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See Nintendo's E3 2015 presentation right here at 9 AM Pacific
Nintendo is once again giving up the opportunity to hold a live stage show at E3 this year in favor of a pre-recorded video broadcast outlining its 2015 strategy to the public; you can watch it here.
June 16, 2015
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New tools for developing custom games are a focus of Dota 2 revamp
Valve is rolling out a suite of Dota 2 scripting and development tool improvements that empower developers of all stripes to craft custom game types that can be played from within Dota 2.
June 16, 2015
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Square Enix gives its RPG-focused studio a name and a debut game
The outfit we heard about last year has finally been branded Tokyo RPG Factory; its remit is, appropriately enough, to produce JRPGs, starting with its 2016 debut release Project Setsuna.
June 16, 2015
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Designing controls for a living piece of bread
Bossa Studios' Luke Williams explains how awkward, hilarious games like I Am Bread and Surgeon Simulator are designed not to frustrate players, but to try new things with game controls and concepts.
June 16, 2015
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Xbox chief admits Microsoft had 'lost its way' in the PC game market
At PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show at E3, Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer admitted that his company has dropped the ball lately when it comes to catering to the PC game market.
June 16, 2015
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At E3, Nintendo hints at the future as it celebrates itself now
Nintendo's E3 stream promised a slew of games for 2015 -- maybe too many. But it also promised change. Was it the swan song of Nintendo-as-it-is-now?
June 16, 2015
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GenDesign is a new studio helmed by The Last Guardian director
Shortly after he was thanked for his continuing work on The Last Guardian, Fumito Ueda took to Twitter to hype his new Tokyo-based studio, GenDesign, staffed by his fellow former Team Ico developers.
June 16, 2015
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Shenmue 3 sets new Kickstarter record, hits $2M goal in 9 hours
Announced last night by Yu Suzuki on-stage at Sony's E3 press event, Shenmue 3 is now the fastest game project on Kickstarter to surpass $1 million pledged -- in less than two hours.
June 16, 2015
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Watch Microsoft's E3 conference right here at 9:30 AM Pacific
Microsoft's Xbox E3 conference will begin today at 9:30 AM Pacific, and if you aren't in attendance you can livestream the event right here from the comfort of your browser.
June 15, 2015
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Starbreeze is staffing up and launching its own VR headset: StarVR
The parent company of Payday 2 developer Starbreeze Studios, is making moves that will see it gain new staff, new IP, and a new virtual reality headset prototype known as Project StarVR.
June 15, 2015
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Cocos-2dx comes to Windows 10 with Microsoft's help
Devs using Chukong's cross-platform open-source Cocos-2dx game engine can now build games for Windows 10 and, by extension, the promised Universal Windows Platform that will span Microsoft devices.
June 15, 2015
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Open Gaming Alliance expands to cater to indies and new tech
The Open Gaming Alliance is making a show of expanding to offer new, cheaper levels of membership for indies and new special interest groups focused on dev software, game streaming and VR/AR tech.
June 15, 2015