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Get a job: Finnish mobile studio Next Games seeks a Game Designer
Helsinki-based mobile game startup Next Games is looking to bring on an experienced game designer to take a senior role at the company, which is currently working on a game using The Walking Dead IP.
Nov. 17, 2015
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Nintendo wins lawsuit over the same patent twice in two years
Nintendo beats patent firms Patriot Scientific Corporation, Phoenix Digital and Technology Properties Limited for the second year running. It's the same case, in a different place.
Nov. 16, 2015
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$28 million DreamHack eSports deal finalizes
Swedish entertainment outfit MTG has completed the acquisition of eSports company DreamHack for 244 million SEK ($28 million).
Nov. 13, 2015
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EVE Online dev raises $30 million to create more VR titles
"We believe VR will revolutionize not just video games, but the wider technology and media industry as a whole."
Nov. 12, 2015
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Asus working on augmented reality headset, due out 2016
According to a report by CNET, Asus has been working on its own augmented reality headset and is planning on releasing the device next year.
Nov. 12, 2015
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Unity chasing photorealism with new reflection tech
Unity has released a tech demo to show of its impressive new screen-space raytraced reflection (SSRR) tech, which was previously shown at Unite earlier this year.
Nov. 11, 2015
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Shadow Complex dev teams up with J.J. Abrams to make a spy game
Film director J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are evidently working with Epic's Chair Entertainment, makers of Shadow Complex & the Infinity Blade games, to develop an espionage game: Spyjinx.
Nov. 11, 2015
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Mix, match, Mario Maker
"We really wanted to create a type of play that would be memorable and that would have kind of a lasting impact on people. And I think those stranger elements are one of the ways to do that."
Nov. 11, 2015
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Come to GDC 2016 and see how Retro City Rampage was ported to DOS
GDC 2016 is on the horizon, and today organizers are proud to debut talks from experts about what goes into porting games across platforms (including MS-DOS!) and making them look great everywhere.
Nov. 10, 2015
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Making a business out of bringing games like System Shock back
Fast Company chats with the folks at Night Dive Studios about how they've made a business out of buying the rights to old games, patching them to work on modern machines and putting them back on sale.
Nov. 9, 2015
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D4 creator Swery taking a break from game dev to recuperate
Last week Access Games developer Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro published a frank blog post explaining that he's taking a break from the rigors of game development for health reasons.
Nov. 9, 2015
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Guild Wars publisher NCSoft opens mobile gaming division
Guild Wars and WildStar publisher NCSoft has opened Iron Tiger Studios, a new mobile gaming division based in San Mateo, California.
Nov. 6, 2015