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Kojima Productions reborn as independent studio working on new PS4 exclusive
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed that PlayStation is collaborating with Kojima's newly-formed independent studio, Kojima Productions, on the development of a new PS4-exclusive game.
Dec. 16, 2015
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Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios seeks an experienced Character Rigger
The studio responsible for Tribes: Ascend and Smite needs an experienced character rigger to take a senior position at Hi-Rez Studios' Alpharetta, Georgia HQ and work on their new project.
Dec. 15, 2015
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Report: Cut loose from Konami, Kojima is starting his own studio
There's a brief report published (in Japanese) on the Nikkei website this week that claims Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has officially left Konami and is working to establish his own studio.
Dec. 15, 2015
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Video: Balancing the metagame in eSports and fighting game design
At GDC 2015 Spry Fox's Alex Jaffe shares a practical approach for using game theory and matchup charts to suss out the imbalances in competitive games, so you can take steps to balance their metagame.
Dec. 14, 2015
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Tim Schafer on leaving Kickstarter behind and fighting investment fatigue
UPDATE: It seemed like we had hit a ceiling [on Kickstarter], a lot of games having trouble getting past a certain mark. With the investment portion of Fig, there's a chance to go beyond that."
Dec. 14, 2015
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EVE: Valkyrie bundled with all Oculus Rift pre-orders
EVE Online creator CCP Games has revealed that its virtual-reality spin-off, EVE: Valkyrie, will come bundled with all pre-orders of the Oculus Rift when the device launches in 2016.
Dec. 10, 2015
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Peter Moore is now 'Chief Competition Officer' of EA's new eSports division
EA is spinning up a new Competitive Gaming Division led by Peter Moore, though Moore is expected to remain EA COO through the close of the company's financial year next March.
Dec. 10, 2015
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Get a job: Big Fish Games seeks to hire a UI Artist
Big Fish is looking for someone with experience designing and creating graphical user interfaces for games to join the team at its Seattle HQ to work on UI for its F2P mobile games.
Dec. 9, 2015
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Sponsored: 6 ways player-made videos can impact your game dev process
Player-made videos are are changing the ways games are developed and promoted. Here are a few examples of how this trend is impacting business strategies and presenting new opportunities for growth.
Dec. 9, 2015
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HTC promises more Vive dev kits and a commercial launch in April
Consumer versions of Valve and HTC's Vive virtual reality headsets are now expected to go on sale next April, with 7,000 more devkits promised to ship out ahead of the headset's commercial debut.
Dec. 8, 2015
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Get a job: Tangentlemen seek an experienced Level Designer
L.A.-based indie studio Tangentlemen is looking to hire someone with Unreal Engine experience and a taste for scary games to work as a senior level designer on the studio's current project.
Dec. 7, 2015
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Her Story, Sunless Sea, and Rapture writers nominated at British Guild Awards
The writers behind Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Her Story, and Sunless Sea will be going head-to-head at next month's Writers' Guild Awards.
Dec. 7, 2015