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GDC Europe 2014's 'classic postmortem' is Broken Sword
Influential game designer Charles Cecil will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem about the groundbreaking adventure game Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars at GDC Europe 2014 in Cologne this August.
July 1, 2014
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The cofounder of Looking Glass is making a new Underworld game
Game industry veteran Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, System Shock 2) has founded a new Boston-based studio, Otherside Entertainment, and secured the right to develop a new Underworld game: Underworld Ascension.
July 1, 2014
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Ubisoft comes out on top in DRM patent lawsuit
Ubisoft has won favorable summary judgement from a U.S. District Court judge that allows it to extricate itself from a long-running legal tussle over DRM patents relating its Uplay service.
July 1, 2014
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People can now play your Ouya games without having to buy an Ouya
Owners of the Mad Catz MOJO Android-based microconsole can now grab an Ouya app and download games through the Ouya store as the company moves to make its games catalog platform-agnostic.
July 1, 2014
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At Denny's it's Hashteroids, not Asteroids
Atari announced today that it has made a deal with the Denny's diner chain to release "remixed" versions of three classic games -- Asteroids, Breakout and Centipede -- through the Denny's mobile app.
July 1, 2014
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Prominent educators launch Higher Education Video Game Alliance
Today, HEVGA launched -- run by top educators from schools such as Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California, backed by the ESA, and with a mission of improving game education.
July 1, 2014
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Rhode Island announces first settlement in 38 Studios case
The Rhode Island government has announced a proposed settlement in the 38 Studios case, which should net the state around $4.4 million dollars.
July 1, 2014
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The realities of the Chinese mobile market for western devs
"I’d say this year, we’re looking at eight to 30 percent of the market." - iDreamSky co-founder Jeff Lyndon, on the potential for foreign-developed games in the Chinese smartphone market.
July 1, 2014
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Age of Empires Online shutting down today
Microsoft today shut down Age of Empires Online, the latest in its enduring franchise, and a game it first launched in 2011.
July 1, 2014
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Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi goes mobile, free-to-play
The next RPG from the storied designer will see him take a break from his console roots, and go free-to-play, Famitsu reports.
July 1, 2014
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Uber releases Planetary Annihilation as an Early Access retail game
"The real question is, why not? After all, they are getting the same game, just earlier." - Planetary Annihilation director Jan Mavor comments on why the game has launched at retail before it's finished.
June 30, 2014
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Former Xbox Live policy director joins Gears of War team
Stephen Toulouse, previously policy and enforcement director at Xbox Live, has rejoined Microsoft in another video game role.
June 30, 2014