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Get a job: Bungie is hiring a SDET Lead to work on Destiny
Bungie is looking for an engineer to take a lead role as a software development engineer in test (or SDET) on Destiny alongside the rest of the team at Bungie's Bellevue, WA studio.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Video: Death to three-act structure! Crafting unique game narratives
At GDC 2014, game devs Richard Rouse III and Tom Abernathy detail some of the different structures employed in a variety of storytelling mediums and analyze the unique structural needs of games.
Aug. 31, 2016
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PSA: One week left to register early for VRDC at a discounted rate!
Early registration for the first-ever standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference ends September 7th at 11:59 PM Pacific, so organizers are encouraging attendees to register now at a discount.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Now's the time to submit talks for the Game Career Seminar at GDC 2017!
Game industry professionals, take note: GDC 2017 officials are now accepting Game Career Seminar talk submissions through Friday, September 23rd.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Former film animator discusses making the gorgeous Ghost of a Tale
Lionel Gallat was an animation director on feature films before sinking 3 years of his life into developing the stealth title Ghost of a Tale. What he and his small team have created looks incredible.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Unity 5.5 revamps particle and line rendering systems
The Unity 5.5 beta has been released into the wild, and brings with it significant changes to the engine's particle and line rendering systems.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Telltale vets net $5M to fuel VR development
Steel Wool Studios, a virtual reality outfit founded by former Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Telltale veterans, has raised $5 million in Series A funding from HTC.
Aug. 31, 2016
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H1Z1: King of the Kill development 'paused' on consoles
Daybreak has paused development on the console versions of H1Z1: King of the Kill to focus on prepping the PC version for launch on September 30.
Aug. 31, 2016
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EVE Online going free-to-play in search of new players
CCP's galactic MMO, EVE Online, will be ditching its subscription model and going free-to-play in an attempt to welcome more players into its giant universe-sized sandbox.
Aug. 31, 2016
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British Telecom is taking Valve to court over patent infringement
British Telecom, a multinational communications firm born over 150 years ago as the world's first public telegraph company, has filed a lawsuit against Valve alleging violation of multiple BT patents.
Aug. 31, 2016
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Publisher BulkyPix is being liquidated, allegedly stiffing devs in the process
After filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, longstanding French game developer and publisher BulkyPix appears to be being liquidated -- and some devs are claiming it still owes them money.
Aug. 31, 2016
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VR tech startup Quark VR is working to make the HTC Vive wireless
Virtual reality tech startup Quark VR announced today that it is "extremely close" to debuting a "wireless HTC Vive prototype" that it has been working on for some time with help from Valve personnel.
Aug. 31, 2016