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Former Xbox exec J Allard is now Intellivision's global managing director
J Allard, one of the key figures behind the early days of Xbox, has joined up with Intellivision Entertainment ahead of the company’s big Intellivision Amico launch later this year.
May 14, 2020
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Square Enix won't hold one big, E3-like announcement stream this summer
For some, the plan is to launch their own online events to host an E3's worth of news and announcements, but for others that option simply isn't feasible.
May 13, 2020
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Get a job: Visual Concepts is hiring a Producer 2
Our Agoura Hills studio is looking for a Producer to work with our team to help organize, focus, prioritize and track a host of new features and best-in-class visuals that we're creating for the WWE 2K franchise.
May 13, 2020
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First-party PlayStation games to be collected under new PlayStation Studios brand
This bit of additional branding aims to help players better understand which games are developed by teams at SIE moving into the next console generation, info that hasn't always been easily apparent.
May 12, 2020
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Get a job: Join Ori developer Moon Studios as a remote Sr. Character TD
Moon Studios - award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps - are looking for Senior Character TDs.
May 12, 2020
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Get a job: Skydance Interactive is hiring a Senior Software Engineer
Skydance Interactive is looking for Senior Software Engineers with specialties in AI, graphics, and low-level systems to help develop our next generation of groundbreaking games.
May 11, 2020
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Niantic's rapid response to lockdown threat cements a robust H1 2020 for Pokemon GO
Despite a seasonal quarter-over-quarter decline in 1Q20 for Niantic's Pokémon GO, the game has been largely untouched by the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Measures taken to enable at-home play will likely offset any decrease in engagement through 2Q20.
May 11, 2020
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Sales down, profits up at Capcom
Monster Hunter publisher Capcom reported Friday a year on year decline in annual sales, but a jump in profits for its full fiscal year.
May 8, 2020
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Get a job: Join Game Closure as a Backend Engineer 3
Game Closure is on the hunt for backend / systems engineers to help us build the services and infrastructure that power our social games that are played by millions of people every day.
May 7, 2020
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LudoNarraCon: a data-filled followup Q&A
Chris Wright of Fellow Traveller - the head organizer of the LudoNarraCon Steam showcase/sale for 2019 and 2020 - was kind enough to chat with me for a detailed Q&A.
May 7, 2020
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EA reaped $5.5 billion in revenue last year, most of which came from digital dealings
EA credits its live game portfolio for an overall strong year, with COO and CFO Blake Jorgensen saying this latest report "[proves] the value of the live services path we’ve been on."
May 5, 2020
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Report: Facebook is working on an updated version of its Oculus Quest VR headset
Facebook reportedly is toying with a smaller size and increased refresh rate for the next iteration of its standalone Oculus Quest VR headset, sources close to the matter tell Bloomberg.
May 5, 2020