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Get a job: Turtle Rock seeks a Technical Artist
The folks making Evolve are looking to hire a technical artist to assist with asset production and optimization for PC and contemporary console hardware in their Lake Forest, CA studio.
July 2, 2014
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Finnish mobile studio founded by Remedy, Rovio vets raises $2.65M
Casual games startup Seriously has wrapped its second round of seed funding, bringing its total investment warchest to roughly $5 million as it prepares to launch its first mobile game.
July 2, 2014
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Amazon launches Appstore Developer Select program in the UK
Amazon has today launched the Appstore Developer Select Programme in the UK, meaning that Android games launched on the Amazon Appstore in the UK can now take advantage of the scheme.
July 1, 2014
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Get a job: Linden Lab is hiring a Senior Software Engineer
The house that gave us Second Life is looking to bring on an experienced software engineer to work on core engine development in Linden Lab's San Francisco, CA office.
July 1, 2014
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GDC Europe 2014's 'classic postmortem' is Broken Sword
Influential game designer Charles Cecil will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem about the groundbreaking adventure game Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars at GDC Europe 2014 in Cologne this August.
July 1, 2014
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The realities of the Chinese mobile market for western devs
"I’d say this year, we’re looking at eight to 30 percent of the market." - iDreamSky co-founder Jeff Lyndon, on the potential for foreign-developed games in the Chinese smartphone market.
July 1, 2014
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Former Xbox Live policy director joins Gears of War team
Stephen Toulouse, previously policy and enforcement director at Xbox Live, has rejoined Microsoft in another video game role.
June 30, 2014
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Shortlist for GameCity Prize 2014 announced
UK video game festival GameCity has revealed the shortlist for its fourth GameCity Prize, with a mix of titles from big-name publishers and smaller indie studios.
June 27, 2014
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YouTube using video games to promote new 60fps support
Support for 48 and 60 frames per second video is coming to YouTube in the next few months, and Google has used video games to show off how this can look.
June 27, 2014
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A third of Wii U owners have bought Mario Kart 8
Nintendo says that Mario Kart 8 has sold 2 million copies since it launched four weeks ago, meaning that roughly a third of Wii U owners have a copy of the game.
June 27, 2014
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GDC Europe's Innovative Games Showcase reveals inaugural game lineup
GDC Europe organizers have revealed the games that will be featured in the first-ever European Innovative Games Showcase during the Indie Games Summit at the August show.
June 27, 2014
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Destiny to be biggest game of the year? One analyst suggests so
Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz lists Bungie and Activision's Destiny as the likely top performer of 2014, with projected sales of 10 to 15 million copies.
June 27, 2014