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Unity 3D Forums Hacked by OurMine Hacking Group
The OurMine hackers are back in the news again. This time the group hacked and defaced the official domain of Unity 3D Forums leaving a deface page along with
May 2, 2017
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Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has sold 2M copies in under two months
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds hit the 1 million sold milestone just 16 days after its Early Access launch, and less than a month later its sales have already doubled.
May 2, 2017
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PopCap's Seattle studio hit with layoffs
UPDATE PopCap has laid off an unspecified number of employees at its Seattle development studio.
May 2, 2017
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Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a Sr. UI Designer
Telltale Games is looking for a Senior UI Designer comfortable with 3D modeling, animation, and game design to join its team in San Rafael, CA.
May 2, 2017
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Video: Raw Data devs share lessons learned from Early Access
At GDC 2017, Survios' Chris Hewish and Mike McTyre take the stage and break down the technological and artistic challenges they faced during development of the popular VR shooter Raw Data.
May 2, 2017
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Faithfully updating the art of a classic in Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
The graphics in the newly rereleased Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap map perfectly to 1989's original Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. “I wanted to make the game as I saw it as a kid on my screen," says artist Ben Fiquet.
May 2, 2017
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The Strong nets bounty of game dev artifacts from IF pioneer Scott Adams
Pioneering game developer Scott Adams has been making games for over 40 years, and now he's donated a sizable collection of games and game development materials to The Strong Museum of Play in NY.
May 2, 2017
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Games drive strong earnings for Angry Birds maker Rovio
The folks at Rovio Entertainment reported their earnings for the first quarter of the company's fiscal year this week, and the numbers look good -- thanks primarily to the company's game business.
May 2, 2017
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How TumbleSeed grew out of an '80s arcade game: Ice Cold Beer
"We've got to be true to the source material, out of love and respect for this awesome game that not a lot of people know about," TumbleSeed dev Greg Wohlwend tells The Verge in a new interview.
May 2, 2017
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Hearthstone gains 20M players in a year, surpassing 70M to date
Blizzard's cross-platform collectible card game Hearthstone has surpassed 70 million registered players, up about 20 million from where it was a year ago.
May 2, 2017
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes fastest-selling title in franchise history
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has become the fastest-selling title in the long-running racing series after selling over 459,000 copies in the U.S. on launch day.
May 2, 2017
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Amazon shutting down Underground 'actually free' game marketplace
Amazon has announced plans to wind down its Amazon Underground 'actually free' mobile marketplace less than two years after it launched.
May 2, 2017