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Obsidian lays off some Armored Warfare devs as project moves to Moscow
A number of Obsidian employees are facing layoffs early next year as development of Armored Warfare partially shifts to new location.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Online games will be required to disclose random loot box odds in China
New regulations laid out by the Chinese Ministry of Culture state that publishers will soon be required to disclose the drop rates for items included in chance-based loot boxes.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Booming game chat app Discord intros in-game text, voice integration
Rapidly-growing chat software specialist Discord has pulled back the curtain on GameBridge, a new program that gives devs the tools to integrate voice and text chat into their projects.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Takeover threat looms over Ubisoft
French media conglomerate Vivendi has upped its stake in Ubisoft yet again, and now holds 25.15 percent of the company and 22.92 percent of its voting rights.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Q&A: Weaving together The Last Guardian's emotional score
"It was imperative for the music to function in a restrained and suggestive manner and not overwhelm or verbosely spoon-feed emotion."
Dec. 8, 2016
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Miyamoto says stripped back mobile titles can revitalize console counterparts
"The longer you continue to make a series, the more complex the gameplay becomes, and the harder it becomes for new players to be able to get into the series."
Dec. 8, 2016
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Rocketwerkz' Dean Hall defends VR devs who make exclusivity deals
"People talk about devs who have taken Oculus/Facebook/Intel money like they've sold out," said Hall. "The reality is these devs made these deals because it is the only way their games could come out."
Dec. 8, 2016
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Vive Studios is HTC's new first-party VR game dev division
HTC is best known in the game industry for producing (in concert with Valve) the HTC Vive, and now the company is digging in with the launch of its own first-party VR dev division: Vive Studios.
Dec. 8, 2016
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White House plans eSports event to raise health insurance awareness
Twitch announced today it's heading to the White House next week for a 4-hour livestreamed "Competitive Gaming Event" to draw people's attention to an upcoming health care enrollment deadline.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Heroes of the Storm director steps down to 'try something new' at Blizzard
Former Starcraft II director Dustin Browder announced today that he's giving up his spot as game director on Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm MOBA to "try something new" elsewhere in the company.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Lucasfilm ILMxLAB engineers break down VR's accessibility issues at GDC 2017
In their GDC 2017 talk, ILMxLAB's Hannah Gillis and Ben Peck will jumpstart the accessibility conversation within the VR dev community and share lessons learned, as well as areas for improvement.
Dec. 8, 2016
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GDC 2017 will host a Classic Game Postmortem of The Oregon Trail!
Oregon Trail co-creator and educational software vet Don Rawitsch will be delivering a Classic Postmortem of the world's best-known educational game at GDC 2017 next year!
Dec. 8, 2016