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Finnish mobile dev Traplight nets $2.7M to expand portfolio
Finnish mobile studio Traplight has secured $2.7 million in funding, taking the developer's total lifetime investment to $5 million.
March 23, 2017
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Heads up, devs: New travel restrictions bar electronics on some U.S.-bound flights
Due to new travel restrictions, some international developers headed into the U.S. won't have access to laptops, cameras, or game consoles in the flight cabin.
March 21, 2017
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Studying game dev? The AIAS Foundation is offering three $2.5k scholarships
If you're starting your second year of college or are enrolled in graduate school, take a look at these three game development scholarships being offered for the 2017-18 academic year.
March 21, 2017
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EVE Online devs cause a kerfuffle over in-game currency revamp
What's interesting here is not so much that people on the Internet are mad about something, but what they're mad about: the destruction of currency.
March 21, 2017
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Updated: Come play Mass Effect: Andromeda with us at 3PM EDT
Learn more about how BioWare makes open-world games and how they're grappling with the technical challenges of Mass Effect Andromeda today at 3PM EDT.
March 20, 2017
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Get a job: thatgamecompany is hiring a Senior Gameplay Engineer
Thatgamecompany is looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer to work on creature behaviors, procedural animation, and more for its upcoming game in Santa Monica, California.
March 20, 2017
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Mainstream VR is still a ways off, says Boss Key co-founder Cliff Bleszinski
Diving into virtual reality development can be tempting, but Boss Key Productions co-founder Cliff Bleszinski, argues that it�s still too early to go all-in on the platform.
March 17, 2017
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Twitch kicks off the open beta for its all-in-one desktop app
The open beta has begun for the Twitch Desktop App that seeks to combine chat servers, Twitch streaming, and eventually digital game sales into one program.
March 17, 2017
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The worldwide console market shrank by 2.5 percent in 2016
The worldwide console market shrank by 2.5 percent in 2016, with consumer spending totaling $34.7 billion across hardware, content, and services.
March 17, 2017
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Alibaba spends $145M to form distribution network for mobile games
Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba will invest $145 million to establish a global distribution network for mobile games.
March 17, 2017
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Proposed presidential budget cuts could hurt game development and education
The proposed budget put forth by President Trump yesterday could hurt educational game development programs that rely on funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
March 16, 2017
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Microsoft doubles down on accessibility with Game Chat Transcription
Microsoft is piloting a new Game Chat Transcription feature on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs that will give players with speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities.
March 16, 2017