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Come to GDC Europe for VR game design advice from Valve and Sony
VR experts from Valve and Sony London will be speaking at GDC Europe in Germany next month about what they've learned in developing some of the leading Morpheus and SteamVR games and experiences.
July 23, 2015
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Sponsored: How to simulate a tiny universe in Azure
Microsoft Azure is open to all kinds of open source code projects, so I thought it might be neat to try running my own OpenSim on an Azure server.
July 23, 2015
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Get a job: Respawn Entertainment seeks a Senior Systems Designer
The Titanfall studio seeks a designer "specifically in the areas of hero control/mechanics, enemy design, AI behaviors, combat/weapons, class design, skills/progression, story, and boss encounters."
July 23, 2015
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John Smedley steps down as CEO of Daybreak
John Smedley has stepped down as the CEO of Daybreak (formerly Sony Online Entertainment), while remaining at the developer in an unknown capacity.
July 23, 2015
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What Yoko Ono's art teaches us about video games
Yoko Ono's brilliant performance art pieces were designed to be interactive and impermanent, ensuring that each audience member had their own unique experience of them.
July 23, 2015
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$130 million for mobile studio SGN, as Korea's Netmarble steps up
Major Asian investment in mobile games continues, as casual games house SGN gets a $130 million investment from a Korean studio.
July 23, 2015
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The Commodore Amiga is 30 years old today
Celebrate the anniversary of the powerful, popular PC platform by checking out some of its best games and reflecting on its place in history.
July 23, 2015
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Outpost Games nets $6.2 million for games that are 'fun to watch'
Most games "aren't designed for the medium" of streaming; a new startup has bagged money to create games that are "fun to watch."
July 23, 2015
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ESL crafts anti-drug program amid doping controversy
As a Counter-Strike player admits to using Adderall along with his team, the league has joined forces with German and Canadian associations to form anti-doping policies.
July 23, 2015
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Could Dota 2's new mod tools spawn a Dota-killer?
We talk to Greg Kasavin of Supergiant games, and Awesomenauts creators Ronimo games about the potential of Dota 2's custom games scene.
July 22, 2015
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CS:GO pro's doping admission prompts action from eSports org
The ESL is moving to address concerns about performance-enhancing drugs in eSports after a pro player publicly acknowledged that he and his (now former) teammates used Adderall during a tournament.
July 22, 2015
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You can now muck with the source code for EA's Amiga hit DeluxePaint
The Computer History Museum has archived source code for the 1986 version of EA's DeluxePaint for Amiga, and with EA's permission it has made the code (all 474 KB of it) free for non-commercial use.
July 22, 2015