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Get a job: GREE needs an Engineering Director for a new RPG
Mobile game giant GREE is looking for an experienced hand to manage the leadership, recruitment and training of a team of engineers working on a mobile RPG in the company's San Francisco, CA office.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Make time to play the 2015 Train Jam games at GDC 2015
There's another Train Jam happening on the way to GDC next year, and GDC 2015 officials are providing a dedicated space where devs can display the games they've made during the jam.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Epic bumps Unreal up to 4.6 with a host of new features
Epic Games has updated Unreal Engine to 4.6, upgrading and expanding the toolset while fixing a host of issues and incorporating some work from its community of developers.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Mobile studio Space Ape raises $7M ahead of its sophomore debut
London-based mobile game maker Space Ape Games has managed to raise $7 million in funding as it wraps up work on its second mobile free-to-play strategy game in collaboration with Rhianna Pratchett.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Microsoft apologizes for being past due on XBLIG dev payments
Microsoft has publicly apologized for a delay in paying select Xbox Live Indie Games developers after a member of the Destructoid community took the company to task over the missing money.
Dec. 3, 2014
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UK regulator won't uphold parent complaint against F2P kid's game
In an interesting twist, U.K. regulators will not support a parent's complaint against Gameloft that one of its F2P mobile games exploits children by coercing them into making in-app purchases.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Retailer drops GTA V due to depictions of violence against women
The Target Australia retail chain is making a show of halting sales of Grand Theft Auto V in response to customer complaints about the game's depiction of violence, especially violence against women.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Call for Blogs: Developers, what are your top games of 2014?
Soon, Gamasutra's editorial staff will begin to publish our picks for the best and most significant games -- but that's only half of the picture. Once again, we're asking you to join in.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Autodesk makes game dev tools free to schools, students worldwide
Maya, 3ds Max, and many other game dev tools are now free to students and teachers at secondary and university levels.
Dec. 3, 2014
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Xbox Live Hit by Massive DDoS Outage
The ISIS-supporting Lizard Squad hacking collective took credit, echoing the Sony PlayStation Network attack from August.
Dec. 2, 2014
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Borderlands 2 writer shares advice at GDC 2015's Narrative Summit
Anthony Burch's talk on valuing great characters over great plot points will be part of the GDC 2015 Game Narrative Summit, a series of frank talks on the topic from leading industry experts.
Dec. 2, 2014
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Get a job: Be an Environment Artist at Sucker Punch
InFamous: Second Son developer Sucker Punch is looking for experienced artists to work on crafting models and textures for game environments alongside the team in the studio's Bellevue, WA office.
Dec. 2, 2014