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Frontier founder David Braben receives OBE
David Braben, the British industry veteran best known for his Frontier, Raspberry Pi and Elite exploits, has been appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honors list.
June 16, 2014
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Spec Ops: The Line studio goes free-to-play with Dreadnought
Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager has been rather busy. While its big announcement at E3 was obviously Dead Island 2, the company's other E3 reveal was arguably as interesting, if not more so.
June 16, 2014
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Nintendo triumphs against yet another patent troll
It feels like Nintendo prevails against patent trolls every other month at the moment -- the company has already beaten three this year, and has just added a fourth to that total.
June 16, 2014
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Unity arrives on PlayStation 4, with Morpheus support to follow
Developers can now register with Sony to download Unity 4.3 for PlayStation 4, which includes support for the DualShock 4, Move controller, PlayStation 4 Camera and -- eventually -- Project Morpheus.
June 16, 2014
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TIGA: UK video game tax breaks will be better than we expected
The UK video game industry trade group has upped its forecast for the government's recently-ratified game indudstry tax breaks, estimating they will now create or protect roughly 10,000 jobs.
June 16, 2014
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Facebook redesigns iPad app to better promote games
The company added a dedicated game list and a game recommendation engine to the Facebook iPad app in an effort to boost a developer's ability to attract players and keep them playing.
June 16, 2014
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Oculus scoops up Supergiant Games senior programmer
Chris Jurney has left the Bastion and Transistor studio to work on the Oculus Rift, as the company continues to secure talent.
June 16, 2014
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Capcom shareholders scrap plan that prevents hostile takeovers
At its latest investor meeting, the Japanese's publishers shareholders voted to end the company's hostile takeover defense -- which could open up the company to acquisition via a stock buy-up.
June 16, 2014
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Popular YouTuber PewDiePie generated $4 million in 2013
In a new report on the the Swedish Let's Player, The Wall Street Journal reports that his video channel generated massive profits for 2013.
June 16, 2014
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Finding the fun fast: How rapid prototyping shaped Evolve
One of the keys to Turtle Rock's success is its emphasis on rapid prototyping -- find the fun first and iterate and build from there. We spoke to the studio's creative director Phil Robb at E3.
June 16, 2014
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Insomniac Games is looking to hire a Senior Engine Programmer
The folks who are making Sunset Overdrive need an experienced programmer to design and develop new engine technology in the studio's Burbank, CA offices.
June 16, 2014
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Video: Shenmue postmortem from Yu Suzuki and Mark Cerny
Yu Suzuki, the influential Japanese game designer famously known for his work at Sega, delivers a Classic Game Postmortem talk about his Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue at GDC 2014.
June 16, 2014