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Breakout Ninja dev highlights the waning appeal of ad-removal IAPs
New data released by Breakout Ninja developer Part Time Monkey shows just how hard it is to turn ad-removal in-app purchases into a meaningful source of income.
Jan. 18, 2017
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Weakened pound results in UK App Store price hike
Apple has announced it'll be raising the prices of apps and games on its UK App Store to account for weakened exchange rates in the wake of Brexit.
Jan. 17, 2017
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Survios bringing Raw Data to VR arcades to woo curious consumers
Survios plans to release an arcade-optimized version of its popular VR shooter, Raw Data, in arcades around the world.
Jan. 17, 2017
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Nintendo of America boss explains Switch launch tactics, lack of game bundles
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has explained precisely why the Switch hasn't been bundled with any games, and shed some light on Nintendo's current launch tactics.
Jan. 16, 2017
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Awesome Games Done Quick raises over $2.2M for cancer charity
Charity speed running event Awesome Games Done Quick has raised over $2.2 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation after receiving 43,423 donations from generous viewers.
Jan. 16, 2017
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Rovio opens London studio to create new online franchises
Mobile juggernaut Rovio has opened a new in-house studio in London that will focus on creating massively multiplayer online games.
Jan. 16, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Switch-ed Up For Pokemaniacs
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at Switch's launch, the deep fandom of Pokemon, & lots more.
Jan. 16, 2017
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Yoot Saito is coming to GDC 2017 to present a Classic Game Postmortem of Seaman!
Yutaka “Yoot” Saito, the talented game designer known for his idiosyncratic approach to game dev, will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem on his remarkable Dreamcast game Seaman at GDC 2017!
Jan. 13, 2017
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Nintendo will launch paid online game service this fall
Nintendo on Thursday night said it would be offering a paid online game service this fall for the upcoming Nintendo Switch.
Jan. 13, 2017
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Rocket League player count surpasses 25 million
Psyonix's frantic vehicular soccer sim, Rocket League, now has over 25 million players.
Jan. 13, 2017
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Learn about applying Indigenous experiences to game design today at 2PM EST
There's more than one way to make game systems, and today at 2PM EST, we're talking to two developers who will be presenting at GDC 2017's Indigenous Games lightning talks panel about their work.
Jan. 12, 2017
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Will this asset creation method from Halo 5 help improve your next game?
If you're a triple-A graphics programmer looking for new tools to help your development team, Ben Laidlaw might have the answer for you at GDC 2017.
Jan. 11, 2017