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Get a job: Red 5 Studios is hiring a Lead UI Programmer
Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is looking for an experienced UI coder to join the team at the studios' Irvine, CA offices and work with the programming team to improve the game's front-end.
Sept. 1, 2015
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U.S. mobile industry revenue about to be overtaken by China
Niko Partners' 2015 Chinese Mobile Gaming report has predicted that, by the end of 2015, the Chinese mobile games market will have surpassed that of the US in terms of revenue.
Sept. 1, 2015
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Nintendo opens a digital game storefront on Amazon in the West
This week Nintendo launched an Amazon storefront that allows customers to directly purchase codes for digital versions of (mostly first-party, for the moment) Wii U and 3DS games.
Sept. 1, 2015
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Smartwatch games heat up, as dev Everywear nabs $2.25m in funding
Runeblade, billed as "the first fantasy adventure on a smartwatch" according to its devs, must have impressed someone: The company closed a big funding round.
Aug. 31, 2015
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Disney: Roughly half of Disney Infinity players are girls
A Disney exec notes the company was surprised to find that Disney Infinity's playerbase is roughly 50/50 girls and boys. In response, Disney is developing the games to appeal more strongly to girls.
Aug. 28, 2015
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Konami to close 31 paid apps in Japan, free-to-play titles spared
With the industry fixated on Konami's biggest release of the year, the Japanese powerhouse has quietly announced plans to close a total of 31 mobile apps in Japan.
Aug. 27, 2015
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Report: Rapture would be the UK no. 1, if charts tracked digital
According to a report from MCV, recent digital releases Volume (by Mike Bithell) and The Chinese Room's Everybody's Gone to the Rapture would have hit the UK overall top-10 chart.
Aug. 27, 2015
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Video: How SteamWorld Dig's devs found success in the 'blue ocean' of 3DS
At GDC Europe 2015, Sony London (The Getaway, The London Heist) dev John Foster shared some of the studio's big takeaways from trying to create immersive VR experiences for Project Morpheus.
Aug. 27, 2015
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UK studio Starship is working on a mobile VR social network app
Evolution Studios founder Martin Kenwright's UK startup Starship is planning to develop a cross-platform virtual reality social network called "vTime" and roll it out to Android phones this fall.
Aug. 26, 2015
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UK regulator compels F2P devs to ease up on pressuring kids to pay
British studios 55 Pixels and Mind Candy are each amending one of their F2P games after the UK's Advertising Standards Authority ruled they "directly pressured children to make purchases."
Aug. 26, 2015
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Reminder: GDC 2016 call for submissions closes tomorrow!
The call for proposals for Main Conference talks, roundtables and panel sessions for the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA ends tomorrow (8/27). Don't miss your deadline!
Aug. 26, 2015
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Google squares off against Twitch tomorrow by launching YouTube Gaming
Google is launching its YouTube Gaming venture this week alongside a dedicated mobile app as part of its previously-announced plan to challenge Twitch for the title of premier provider of games-focused video.
Aug. 25, 2015