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Tencent eyes Europe, with majority investment in Miniclip
China's biggest fish invests in a European mobile publisher of top-grossing games -- and perhaps offers some good news for mobile devs hoping to crack the Chinese market.
Feb. 18, 2015
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Road to the IGF: SuperChop Games' Ephemerid
Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure is a "rock fairy tale about a paper mayfly," brought to life by its unique classical guitar soundtrack. We catch up with SuperChop Games about the Excellence in Audio nominee.
Feb. 18, 2015
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Road to the IGF: Klei Entertainment's Invisible, Inc.
As part of our ongoing Road to the IGF series of interviews with IGF award-nominated devs, we caught up with Klei's Jason Dreger and James Lantz to find out what inspired the design of Invisible, Inc.
Feb. 18, 2015
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The Stomping Land continues to set a bad example for Early Access
One of the developers working on Supercrit's crowdfunded prehistoric survival game has quit the project after more than a month of no contact (and no payment) from Supercrit chief Alex Fundora.
Feb. 18, 2015
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Road to the IGF: Svedang, Akerblad and team's Else Heart.Break()
Story-driven adventure Else Heart.Break() has been nominated for Excellence in Visual Art at this year's IGF, with a distinctive, texture-rich look that reminds of the console RPG heyday.
Feb. 17, 2015
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Reminder: Use the new Session Scheduler to get the most from GDC
How and why to use the free, freshly revamped GDC 2015 Session Scheduler to plan out which talks you'd like to attend and ensure you don't miss anything the upcoming March conference has to offer.
Feb. 17, 2015
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Get a job: Be a Mission Designer for Monolith Productions
The folks who made theAward-winning Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor seek a lead mission designer to join the team in Monolith's Kirkland, WA studio.
Feb. 17, 2015
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Video: Lessons learned from 20 years 'herding cats' in the IGDA
IGDA founder Ernest Adams reflects on what went right (and wrong) over the 20-year lifespan of the IGDA and considers why developers need a professional trade organization in this GDC 2014 talk.
Feb. 17, 2015
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See the future of VR game development at GDC 2015
Developers interested in charting a course through the new frontier of virtual reality game design would be wise to look for advice from trailblazers at the 2015 Game Developers Conference.
Feb. 17, 2015
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Take your game industry career to the next level at GDC
GDC 2015 organizers highlight notable career-building events at next month's conference, including sessions and meeting opportunities with the likes of Epic, Riot, Blizzard and more.
Feb. 17, 2015
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Execution Labs 'finishing fund' gives Secret Ponchos devs money to port
Canadian indie funder announces the first recipient of its latest initiative -- a global "finishing fund" that helps developers bring their games to market.
Feb. 17, 2015
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With GameMaker under new ownership, some devs have long-term concern
GameMaker: Studio has a new owner, following a $16.4 million acquisition. But what does this mean for game developers, and how does the buyer intend to support the engine?
Feb. 17, 2015