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Xbox chief wants Sony to explain its cross-platform play stance
Cross-platform play between Xbox One and PS4 is the 'will they, won't they' story of the year, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer has again suggested Sony is the one applying the brakes.
Oct. 13, 2017
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Join us as we play Observer with Bloober Team at 3 PM ET!
Today we'll be welcoming Bloober's Rafal Basaj onto the Gamasutra Twitch channel at 3 PM Eastern (12 PM Pacific) to chat a bit about the game's development as we play through it.
Oct. 13, 2017
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Battlegrounds becomes first Steam game to hit 2M concurrent users
PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds has made history for the second time in a month by becoming the first Steam game to pass 2 million concurrent users.
Oct. 12, 2017
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BioWare vet and Dragon Age director Mike Laidlaw is leaving the company
Dragon Age frontman Mike Laidlaw took to Twitter today to announce that he's leaving BioWare after 14 years working on everything from Jade Empire to Mass Effect.
Oct. 12, 2017
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IGF 2018 celebrates a bumper crop of diverse and exciting entries!
The Independent Games Festival -- the longest-running and largest showcase for independent developers -- welcomes nearly 600 entries for its 20th annual competition!
Oct. 12, 2017
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Oculus Go is Oculus' standalone, $199 VR headset
Oculus Go aims to cover the middle-ground between PC and mobile VR by offering up a $199 VR headset that runs completely on its own.
Oct. 11, 2017
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Oculus + Touch price permanently dropped to $399
Originally debuted for close to $800, the Oculus + Touch bundle has once again had its price reduced.
Oct. 11, 2017
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Video: Learning from trance and meditation to make better games
At GDC 2017, indie game designer Robin Arnott dug into the value of trance states, and offered fellow devs insight into how to induce such experiences by studying the many causes and types of trance.
Oct. 11, 2017
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Microsoft confirms Windows Phone is being laid to rest
In a series of tweets, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore explained the tech giant is no longer focused on creating new features and hardware for Windows 10 mobile.
Oct. 9, 2017
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Sirvo's Asher Vollmer reminds devs: know your audience, and be kind
"Flappy Bird knows what it is," says Vollmer in a new episode of Designer Notes. "The problem with Semi-Automatic is we didn't know who this was for. We were just making it for, like, the world."
Oct. 5, 2017
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Why making a game about women in tech is necessary to me
Creating a game is a time consuming undertaking, so you should be able to identify with the games message. The blog outlines why I want my next game to be about women in tech.
Oct. 5, 2017
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Free-to-play Fortnite: Battle Royale saw 7M players its first week
Epic Games says that its PUBG-like Fortnite: Battle Royale has passed 7 million players at the close of its first week out in the world.
Oct. 4, 2017