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PSA: Today is your last day to save by registering early for GDC Europe
Game developers, take note: GDC officials would like to remind you that today is the last day you can register early for GDC Europe at a discounted rate, potentially saving yourself up to 200 euros.
July 8, 2015
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Get a job: Be a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Boss Key
Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee's studio is looking for an experienced C++ engineer to work on its upcoming sci-fi shooter alongside the team at Boss Key's Raleigh, NC offices.
July 8, 2015
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Why the man behind Puzzle & Dragons sees potential in console games
The man behind Puzzle & Dragons covers topics such as working with Nintendo, the locked top-grossing charts on mobile, and how the shrinking Japanese console market is more robust than it looks.
July 8, 2015
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Sandboxr's 3D-printed game toys now on Amazon
3D-printed Smite, Primal Carnage, and Infinity Blade toys now sell on the massive online storefront thanks to new biz relationship.
July 8, 2015
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Pokemon is dethroned: Japan's bestselling games for 2014
Yo-Kai Watch outsells Pokémon, Monster Hunter continues its reign, and more -- in a comprehensive list of Japan's 1,000 best-selling games of 2014.
July 8, 2015
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Report: Gameloft lays off staff, shutters New York studio
UPDATE: A Gameloft staffer confirms layoffs. Gamasutra has received word that a number of Gameloft employees have been laid off this week as the company moves to shut down its New York City office.
July 8, 2015
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Journey's Hunicke: The industry must come together, evolve, and innovate
"No one would have given money to Notch for Minecraft -- now look! That kind of effort comes from a genuine love for the medium itself..."
July 8, 2015
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Yokoi remembers Nintendo's struggle to understand his Game Boy
In an interview from '97 newly translated and published by Shmuplations, Gunpei Yokoi shares some intriguing opinions on his approach to game design and the state of console games in the '90s.
July 8, 2015
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Keep tabs on who's streaming your game where with Gamoloco
Gamoloco hopes to capitalize on the rising value of livestreaming by offering a service that lets you track who's streaming your game where, for how long, and how many people are watching.
July 8, 2015
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Video: Innovating interactive fiction with 80 Days' Jon Ingold
At GDC 2015 Inkle co-founder Jon Ingold explains how the outfit's design strategies evolved to produce games like 80 Days, and how it successfully fields interactive fiction games on mobile devices.
July 7, 2015
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A comprehensive look at Valve's final Steam Controller
"The new Steam Controller has positioned itself as the most universal controller out there, able to work with all of your games to some degree or another."
July 7, 2015
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Learn how League of Legends is combating toxicity - right now
"As a result of these governance systems... Verbal abuse has dropped by more than 40%, and 91.6% of negative players change their act and never commit another offense after just one reported penalty."
July 7, 2015