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Analyst: Console titles now selling as many as 25% of copies digitally
Data keeps coming in that suggests the shift to digital is a big one for this generation, with Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz now saying that a quarter of copies are digital.
Nov. 14, 2014
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'Should you charge for new content, or give it to your audience for free?'
This week, Monument Valley updated with paid DLC -- and a portion of its users revolted. Can you charge for content? Should you? We ask devs.
Nov. 14, 2014
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See how top F2P spenders are shaping our industry at GDC 2015
Kongregate cofounder and CEO Emily Greer returns to the Game Developers Conference in March to share insight into the personalities, play patterns and spending habits of top F2P game spenders.
Nov. 14, 2014
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Mobile game publisher Scopely raises $35 million in funding
Scopely, a mobile game publishing platform founded in 2011, has received $35 million in a new round of funding, with which the company plans to "expand and diversify" its lineup of games.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is being streamed rather a lot on Twitch
Twitch today said that the recently released Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the most streamed console game of 2014, in terms of launch week streaming figures.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Smash Bros. for 3DS crosses 1 million copies in U.S.
Nintendo's handheld version of its fighting franchise is a quick success in the U.S. market, as the Wii U version is on the cusp of release.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Ubisoft scrambles to fix Assassin's Creed Unity launch issues
The launch of Assassin's Creed Unity seems to be causing some trouble for developer Ubisoft, whose stock price has dropped amid widespread complaints of technical issues with the game.
Nov. 13, 2014
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Despite large-scale profits, Tencent's mobile game sales are slowing down
Chinese games giant Tencent posted greatly increased profits for its third quarter, although the company wasn't able to hit analyst estimates, due in part to slowing mobile game revenues.
Nov. 12, 2014
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More launch-time multiplayer server issues, this time for Halo
Another big-name multiplayer AAA title has suffered server issues at launch. This time around it's Halo, and developer 343 Industries has already apologized for the issues.
Nov. 12, 2014
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Samsung targets VR developers with new 360-degree 3D camera
The electronics company unveiled a new 360-degree "Project Beyond" VR camera today, pitching it as a way for VR developers to both record and livestream 3D footage for use in games and apps.
Nov. 12, 2014
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Xbox One nearing 10 million units shipped
Well, we now have concrete proof that Microsoft's lagging behind Sony -- but according to VP Yusuf Mehdi, the console's recent price drop has provided a big boost to sales in the short term.
Nov. 12, 2014
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How did Ubisoft take Assassin's Creed co-op? Find out at GDC 2015
Assassin's Creed Unity launches this week, and one of its most unique features is a four-player cooperative multiplayer mode. Find out how it was made from a Ubisoft programmer at GDC 2015.
Nov. 11, 2014