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Game revenue down at Sega despite increase in physical sales
Sales are down in Sega's entertainment division, with combined digital and physical game revenue falling despite an encouraging performance from catalog titles.
Aug. 2, 2018
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New XRDC Innovation Report reveals Vive still devs' top target as AR rises
Jam-packed with interesting insights gleaned from a survey of over 600 industry professionals involved in developing AR/MR/VR experiences, this Innovation Report is completely free to download!
Aug. 1, 2018
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Switch sales lead Nintendo's first quarter while 3DS and mobile income stagnate
Sales of both 3DS software and hardware decreased year-over-year, while income generated by Nintendo's mobile game library increased by less than one percent.
July 31, 2018
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Valve adds safeguards to Steam to address concerns over fake item scams
Just one day after removing a game from Steam for, among other things, facilitating Steam trading scams, Valve has introduced new features to protect users from similar scams.
July 31, 2018
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Worldwide PlayStation 4 shipments have topped 80 million
Sony's latest financials have revealed the PlayStation 4 has shipped over 80 million units globally since launching back in November 2013.
July 31, 2018
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Get a job: Velan Studios is hiring a Lead Technical Artist
Velan Studios is looking for a technical artist to help drive the visual direction of its game by defining and developing the pipeline, tools, shaders, and other technical art components necessary.
July 31, 2018
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The 2019 Independent Games Festival submissions are now open!
Hey devs, submissions are now open for the 2019 Independent Games Festival, the signature competition for indie games, to be held for its 21st year during GDC 2019 in San Francisco next March.
July 30, 2018
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How Failbetter's artists process prose and make sumptuous nightmares
One of the artists behind Sunless Skies discusses what he's learned translating fearful prose into a nightmarish aesthetic.
July 25, 2018
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No Man's Sky Next update attracts over 40,000 players on Steam
No Man’s Sky Next, a sizable overhaul of the once infamous 2016 space sim, launched this week and brought a fair number of players back to the game on its 2-year anniversary.
July 25, 2018
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Analyst: Fortnite now rakes in $2 million per day on iOS alone
The mobile-centric analytics firm Sensor Tower estimates that Fortnite’s daily mobile revenue now averages around $2 million at the start of the game’s fifth season.
July 24, 2018
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Square Enix bets on game streaming with Blacknut partnership
Japanese developer-publisher Square Enix has partnered with Blacknut to distribute a selection of mobile titles through the French company's game streaming service.
July 24, 2018
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From BMW to American football, study VR's use as a training tool at XRDC
Come to XRDC this October to see experts explore four real use-cases for VR training: Quarterback training, BMW factory floor mistakes, nursing interactions, and soft skills empathy training.
July 24, 2018