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A handful of British game studios have passed the tax relief cultural test
More than 30 British game studios have applied for the new video game tax relief in the UK, while just over a dozen games have received provisional certification to go ahead for the application.
Nov. 26, 2014
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EA honored for its LGBT equality practices
Electronic Arts is one of the best companies practicing LGBT equality, according to an annual report from the Human Rights Campaign.
Nov. 26, 2014
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Orcs Must Die! coming to China via Tencent agreement
Orcs Must Die studio Robot Entertainment is looking to greatly expand its player base, with a new Tencent partnership that will see its popular franchise coming to the Greater China Region.
Nov. 26, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Advanced Warfare to Ikea Game Design
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Zolani Stewart on topics ranging from a second look at Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to game design notes from the Ikea showroom floor.
Nov. 25, 2014
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Super Smash Bros. is the Wii U's fastest-selling game in the U.S.
Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Wii U sold more than 490,000 copies in its opening U.S. weekend, making it the fastest-selling Wii U title to date.
Nov. 25, 2014
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Nordic Games opens Munich studio for new SpellForce title
Nordic Games has put together a new real-time strategy game studio in Munich, that will focus on building a third core title in the SpellForce franchise.
Nov. 24, 2014
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American McGee takes casino games for a spin
American McGee and his team at Spicy Horse has once again shifted strategy, teaming up with gambling game company Odobo to add slot games to McGee's previously Kickstarted action game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Analysts: 2015 will be the year cloud gaming finally takes off
Analysts believe the recent launches of the PlayStation Now and Nvidia Grid game streaming services will be a one-two punch that catapults "cloud gaming" to mainstream relevance by the end of 2015.
Nov. 24, 2014
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Telltale vet Dave Grossman joins narrative-focused Reactive Studios
Reactive Studios, a company focused around creating unique narrative-driven experiences for mobile, has hired former Telltale design director and head writer Dave Grossman as its new CCO.
Nov. 18, 2014
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Nintendo doesn't simply want the same games as every other system
"What the other companies are doing makes business sense. But it's boring." - Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto goes some way to explaining why you shouldn't expect so many third-party titles on Nintendo platforms.
Nov. 17, 2014
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Robotoki pays a price for abandoning F2P in favor of premium dev
Robert Bowling's indie studio has ended its publishing deal with Nexon and laid off staff as it moves to make its formerly F2P project Human Element a premium game.
Nov. 14, 2014
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Indian firm lays plans to start buying up Western mobile studios
Mumbai-based entertainment firm Reliance Entertainment plans to pay $2-$5 million a pop next year for studios with headcounts of roughly 5-12 people in a bid to expand its mobile games business.
Nov. 14, 2014