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Capcom looks to boost digital sales as revenue and profits rise
Capcom reported year-over-year increases in both net sales and profit for the fiscal year ending March 31, thanks in part to the success of its ‘Digital Contents’ video game arm.
April 27, 2017
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Get a job: Microsoft is hiring a Senior Technical Artist
Microsoft's Xbox Design Studio is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Artist to join its Avatars Team in Redmond, Washington.
April 27, 2017
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Designing the giant battle royale maps of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
"Building an open world that was suitable for 'battle royale' gameplay from scratch -- and doing it fast, based on iteration -- was the biggest challenge for us in terms of design, tech, and art," says Brendan "Playerunknown" Greene.
April 27, 2017
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Xbox chief suggests game subscription services help devs tell better stories
"The storytelling ability in TV today is really high, and I think it's because of the business model," Phil Spencer tells The Guardian. "I hope as an industry we can think about the same."
April 27, 2017
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Microsoft says earnings are on the rise, thanks to Xbox Live
Microsoft today reported earnings for its most recent fiscal quarter, and though the company's sales and profits were up year-over-year they fell short of some market analysts' expectations.
April 27, 2017
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Join us as we stream the original Morrowind today at 3 PM ET!
Next week marks the 15th birthday of Bethesda Game Studios' sprawling odd-world RPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. To mark the occasion, we thought it might be fun to stream it for a bit.
April 27, 2017
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Nintendo Switch sold 2.74 million units in first month
There's been plenty of speculation as to how well the Switch has been performing, but now we have some concrete answers straight from the horse's mouth.
April 27, 2017
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Remedy planning IPO to fund multi-project development
"We're developing our business in line with our strategy towards a multi-project model, which helps us release high-quality games to the global market more often."
April 27, 2017
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Profits up at Nintendo as Switch makes 'promising' debut
Nintendo has released its financials for the full year ended March 31, 2017, giving us our first glimpse at official Switch sales figures.
April 27, 2017
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It's time for animators to get more ambitious, says Wonder Boy dev
"Basically I would like to see better animation. Because most of the time, even in really big productions, you see animations you don't believe in."
April 27, 2017
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The making of Streams of Nurture - Part I: Introduction
A blog post detailing the pre-production phase of Streams of Nurture, a salmon aquaculture (fish farming) Ren'Py visual novel that I wrote, coded and designed throughout my senior year in college. Additional parts will be published weekly.
April 27, 2017
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2016 Mobile Gaming Trends Report: Top 8 Take-aways
SEGA Networks and Sensor Tower present the 2016 Mobile Gaming Trends Report: an analytical look at market segmentation and trends in the mobile gaming market.
April 27, 2017