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How Uncharted 4 was made accessible to more players
"I think video games, for a lot of people, are often about being able to do things that you wouldn't normally be able to do... when you find that there are some people who can't enjoy those things, it's kind of crushing."
May 19, 2016
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Epic doles out $75,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
Epic Games has awarded another $75,000 in unreal dev grants, offering financial support to developers Daedalic Entertainment and Right Nice Games.
May 19, 2016
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Kojima on adapting to players and the problem with perfectionism
"Players have a lot of choices. As a developer, you have to adapt to your customers' lifestyles. Maybe that means mobile, or endless multiplayer. You can't dictate."
May 19, 2016
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Kojima Productions' first game to use third-party engine
Hideo Kojima has revealed that Kojima Productions' first project will be built using a third-party engine, explaining his recent, widely-tweeted, world tour has been something of a shopping trip.
May 19, 2016
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Unity throws its support behind Google's new Daydream VR platform
Google has a new VR platform, Daydream, and Unity will "be there, we are there; it'll be native inside of Unity," said Unity chief John Riccitiello at Google's I/O developer conference today.
May 19, 2016
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Investors pour $4.5M more into eSports coaching tool startup
Dojo Madness, the Berlin-based startup that's trying to make a business out of providing eSports coaching tools, has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding from current and new investors.
May 19, 2016
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Study: Smartphone sales are rising, and most of them are Android
Market research firm Gartner reports worldwide smartphone sales are up year-over-year for the first quarter of 2016, and Android devices make up an increasing majority (84.1%) of those sales.
May 19, 2016
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SF-based Make School adds VR dev to its summer schooling program
Heads up, would-be VR devs: The Make School, a relatively new two-year "product academy" based out of San Francisco, has added a new virtual reality development track to its summer academy program.
May 19, 2016
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343 tries its hand at bringing Halo 5's Forge creation tools to PC
343 Industries is trying something odd with the Halo franchise, as it plans to launch the Halo 5: Guardians "Forge" editiing tools -- but not the game itself -- on Windows 10 later this year.
May 19, 2016
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Ubisoft aims to launch a mobile Assassin's Creed MMORPG in China
Ubisoft and Chinese mobile game publisher OurPalm have come to an agreement that will see the pair collaborating on a mobile MMORPG for China based on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise.
May 19, 2016
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Crowfall: Branding From the Roots Up
Learn about ArtCraft Entertainment's brand development process used to create throne war MMO and Kickstarter success, Crowfall. We dissect and pass on insights for logo creation, visual identity and the impact of community.
May 19, 2016
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Stealing from the movies
Since it's been around for a longer time than videogames, let's rip off experiences from the Cinema history and make our industry better!
May 19, 2016