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Desura is not paying developers, but promises a fix
After devs complain publicly about not being paid, the digital download platform releases a statement saying it's "working to correct" problems. Gamasutra speaks to its head of dev relations to find out more.
May 21, 2015
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Tapping VR's potential for putting you into an experience
"Two years from now, I guarantee you’ll be standing in the middle of the Boston Marathon bombing aftermath, instead of watching it on TV."
May 21, 2015
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NES creator signs on to help The Strong chronicle video game history
The Strong Museum of Play is teaming up with Japan's Ritsumeikan University and ex-Nintendo hardware guru Masayuki Uemara to better preserve and exhibit the history of the video game industry.
May 21, 2015
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Get a job: HTC seeks a VR developer evangelist
HTC, makers of the Vive VR headset in partnership with Valve, are seeking a dev evangelist to "provide the technical knowledge, tools, and resources necessary" for VR game devs.
May 20, 2015
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PSA: European Innovative Games Showcase submissions close this Friday
GDC Europe 2015 officials are still seeking submissions to the 2nd annual European Innovative Games Showcase at the Cologne, Germany show this August. You still have time!
May 20, 2015
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Creating the 'right' kind of player in the weird FPS Sub Rosa
We talk to Cryptic Sea's Alex Austin, about developing Sub Rosa to encourage players not to shoot each other, even though they have automatic weapons and cool suits.
May 20, 2015
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How Tim Schafer thinks about games
"Video games are ... a personal perspective on the world that’s consistent within that world. ... Someone really dug deep into their own mind to pull out something personal to say in a game."
May 20, 2015
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Core Labs Game Accelerator looking to mentor and fund indie devs
Most accelerators aim at pure app startups or at casual, mobile studios -- but the Core Game Accelerator wants to give you money to make a "core" game.
May 20, 2015
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Modo maker The Foundry changes hands, to the tune of $312 million
UK-based creator of popular art tools has a majority investor -- private equity company HgCapital.
May 20, 2015
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Velvet Sundown studio snapped up by British chat app company
Velvet Sundown maker Tribe Studios has been acquired by British mobile messaging app company Palringo for an undisclosed sum, with the stated goal of porting Tribe's Dramagame engine tech to mobile.
May 20, 2015
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Q&A: Crafting The Old Blood as a Wolfenstein palate cleanser
In conversation with Gamasutra, Machine Games' Tommy Björk hed some light on how the studio weaves compelling narratives into the design of an FPS and why Wolfenstein: The Old Blood became a prequel.
May 20, 2015
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H1Z1 chief makes cheating players apologize before he'll unban them
The idea, says Daybreak chief John Smedley, is to get a few high-profile, seemingly genuine apologies for cheating circulating to discourage other H1Z1 players using dirty tactics.
May 20, 2015