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Video: Dealing with feedback while making deeply personal games
Developer Nina Freeman takes the stage at GDC 2015 to talk about making 'personal' games like How Do You Do It? -- and how to handle player feedback on these highly personal experiences.
June 23, 2015
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Sponsored: Strategies for growth and game delivery in the PC and MMO markets
PC and massively multiplayer online (MMO) games will account for over 30 percent of the world's $100 billion-plus game revenues by 2017. Gain more crucial market insights in a free webinar.
June 23, 2015
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Tale of Tales unlikely to make more games after poor sales of Sunset
After its latest game Sunset sells barely over 4,000 copies, studio Tale of Tales says it's likely done making games.
June 22, 2015
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Scientists weigh in on the effect of games on players
In a new survey of scientists working on video game research, a slight consensus emerges: Video game play is probably good for players, but we need to understand more.
June 22, 2015
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Australian Green Party secures inquiry into the country's game industry
Politicians to look into how the company's game industry can grow again -- including whether or not tax breaks should come back.
June 22, 2015
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Get a job: Vicarious Visions seeks a character combat designer
The Activision-owned studio behind more than one of the Skylanders games and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 seeks a designer who can oversee all aspect's of character combat design.
June 19, 2015
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Halo composer O'Donnell forms Seattle studio with veteran devs
"Small" Seattle studio Highwire Games co-founded by Marty O'Donnell, Bungie designer Jaime Griesemer, and Airtight Games' Jared Noftle.
June 19, 2015
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See Nintendo's E3 2015 presentation right here at 9 AM Pacific
Nintendo is once again giving up the opportunity to hold a live stage show at E3 this year in favor of a pre-recorded video broadcast outlining its 2015 strategy to the public; you can watch it here.
June 16, 2015
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Square Enix gives its RPG-focused studio a name and a debut game
The outfit we heard about last year has finally been branded Tokyo RPG Factory; its remit is, appropriately enough, to produce JRPGs, starting with its 2016 debut release Project Setsuna.
June 16, 2015
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Watch Microsoft's E3 conference right here at 9:30 AM Pacific
Microsoft's Xbox E3 conference will begin today at 9:30 AM Pacific, and if you aren't in attendance you can livestream the event right here from the comfort of your browser.
June 15, 2015
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Yu Suzuki takes to Kickstarter to fund development of Shenmue 3
Unexpectedly, Yu Suzuki briefly took the stage during Sony's E3 press conference this evening to announce that he's launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund development of Shenmue 3.
June 15, 2015
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Ubisoft's new swordfighting game is a lesson in persistent pitching
For Ubisoft Montreal creative director Jason VandenBerghe, getting For Honor greenlit wasn’t a forgone conclusion. In fact, it was a concept more than 10 years (and multiple rejections) in the making.
June 15, 2015