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Registration is now open for GDC Europe 2016!
Game makers, take note: You can now register early at a discounted rate to attend this year's GDC Europe, which will once again be held in Cologne, Germany August 15th and 16th.
April 14, 2016
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F1 and Dirt dev Codemasters posts first profit in five years
"The transition to the new machines has not been easy and in the last couple of years we have focused on what we are good at."
April 14, 2016
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Unofficial plug-in brings Oculus exclusives to the HTC Vive
With the powers that be engaged in a perpetual tug of war, LibreVR’s Revive plug-in has emerged as an unofficial alternative for Vive owners looking to access Oculus software.
April 14, 2016
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How League of Legends dev Riot is using science to create safer online spaces
"Everybody you talk to thinks of the internet as this hate-filled place. Why do we think that's a normal part of gaming experiences?"
April 14, 2016
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Mobile studio JuiceBox is closing because 'we didn't build good enough games'
Nearly 4 years after it was launched by Zynga expats as a "mid-core" mobile game studio, JuiceBox Games is now closing because, according to its CEO, "we didn't build good enough games."
April 14, 2016
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How video games helped the world cozy up to computers
In a new feature The Atlantic rounds up insights from experts (John Romero, Laine Nooney, Bill Budge, et al) about how computer games in the '80s helped usher in today's tech-heavy culture.
April 14, 2016
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Survey: eSports fans are a small (but overwhelmingly male) demographic
According to recent Nielsen surveys of over 2,000 men and women, the audience for eSports is a small sliver of the population (less than 10 percent) and overwhelmingly male Millennials.
April 14, 2016
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Now Google Play has its own indie game showcase
Heads up, Android game devs: the Google Play storefront has been updated to include a new "Indie Corner" that aims to showcase the work of independent game developers on the platform.
April 14, 2016
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Inside 'La Guilde,' Quebec's new independent development cooperative
We speak to Pascal Nataf, co-founder of new Quebec independent game development cooperative La Guilde, to find out about his organization's place in the industry and its mission.
April 14, 2016
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What it means to grow up under the influence of Minecraft
"They think they’re just playing a game, but they have to solve some of the hardest problems facing humanity," a social scientist told the New York Times. "They have to solve the tragedy of the commons."
April 14, 2016
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Video: A brief history of PlayStation, from one-time frontman Phil Harrison
Phil Harrison's microtalk on the history & impact of the original Sony PlayStation, a segment of the very special "Flash Backward" presentation at GDC 2016, is peppered with interesting insights.
April 14, 2016
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Get a job: Media Molecule is hiring a Server Developer
The LittleBigPlanet developer is looking to hire a network and server development expert to develop online services for its upcoming game Dreams, including real-time game systems and content storage.
April 14, 2016