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How Hollywood tackles VR: Lionsgate, Starbreeze, and WEVR collaborate
"John Wick," based on the new Keanu Reeves film of the same name, offers a glimpse of how mainstream-targeted VR projects will come together as the new platforms gear up to launch.
Aug. 7, 2015
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Rare Replay unearths 5 unfinished games by the beloved Brit studio
If you play the new Xbox One-based collection of Rare's hits a lot, you can unlock videos of games that never made it out. Fortunately, of course, they're also on YouTube.
Aug. 7, 2015
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Great game GIFs galore: The week in GameDevTweets
Game developers are all over Twitter, sharing everything from tips on making games, observations on the latest news, and snarky jokes. This week: The magical way games look, broken or not.
Aug. 7, 2015
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Microsoft: We don't want to compete with Steam... but we might, one day
"We are not intending to compete with Steam. If anything, we want Steam to be even more successful -- they've done great things for PC gamers in terms of having a single store."
Aug. 7, 2015
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A tiny new Majesco will focus only on digital, with a new CEO
With just five employees, the 30-year-old game publisher will refocus entirely on digital titles for PC and consoles, it reveals today.
Aug. 7, 2015
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Getting Zynga back on track is a long-term job, says Pincus
And he has advice anyone can use: "What we learned and are learning in mobile is that the overnight successes take two to three years to get to."
Aug. 7, 2015
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Get a job: Zindagi Games seeks a Technical Artist
Want to work on 3D mobile games? Southern California-based Zindagi Games is seeking a Maya conversant artist to work on animation and rigging of characters.
Aug. 7, 2015
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Konami profits up by 159%, as mobile games gain traction
Konami has posted its financials for the quarter ended June 30, highlighting an increase in revenue and profit for the company as a whole, as well as the firm's game division.
Aug. 6, 2015
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Square Enix profits rise despite console slow down
Square Enix today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, posting a 12 percent revenue increase as well as an overall profit increase of 76 percent.
Aug. 6, 2015
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Oculus' Palmer Luckey lands on Time cover, game dev Twitter explodes
Your virtual reality startup is bought by Facebook. Suddenly you can even get on the cover of Time magazine. The question, then, becomes: "Should you?"
Aug. 6, 2015
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Chinese mobile game players love core genres, like RPGs
Newzoo projects $6.5 billion in mobile games revenue for China this year; the top titles in the country are also what we'd consider "core" games.
Aug. 6, 2015
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Chinese investors buy King of Fighters publisher SNK Playmore
Best known for its classic fighting game franchises, the Japanese company has now been acquired for its stable of IP.
Aug. 6, 2015