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Valve has sold over 500,000 Steam Controllers
As Steam Controller sales glide past the half million mark, Valve has released a number of improvements to enable greater customisation and deeper VR support.
June 2, 2016
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Overwatch surpasses 7 million players in just over a week
It's a bit interesting, isn't it, that Blizzard is choosing to crow about the number of people playing Overwatch, rather than the number of copies sold.
June 2, 2016
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Increasing Mobile Game Engagement Through Connectivity
How will developers utilize connectivity to create improved mobile experiences for consumers?
June 2, 2016
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This Week in Video Game Blogging: Moving forward
This week, our partnership with games blogging curation site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Senior Curator Zoya Street on in-game progress and stumbling blocks.
June 2, 2016
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Crisis and Community on Kongregate
Tips and advice on handling a community crisis without making the whole situation even worse.
June 2, 2016
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Get a job: Blue Isle Studios is hiring a Level Designer
Canadian indie venture Blue Isle Studios is looking to hire a skilled level designer versed in UE4 to work on a first-person multiplayer game alongside the team at its office in Toronto, Ontario.
June 1, 2016
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Take-Two chief sees 'no market' for room-scale VR right now
"There is no market for a $2,000 entertainment device that requires you to dedicate a room," T2 chief Strauss Zelnick said today, regarding VR. "I don't know what people could be thinking."
June 1, 2016
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Come to GDC Europe and get practical tips on surviving your startup
EEDAR cofounder and IEP president Greg Short has a long career in the game industry, and at GDC Europe he'll deliver a talk on "How to Survive Your Start-up."
May 31, 2016
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Get a job: Turbine is hiring a Mobile Animator
The studio known for Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA is hiring a mobile engineer to work on its Batman: Arkham Underworld mobile game in Needham, MA.
May 31, 2016
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Starbreeze acquires Payday rights for $30 million in shares
Swedish studio Starbreeze has acquired the rights to 505 Games' Payday franchise, and will now have complete control over the IP going forward.
May 31, 2016
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With 2 weeks until E3, Microsoft drops the price of Xbox One
Microsoft has quietly cut $50 off the price of nearly all its Xbox One bundles, bringing the cheapest options (a 500 GB console and game) down to $300.
May 31, 2016
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Data shows Miitomo is in decline, suggests downloads alone aren't enough
SurveyMonkey's data tracking arm, SurveyMonkey Intelligence, has taken an in-depth look at the performance of Miitomo one month after the game launched, and it’s not exactly good news.
May 27, 2016