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Top Steam game sales steady; the rest, trending downward
SteamSpy now has a year of data to pull from, and it seems the increasing numbers of games on Steam means that games that are not major successes are selling worse.
April 26, 2016
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The birth of Ico, and Fumito Ueda's visionary style
"What I wanted to do was something very stylish, and very playable. As for the beautiful graphics and such, I guess you could just call that an unconscious habit on my part."
April 26, 2016
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Blizzard finally breaks silence over Nostalrius' closure
"Why not just let Nostalrius continue the way it was? The honest answer is, failure to protect against intellectual property infringement would damage Blizzard’s rights."
April 26, 2016
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HTC to launch $100 million VR accelerator program
HTC has lifted the lid on its own virtual reality accelerator program, Vive X, which will see the company invest $100 million in order to "cultivate the VR industry."
April 26, 2016
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UK games industry employs fewer women than any other creative sector
A new employment survey from analytics outfit Creative Skillset has shown the UK games industry has fewer female employees than any of the region's other creative industries.
April 26, 2016
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Nintendo fends off 3DS tech lawsuit following retrial
"Nintendo [will] aggressively defend patent lawsuits when our products do not infringe, even when we must do it over many years and through multiple trials."
April 26, 2016
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Atari 7800 engineer reflects on losing the American console market to Nintendo
In 1984, before the NES had made it to the West, Atari laid plans to launch a brand-new console for the holidays: the Atari 7800 ProSystem. What if it had actually happened then, instead of in '86?
April 26, 2016
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Crytek doubles down on the movie business with standalone Film Engine
CryEngine developer Crytek has formed a new company around Film Engine, a suite of "real-time cinematic production software" aimed squarely indie, big-budget, and VR filmmakers.
April 26, 2016
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When mobile game investments dry up, that's when Disney swoops in
Disney's branding is on a number of high-profile mobile games this year; according to Disney Mobile Games exec Chris Heatherly, this is a direct result of investors being less willing to invest in mobile game studios.
April 26, 2016
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Your Android games can now be lauded with new Google Play awards
Google launches its Google Play awards, a new annual program which aims to 'recognize our incredible developer community' by nominating 50 games & apps for 10 awards like Standout Indie & Best Game.
April 26, 2016
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Linden Lab opens up VR world Project Sansar to outside creators
The company that opened up user generated 3D space with Second Life, and has a plan to do it once again -- but this time, in virtual reality.
April 26, 2016
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iPhone sales decline year-over-year for first time ever
The tech company had a big earnings miss with its latest quarterly results, and that's largely thanks to the performance of the iPhone.
April 26, 2016