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Kim Kardashian helps Glu Mobile to record profits
Glu Mobile says that strong sales of mobile hit Kim Kardashian: Hollywood have helped the company achieve its strongest quarter results ever.
Oct. 30, 2014
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OnLive expands service to Europeans outside the U.K.
If your game is available on OnLive, people in countries other than the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom can now create OnLive accounts and pay to play it.
Oct. 30, 2014
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Ubisoft reports better-than-expected sales thanks to Watch Dogs
The company beat its modest sales goal for the second fiscal quarter thanks to a growing digital games business and ongoing strong sales of Watch Dogs, which has shipped 9 million units to retail.
Oct. 30, 2014
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Sony's Yoshida publicly apologizes for Driveclub's ongoing issues
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has publicly apologized for the troubled launch of Driveclub and said there is no clear timetable for when the title's network issues will be resolved.
Oct. 30, 2014
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Ex-Blizzard frontman Rob Pardo shares his approach to game design
Civilization IV designer Soren Johnson talks to ex-Blizzard designer Rob Pardo (Warcraft 3, Starcraft II) about his career and his approach to design in the new Designer Notes podcast.
Oct. 30, 2014
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Developers, get ready: GDC Next kicks off on Monday
GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC descends upon the Los Angeles Convention Center next Monday. Here's what you need to know about where to go and what to see while you're there.
Oct. 30, 2014
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Report: Xbox Entertainment Studios is no more
The team hired to turn the Xbox One into a mass-market entertainment device with TV programming has exited the company, as promised in July -- but earlier than expected.
Oct. 29, 2014
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Take-Two remains optimistic in the face of expected revenue slump
Take-Two Interactive reports lukewarm revenue and a small net loss this quarter, but bets on strong sales of catalog titles this holiday as it raises earnings expectations for the fiscal year.
Oct. 29, 2014
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Stardock strikes publishing deal with indie team it helped create
Stardock has locked down the publishing rights to newly-minted Austin studio Mothership Entertainment's debut title, a PC strategy game built on Unreal Engine 4 that's expected to launch in 2015.
Oct. 29, 2014
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How can public Steam data inform game devs? Find out at GDC 2015
Ars Technica senior gaming editor Kyle Orland is coming to GDC 2015 in March to share useful takeaways from his research data-mining thousands of public Steam profiles.
Oct. 29, 2014
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GungHo looks to break the U.S. by signing Skulls of the Shogun studio
17-BIT, the studio best known for strategy game Skulls of the Shogun, has signed up with the U.S. branch of publisher GungHo Online Entertainment for its next game, Galak-Z: The Dimensional.
Oct. 27, 2014
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TIGA wants tax relief for game studios to train their developers
UK trade body TIGA has called for the British government to provide a training tax relief scheme, aimed at helping small creative businesses, including video game studios, promote skills and productivity training.
Oct. 27, 2014