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Ubisoft talks up NX, hopes to emulate Pokemon Go's success
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the company has taken note of Pokemon Go's recent triumphs, and hopes to release its own augmented reality mobile title in the future.
July 21, 2016
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Pokemon Go is popular but polarizing, according to Nielsen data
Surprise: Market research firm Nielsen claims Pokemon Go has quickly become the most interesting and well-liked mobile game in the U.S., even as it registers higher-than-average rejection rates.
July 21, 2016
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Legendary Pictures will release a live-action Detective Pikachu film
The game is afoot as Legendary Pictures confirms a partnership with The Pokemon Company to produce a film based on Great Detective Pikachu
July 20, 2016
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Come out to VRDC and see how the Lucky's Tale devs prototype in VR
Lucky's Tale dev Playful Corp. has been a leader in VR, and at VRDC founder Paul Bettner and studio design lead Dan Hurd will share the things they've learned from years of prototyping VR games.
July 20, 2016
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Get a job: Particle City is hiring a Game Engineer
If you've got a few years of game programming experience and a shipped title under your belt, mobile game studio Particle City might like to hire you to work in Orlando on the Titanfall mobile game.
July 20, 2016
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TIGA wants improved Game Tax Relief following Brexit
In light of the program's success, and with the UK's exit from the European Union on the horizon, TIGA has called for the UK Government to reform and improve Game Tax Relief.
July 20, 2016
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SDKBOX brings Google Play Games Services to Coco2d-x
"As we expand the breadth of features available for developers to engage and retain their players, Google Play's Game Services SDK was a natural fit for our platform."
July 20, 2016
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Ubisoft's fortunes rise thanks to strong Q1 sales of digital goods
Ubisoft posted earnings for its first quarter of the fiscal year today that were a bit better than the company's internal projections, due in large part to sales of digital goods.
July 19, 2016
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Microsoft's games revenue slips due to declining Xbox console sales
Microsoft put out a new earnings report today that shows the fortunes of the company's games business slipping, something it chalks up primarily to low prices and declining sales of its Xbox consoles.
July 19, 2016
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Canargy: the Slang of Empyrea’s Automata
This post is about a language I created for the game ChronoBlade, with some things about worldbuilding and game narrative thrown in.
July 19, 2016
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Windows 10 to miss its target of being on 1 billion devices by 2018
The fact that the overall size of that Windows 10 ecosystem is not as large as Microsoft predicted it would be means there is that much less incentive for devs to bring their games into it.
July 18, 2016
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PSA: Wednesday is your last day to save by registering early for GDC Europe!
Heads up, game devs: GDC officials would like to remind you that Wednesday is the last day you can register early for GDC Europe at a discounted rate, potentially saving yourself up to 200 euros.
July 18, 2016