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British Games Institute seeking support from UK government
Games industry veterans across the UK are calling on the British government to champion the sector by officially recognizing and funding a British Games Institute (BGI).
Oct. 23, 2017
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Treasure Hunters FanClub wants to make 'indie-friendly' funding a reality
Established with the help of indies including Hyper Light Drifter creator Alex Preston, the program will "help independent creators bring unique and surprising games into the world."
Oct. 23, 2017
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Brawlhalla dev Blue Mammoth Games opening studio in the Netherlands
The Amsterdam-based operation will open its doors in January 2018 and will eventually hire a staff of 25.
Oct. 20, 2017
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Get a job: Wargaming Sydney is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer
Wargaming Sydney is seeking an experienced Sr. Software Engineer with knowledge of both low-level systems programming to high-level rendering R&D to join its team in Sydney, Australia.
Oct. 20, 2017
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Video: A game dev's romp through interesting 2017 game market data
At GDC 2017, EEDAR co-founder and Experiment 7 creative director Geoffrey Zatkin presents a "tour de force romp" through a smorgasbord of game industry data from 2017.
Oct. 20, 2017
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Nintendo Switch surpasses 2M sales in the U.S.
The Nintendo Switch has sold over 2 million units in the U.S. alone, according to the latest NPD figures.
Oct. 19, 2017
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Registration is now open for GDC 2018!
This will be the 32st edition of GDC, the world's largest and longest-running event for game developers, and you can register right now by visiting the official GDC 2018 website!
Oct. 18, 2017
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Google Play devs giving away IAP revenue to combat hunger crisis
It's hoped the gesture will make Google Play users more aware of the hunger crisis affecting around 815 million people right now.
Oct. 18, 2017
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Get a job: Deck Nine Games is hiring a Mobile Programmer
Deck Nine Games is looking for an experienced programmer to join its team and help it grow and innovate modern story-based adventure games across a number of platforms in Westminster, Colorado.
Oct. 17, 2017
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Heads up, Unreal devs: Improbable pushes its UE4 SDK into open beta
Improbable announced today that its flagship product, the virtual world-building platform SpatialOS, has been updated -- and with that comes an open beta for the platform's Unreal Engine integration.
Oct. 17, 2017
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EA's Access service is losing its first game, for undisclosed reasons
It's an interesting development because when EA launched Access on Xbox One in 2014, company reps told the public that games on the service would never be removed -- barring unforeseen complications.
Oct. 16, 2017
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Microsoft hooks up Minecraft to export buildings as 3D models
Swedish game dev Mojang seems to have worked with parent company Microsoft to update Minecraft on Windows 10 with a new feature that lets players export chunks of their world as 3D models.
Oct. 16, 2017