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Keiji Inafune's clumsy Kickstarter misses target
Proving that more can indeed be less, Red Ash, Keiji Inafune's spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends, has fallen $279k short of its sizable $800k Kickstarter goal.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Mobile game startup Seriously lands $18M
As the mobile industry continues to go from strength to strength, more investors are entering the space in the hopes of unearthing the next Angry Birds or Candy Crush Saga.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Rocket League 'definitely' headed to other platforms
Rocket League has been downloaded over 5 million times, and developer Psyonix is now looking to capitalize on that meteoric momentum by bringing the title to other platforms.
Aug. 4, 2015
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China has 366 million mobile game players, as revenues skyrocket
... and that's not all. According to a new report from Chinese media company Sina, the country has 134 million PC gamers, too.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Ninja Theory's tips for surviving and thriving as a 'AAA indie'
Ninja Theory Tameem Antoinades offers an update at GDC Europe on how the studio is developing Hellblade with a 15-man team, and offer tips for fellow devs on making indie games with AAA polish.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Women in the game industry share stories of improving diversity
A panel of women from companies like King, NaturalMotion and Gameloft came together at GDC Europe today to share their experiences as women in the industry and offer advice for increasing diversity.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Valve shares advice on designing great VR game interactions
At GDC Europe today, Valve's Yasser Malaika shared some key lessons learned about how to make great VR game interactions by both Valve's own devs and external dev partners like Owlchemy Labs.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Disney Infinity sales slow ahead of sequel
Disney Interactive today posted break-even operating income, reflecting a decline in sales of its popular toy-to-game franchise, Disney Infinity.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Chinese developers have the West in their sights
In terms of being able to compete globally, that is -- and they'll get there in time, both the government and the CEO of Perfect World promise.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Activision Blizzard revenues climb, even as World of Warcraft subs tank
WoW shed 1.5 million players during the quarter, but Destiny, Hearthstone, and Call of Duty are making up for any downturn in the decade-old MMO.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Facebook cancels plans to change how ads work
In the face of fierce opposition from ad networks and game developers, the company scraps plans to force sharing of information with the platform.
Aug. 4, 2015
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: From cat collection to Metal Gear codec calls
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the zen patience of Metal Gear Solid's codec calls to the feline indifference of mobile hit Neko Atsume.
Aug. 3, 2015