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Square Enix aids anti-bullying charity with Life Is Strange-themed effort
Life Is Strange publisher Square Enix launched an anti-bullying charity campaign themed around the game, promising to donate an unspecified amount to PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center..
Jan. 13, 2016
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GameStop ekes out growth for holiday 2015
Sales of hardware and current-gen games are up, but overall, game sales are down -- and big boosts in the biz come from outside of the game space.
Jan. 13, 2016
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YouTube mega-star PewDiePie starts his own video network
The Let's Play mega-star has his own video network, now, and has brought along other notable YouTubers for the ride -- and he has big plans for the future.
Jan. 13, 2016
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3 lessons on procedural storytelling from Moon Hunters
'Roguelikes are about many truths, about a pluralistic view of the world,” says Short. 'There's not a single truth of what the game is, and what the intended experience is.'
Jan. 12, 2016
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Get a job: Kabam is hiring a Graphics Engineer
San Francisco-based mobile developer Kabam seeks a graphics engineer to join the team working on mobile games at Kabam's Los Angeles office.
Jan. 12, 2016
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GDC 2016: Learn how, why and where to soft-launch your mobile game
GDC 2016 is coming up fast, and today organizers highlight an informative and important talk from Mobilize VP Oliver Kern on how, why and where to soft-launch your next mobile game.
Jan. 12, 2016
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Global PC shipments down over 10 percent for 2015
The PC game market may be robust, but there's little doubt that the platform is declining, amidst this new data.
Jan. 12, 2016
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In 2015, Nintendo ran the most TV ads, but Machine Zone spent the most money
Game of War made a splash with its Superbowl advert -- and its developer did make the heaviest investment in TV advertising for 2015.
Jan. 12, 2016
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'Governmental restraints' force GameStop to close Puerto Rican stores
"GameStop will be exiting the Puerto Rican market by the end of March 2016. Until that time, we will continue to conduct normal business operations."
Jan. 12, 2016
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Randy Pitchford and Penn Jillette remaking Desert Bus for virtual reality
Entertainer Penn Jillette and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford are working on a virtual reality remake of Desert Bus exclusively for charities.
Jan. 12, 2016
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Portion of That Dragon, Cancer's sales proceeds going to charity
Proceeds from sales of the title on Razer's Cortex platform will be donated to charities chosen by the family of Joel Green, the child whose years-long, fatal fight with cancer inspired the game.
Jan. 12, 2016
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EA brings its game subscription service to PC as Origin Access
Roughly a year and a half after launching EA Access on Xbox One, Electronic Arts is trying the same schtick -- pay a monthly fee for access to a library of EA games -- on PC as Origin Access.
Jan. 12, 2016