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Get tips on maximizing the life of 'midcore' mobile games at GDC 2017
Using data from the Kongregate portfolio, Kongregate's own Tammy Levy will give you practical advice on maximizing the life (and lifetime value) of your mobile game at GDC 2017!
Nov. 2, 2016
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GameStop says sales of October's big releases were weaker than expected
GameStop warned investors today that its upcoming earnings report will be "weaker than expected" due to October releases underperforming at GameStop sales counters.
Nov. 2, 2016
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'Text looks rubbish' and other VR design lessons learned on EVE: Valkyrie
“You have to dial everything up to 11 in terms of feedback,” said CCP's Andrew Willans today in a talk about VR game design lessons learned during EVE: Valkyrie's development. Also: Text sucks in VR.
Nov. 2, 2016
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See you tomorrow at the inaugural standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference!
The first-ever standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference starts tomorrow! Passes are sold out, so for those of you attending, show organizers have one message: get ready to have a good time!
Nov. 1, 2016
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Google's Daydream View VR headset heading to retail this month
Google's wireless Daydream View virtual reality headset, which was officially unveiled at the company's Made By Google event in October, will be heading to retail later this month.
Nov. 1, 2016
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Sales and profits down at Sony despite steady PS4 sales
Sales and profits are down across the board at Sony, with the company's financials for the quarter ended September 30 showing a notable dip.
Nov. 1, 2016
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Pokemon Go is just the beginning for Niantic
"Niantic’s strategy is heavily a platform play," Niantic's Dennis Hwang said. "We want other people to be able to build interesting fictional experiences on top of [our] real-world-based technology."
Nov. 1, 2016
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Arma dev Bohemia opens new label for experimental games
Bohemia Interactive, developer of the Arma games and the standalone version of DayZ, has launched a new label dedicated to publicizing and promoting its experimental game projects: Bohemia Incubator.
Nov. 1, 2016
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Amazon opens Texas office to support its Lumberyard game engine
Amazon is expanding the team working on its free Lumberyard game engine and setting up a new team to work on the system in its Austin, Texas office.
Oct. 28, 2016
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How We Try to Be Responsive to Our Game's Community
In this blog post, I talk about how we try to be responsive to our community whether it's on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, the Steam forums, etc. I also talk a bit about the voice we use and how we respond :)
Oct. 28, 2016
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Nintendo's next big Switch announcement isn't happening until next year
Nintendo is continuing to give the silent treatment that started with last year's NX announcement and won't release more major Switch details until next January.
Oct. 27, 2016
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Get a job: Disruptor Beam seeks a Game Server Engineer
Boston-based Disruptor Beam is looking to bring on an experienced server engineer to contribute to various projects alongside the developers and designers at the studios's HQ in Framingham, MA.
Oct. 27, 2016