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Sony trots out The Last Guardian at E3, promises to release it in 2016
It's true -- Sony opened its E3 press conference this evening with footage and a release date for Team Ico and Sony Japan's The Last Guardian, which is believed to have been in development since 2007.
June 15, 2015
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Microsoft rolls out Xbox 360 backwards compatibility to Xbox One
Early in Microsoft's E3 press conference today, Xbox's Mike Ybarra took the stage to promise that the company's Xbox One console would be updated to natively support a selection of Xbox 360 games.
June 15, 2015
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Video: Larian's lessons learned making Divinity: Original Sin
Studio founder Swen Vencke speaks to Larian's experience of becoming an independent, self-publishing company after 15 years of working with publishers in this Divinity: Original Sin postmortem.
June 12, 2015
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Come to GDC Europe for cutting-edge studio leadership advice
GDC Europe 2015 is coming up fast, so conference officials are highlighting two can't-miss sessions that delve into how you can train new leaders for your studio -- or eliminate the idea of studio leadership entirely.
June 11, 2015
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Get a job: NetherRealm seeks a Mobile Software Engineer
The makers of Mortal Kombat are looking for an experienced mobile software engineer to join them at NetherRealm's Chicago, IL studio to build iPhone and iPad games.
June 11, 2015
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Oculus debuts Rift consumer version -- and a Microsoft partnership
At its inaugural press conference today Oculus showcased the commercial version of its Rift VR headset, promised a $10 million fund for indie VR devs -- and announced a partnership with Microsoft.
June 11, 2015
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This is what Oculus' prototype motion controller looks like
Palmer Luckey briefly took the stage at Oculus' press conference today to close out the show with "one more thing" -- a presentation on the Oculus Touch, Oculus' first publicly-announced controller.
June 11, 2015
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Watch Oculus' first press conference right here at 10 AM Pacific
Oculus is hosting its first press conference today in San Francisco at 10 AM Pacific, and they're streaming it out to the world. Watch it here right now.
June 11, 2015
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Sponsored: How the cloud changed the way our studio makes games
Throughout the development of Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance and some other currently-unannounced titles, Throwback Entertainment has been leveraging cloud-based technologies to improve productivity and accessibility.
June 11, 2015
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GDC Europe: Learn how Epic is openly developing Unreal Tournament
Come to GDC Europe 2015 this August to hear Epic Games' Jim Brown explain the harsh lessons the storied studio learned while experimenting in open development of Unreal Tournament.
June 9, 2015
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Microsoft goes for an Xbox One hardware refresh ahead of E3
The company is rolling out a new version of the console with a 1 TB hard drive and some other embellishments as it makes the long-running $350 sale price of its extant Xbox Ones permanent.
June 9, 2015
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The reality of Steam refunds is still shaking out, say devs
Developers have far from reached consensus on the ultimate effect of Steam refunds -- but at least we're (mostly) past the "the sky is falling" phase. Mostly.
June 9, 2015