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New Jersey bans esports betting with new, unclear legislation
New Jersey quietly banned esports betting earlier this week with a new bill containing unclear language over what is considered sports betting, and if esports falls under that umbrella.
June 8, 2018
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Get a job: Game Closure is looking for a Studio Game Engineer 2
Game Closure is on the hunt for Game Engineers to help it build the social games that guide the development of its mobile game engine.
June 8, 2018
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Austrian court ruling could hold YouTube liable for copyright infringing content
The preliminary decision means that, if upheld, YouTube, and potentially other major platforms, are legally accountable for the content posted by users on its platform.
June 7, 2018
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Mail.Ru and Unity partner up to fund devs creating games with Unity
The European tech company Mail.Ru has partnered with Unity Technologies with the specific goal of investing in developers working on projects made with the Unity game development engine.
June 7, 2018
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Chat with Cultist Simulator devs Alexis Kennedy & Lottie Bevan at 4PM EDT
We're talking to two of the developers behind Cultist Simulator starting at 4PM EDT.
June 6, 2018
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Nier: Automata has shipped 3M copies worldwide
Nier: Automata has reached 3 million in worldwide shipments and digital downloads since launching back in February 2017.
June 6, 2018
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State of Decay 2 exceeds 2M players in under two weeks
While the player-count might seem impressive at first glance, it's worth remembering that figure doesn't translate directly into sales.
June 5, 2018
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Square Enix now has a dev group devoted to making Switch games
Square Enix vet Tomoya Asano tells Game Informer the company effectively now has a division working on games for the Switch, starting with its upcoming Nintendo-published Switch RPG Octopath Traveler.
June 5, 2018
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Porting iOS games to MacOS should be easier next year, says Apple
At WWDC today Apple confirmed it's been working to update its UIKit framework to work well on MacOS, demonstrating by showing its own iOS apps running on MacOS and promising a 2019 release to devs.
June 4, 2018
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Get a job: Deep Silver Volition is hiring a Sr. System Designer
The team is looking for a designer with a proven track record of designing systems for a third-person, open-world game and notes that experience in combat design is a plus.
June 4, 2018
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MacOS has an updated App Store on the way, complete with a new review API
Apple is bringing an updated App Store to MacOS, similar in many ways to the one they launched for iOS devices last year.
June 4, 2018
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Get down with the makers of Floor Kids at 3PM EDT
We're talking to some of the minds behind Floor Kids starting at 3PM EDT about making their break dancing rhythm game.
June 1, 2018