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DayZ creator returns home to launch his own studio: RocketWerkz
After leaving Bohemia Interactive, DayZ creator Dean Hall has put out the call for developer to join him at his nascent New Zealand studio RocketWerkz.
Dec. 9, 2014
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Analysts project very healthy holiday period for Nintendo
With 2014 seeing the release of Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta 2 and Super Smash Bros., along with the launch of Amiibos, analysts are projecting Nintendo to make a tidy profit this year.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Come to GDC 2015 for expert tips on leading high-performance dev teams
Ubisoft Montreal's Madelaine Beermann has years of leadership experience in just such a job, and in March she'll be giving an expert talk on leading high-performance teams at GDC 2015.
Dec. 8, 2014
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General Patton's estate suing over use of likeness in video game
CMG Worldwide, the agent managing the use of George S. Patton's likeness for the Patton family, is suing Maximum Games over the use of his likeness in History Legends of War: Patton.
Dec. 8, 2014
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Threes and Monument Valley are Apple's games of 2014
It's that time of year again: Apple has named its top apps of 2014, recognizing Threes and Monument Valley as the best iPhone and best iPad games of the year (respectively).
Dec. 8, 2014
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Discover the design wisdom of early American board games at GDC
Brooklyn-based game designer Julia Keren-Detar is coming to GDC 2015 to delve into the origins of a few classic American board games and show how the culture of their times influenced the game design we see today.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Make time to play the 2015 Train Jam games at GDC 2015
There's another Train Jam happening on the way to GDC next year, and GDC 2015 officials are providing a dedicated space where devs can display the games they've made during the jam.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Microsoft apologizes for being past due on XBLIG dev payments
Microsoft has publicly apologized for a delay in paying select Xbox Live Indie Games developers after a member of the Destructoid community took the company to task over the missing money.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Borderlands 2 writer shares advice at GDC 2015's Narrative Summit
Anthony Burch's talk on valuing great characters over great plot points will be part of the GDC 2015 Game Narrative Summit, a series of frank talks on the topic from leading industry experts.
Dec. 2, 2014
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EA backing off buying companies, from here on out
The publisher most famous for studio acquisitions now not so hot on them, and wants to spend more effort on growing its internal capabilities.
Dec. 2, 2014
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Get a job: GREE is hiring a Senior Game Designer
Japanese social game company GREE is looking for an experienced game designer to work on developing innovative social game mechanics in its Vancouver, British Columbia studio.
Dec. 1, 2014
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Study: Girls made more complex games than boys, liked dev less
Students in UK schools were tasked with using visual scripting to create games in the Neverwinter Nights 2 engine -- to help teach them computational thinking.
Dec. 1, 2014