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Attend GDC 2017 and learn the value of 'less is more' from a Mini Metro dev
At GDC 2017, Dinosaur Polo Club's Jamie Churchman will look at the successes and failures of visual design in the strikingly austere Mini Metro -- and what fellow game makers can learn from them.
Jan. 27, 2017
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SAG-AFTRA president: Voice actor strike entering 'crucial phase'
The U.S. screen actors guild has said its strike against video game companies such as EA, Insomniac, and WB Games is now entering a "crucial phase."
Jan. 27, 2017
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Hugo Barra taking charge of team Oculus as Facebook's new VR chief
Xiaomi's former vice president of international, Hugo Barra, has been appointed VP of virtual reality at Facebook.
Jan. 26, 2017
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Microsoft's new Windows 10 Game Mode is a 'biasing' act in favor of games
"Right now Game Mode is about biasing the game from a GPU perspective so it gets more of the cycles if it’s in the foreground, and from a CPU perspective," Microsoft's Kevin Gammill explains to Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
Jan. 26, 2017
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Microsoft's games revenue continues to slip due to falling hardware sales
Today's the day that Microsoft reports its earnings for the second quarter of its 2017 fiscal year, and while the company's overall finances are up slightly year-over-year, revenue generated by its games business has fallen.
Jan. 26, 2017
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Learn how escape room design can help your game at 3PM EST
Are you a puzzle designer or level designer? Want to get some key insights from designing escape rooms? We're interviewing escape room designer Laura Hall today at 3PM EST.
Jan. 25, 2017
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[DevLog] HÄŌS - Minimalist Psychedelic Meditative Action
In 48 hours, my team of 3 members created what I consider a super balanced combination of trippy art game and mechanical action. This surprised us. Once we started adding SFX and "juice" it came together so well that we knew we'd hit something special.
Jan. 25, 2017
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Creators Update bringing controller co-piloting to Xbox One
Microsoft has given select "Xbox Insiders" an early taste of its upcoming Creators Update, which contains a couple of intriguing new features.
Jan. 24, 2017
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$19.3M live-in game studio might be heading to Scotland
The Scottish city of Dundee could play host to a new kind of game development studio featuring built-in accommodation to provide game devs with a "fully immersive live-in experience."
Jan. 24, 2017
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Doing what you're told | This Week in Videogame Blogging
This week, our partnership with games blogging curation site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Senior Curator Zoyander Street on governance and management.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Around $5B in Counter-Strike skins were wagered in 2016
A feature put together by ESPN extensively digs into the origins and recent eruption of gambling sites based around wagering Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins.
Jan. 23, 2017
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Cast your votes for the 2017 IGF and Game Developers Choice Audience Awards!
Cast your votes now for both the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and the Independent Games Festival Audience Award -- you have until voting closes next Tuesday, January 31st at 11:59 PM PT!
Jan. 23, 2017