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The worldwide console market shrank by 2.5 percent in 2016
The worldwide console market shrank by 2.5 percent in 2016, with consumer spending totaling $34.7 billion across hardware, content, and services.
March 17, 2017
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Alibaba spends $145M to form distribution network for mobile games
Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba will invest $145 million to establish a global distribution network for mobile games.
March 17, 2017
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Video: Defining and evolving the art direction of Overwatch
At GDC 2017 Overwatch art director Bill Petras & assistant art director Arnold Tsang share insight into the origins of the game's charming art style, and how they design its characters/environments.
March 17, 2017
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How we exhibited our no-budget indie game at PAX without a booth
In this article, I tell the story of how we marketed our no-budget indie game by smuggling a mobile arcade cabinet into PAX East 2017.
March 17, 2017
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Apple kicks off a dedicated indie game showcase on App Store storefront
Games created by independent developers will now have a permanent curated section featured on the Apple App Store.
March 16, 2017
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Proposed presidential budget cuts could hurt game development and education
The proposed budget put forth by President Trump yesterday could hurt educational game development programs that rely on funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
March 16, 2017
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Kevin Bruner stepping down as Telltale CEO
UPDATE Telltale CEO and co-founder Kevin Bruner is stepping down after over 2 years in the position, according to an internal company email obtained by Kotaku.
March 16, 2017
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Here They Lie and the ethics of VR horror
Here They Lie creative director Cory Davis likens this stage of adapting horror to VR to psychedelic drugs. “You're gonna find people that want to be astronauts, but that's not the average consumer."
March 16, 2017
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House of cards: Zynga splashes $42.5M on solitaire apps
Social game giant Zynga has splashed out $42.5 million in cash to pick up four apps from solitaire specialist, Harpan LLC.
March 16, 2017
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Microsoft doubles down on accessibility with Game Chat Transcription
Microsoft is piloting a new Game Chat Transcription feature on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs that will give players with speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities.
March 16, 2017
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Horizon Zero Dawn worldwide sales top 2.6 million
Guerrilla Games' post-apocalyptic yarn surpassed 2.6 million sales in two weeks, making it the studio's biggest debut ever.
March 16, 2017
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Charting the game design evolution of The Witcher trilogy
"I'm not talking about simplifying things. I'm talking about smart introductions and flawless immersion. That's what we are very much after in games."
March 16, 2017