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Microsoft CEO Nadella sticks by Xbox, citing bigger opportunities
CEO Satya Nadella plans to continue to back Xbox because of the prominence of games in today's software ecosystem, saying, "gaming is the largest digital life category in a mobile-first, cloud-first world."
July 22, 2014
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GameSalad adds cloud features with Together Games acquisition
Drag-and-drop, template-based game creation tool gets a useful upgrade thanks to the Together Platform, bringing achievements, leaderboards, chat, and multiplayer.
July 22, 2014
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A new $25M investment fund for game developers
Chasing the game-driven success of LINE, mobile messaging platform Tango has hired a Gree expat and set aside $25 million to entice developers and fund nascent internal development efforts.
July 21, 2014
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Analyst tries to keep up with Kardashian game
Analysts are lauding Kim Kardashian: Hollywood as a major turning point for Glu Mobile and doubling their expectations of its earning potential in the wake of the freemium app's strong debut.
July 21, 2014
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'What are the greatest influences on your work as a creator?'
When we asked our Twitter followers what influenced them, we were hoping to hear lots of different things, and so we did.
July 21, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: Tell It from the Mountain-top
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Zach Alexander on topics ranging from the structure of A Machine for Pigs to all about a certain Mountain.
July 17, 2014
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Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs -- but Xbox will only see 'limited change'
As Microsoft announced today that it will cut 18,000 jobs at the company during the next year, VP Stephen Elop said that the company will now focus its efforts on its phones, Surface, and Xbox businesses.
July 17, 2014
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Get a job: Runic Games seeks a visual effects artist
Torchlight series developer Runic Games seeks an artist interested in "creating compelling and dynamic real-time visual effects" as well as working "to improve... our visual effects creation pipeline."
July 17, 2014
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TIGA survey suggests UK indies are far from self-sufficient
TIGA's new funding report that suggests very few UK-based indie developers are entirely self-sufficient, and the vast majority accept some form of third-party financial support.
July 17, 2014
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Valve and ESPN get cozy in new eSports deal
The popularity of eSports continues to attract traditional sports organizations like ESPN, who is partnering with Valve to stream the Dota 2 International via its streaming and broadcast channels.
July 17, 2014