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Ready at Dawn's new GameStop-published game a change of pace from The Order
Ready at Dawn, developer behind The Order: 1886, is partnering with GameStop’s fledging publishing label GameTrust on a new, smaller-scale arena combat game.
June 2, 2016
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Obituary: Former EA senior vice president, David DeMartini
Veteran journalist and producer Geoff Keighley relayed the news through Facebook, where he praised DeMartini’s impact on the industry.
June 2, 2016
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Dying Light dev Techland becomes global publisher
"We believe in a flexible and open publishing philosophy, based on respect for the players. We will encourage and financially support developers through investing in bold, unconventional games."
June 2, 2016
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Life is Strange leads Games for Change Awards noms
The finalists for this year’s Games for Change Awards have been revealed, and Life is Strange leads the way with the most nominations.
June 2, 2016
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Valve has sold over 500,000 Steam Controllers
As Steam Controller sales glide past the half million mark, Valve has released a number of improvements to enable greater customisation and deeper VR support.
June 2, 2016
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Video games are evidence we're living in a simulation, says Elon Musk
Based on the rapid progress of video game technology in the last 40 years, SpaceX and Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk argues that we have good reason to think we're actually in someone else's video game.
June 2, 2016
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Overwatch surpasses 7 million players in just over a week
It's a bit interesting, isn't it, that Blizzard is choosing to crow about the number of people playing Overwatch, rather than the number of copies sold.
June 2, 2016
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Players use Alto's Adventure as coping mechanism, dev responds with 'Zen Mode'
Dev Snowman has updated its endless snowboarder with a new 'Zen Mode' that cuts scoring, power-ups, and even the UI so players can relax and snowboard an endless mountain without any distractions.
June 2, 2016
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Mad Catz reports $11M loss following bad Rock Band 4 deal
Mad Catz has had a rough year, noting today in a full-year earnings report that it lost $11.6 million (down from a $4.7 million profit the year prior) despite a 55 percent uptick in sales.
June 2, 2016
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Maxis does away with gender boundaries in latest Sims 4 update
Developer EA Maxis has expanded the character creation options in The Sims 4 with an update that lifts gender restrictions on body types, voices, clothing and more.
June 2, 2016
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Paradox games removed from Steam Spy tracker at company's request
Developer Sergey Galyonkin took to Twitter today to announce that all data on Paradox Interactive games would be removed from his Steam Spy analytics platform at the company's request.
June 2, 2016
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Increasing Mobile Game Engagement Through Connectivity
How will developers utilize connectivity to create improved mobile experiences for consumers?
June 2, 2016