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Video: Valuable design lessons you can learn from board games
Game designer Soren Johnson (Offworld Trading Company, Civilization IV) speaks at GDC 2014 about how (and why) board games should matter to video game developers.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Get a job: Be a Senior Software Engineer at NetherRealm Studios
The studio that makes Mortal Kombat seeks an experienced software engineer to join the team at its Chicago, IL studio and refine/redefine the studio's approach to creating mobile games.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Nintendo 2DS to get $30 price drop on August 30
Nintendo's entry level handheld is set to become even cheaper at the end of the month.
Aug. 20, 2015
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AIAS annual game industry scholarship winners announced
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of its annual scholarship program, awarded by the AIAS Foundation.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Blizzard plans to share some Hearthstone data via upcoming API
Developers looking for a little more insight into how people play Hearthstone may appreciate the news that Blizzard is planning to release an official API for its popular F2P game in the near future.
Aug. 20, 2015
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After Fallout 4, Bethesda aims to even out its rocky release schedule
Bethesda PR exec Pete Hines speaks about the company's desire to even out its release schedule, and how it tries to unite a diverse crew of devs like Arkane Studios, Tango Gameworks and id Software.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Ngmoco founder Neil Young's N3TWORK buys Swedish mobile startup
Earlier this year Ngmoco founders Neil Young, Bob Stevenson, and Alan Yu came back to game dev; now their studio, N3TWORK, has made its first major acquisition.
Aug. 20, 2015
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The myth of the eclectic 'core gamer' on Steam
You have to develop the specific audience for your game -- because far fewer people than you think actually play lots of different games.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Games for health: Is the FDA holding them back?
"The qualities of a good video game, things that hook you, what makes the brain -- snap -- engage and go, could be a perfect vessel for actually delivering medicine."
Aug. 20, 2015
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GameFly expands streaming service to Samsung TVs
Launched exclusively for Amazon's Fire TV set-top device, the popular game rental company's streaming service is going bigger, and going global.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Game outsourcing outfit Keywords snaps up Liquid art firm for $9M
Keywords Studios is continuing to consolidate its power as a one-stop video game outsourcing shop by snapping up the 200+ strong art services studio Liquid Development for $9 million.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Dead Realm publisher disregards FTC disclosure guidelines for YouTubers
Popular YouTubers who co-founded 3BlackDot are producing videos about its latest game, Dead Realm, without clearly disclosing that they helped develop it and stand to gain directly from its success.
Aug. 19, 2015