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Get a job: Black Tusk seeks a Lead Multiplayer Level Designer
Black Tusk is looking for someone with multiplayer level design experience and enthusiasm for the Gears of War franchise to join them in Vancouver, British Columbia.
June 11, 2014
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E3 likely to change venue in 2016
"E3 is a world class show that deserves a world class venue. The Los Angeles Convention Center is no longer a top-tier property." - Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association.
June 10, 2014
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Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has joined Oculus
Jason Rubin, co-founder of The Last of Us studio Naughty Dog, has left to join Oculus as the VR company's new head of worldwide studios.
June 10, 2014
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Sony will launch white PS4 alongside Bungie's Destiny
Sony will release a white PlayStation 4 console later this year, as the company looks to take advantage of the big release of Bungie's next game.
June 10, 2014
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Former Journey art director reveals his next game
The first game from former thatgamecompany art director Matt Nava was revealed during Sony's E3 press conference last night, scheduled to arrive on PlayStation 4 in 2016.
June 10, 2014
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Analysis: The Nintendo bubble
Nintendo is in a bubble. If it wants to stay in the hardware business it has to find a way to break out without letting its fans escape. That will be a painful transition -- if it's even possible.
June 10, 2014
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Ubisoft bets big on open world in wake of Watch Dogs success
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has a pretty good reason to direct his company toward more investment in open world games: people sure do buy them.
June 10, 2014
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The key to PlayStation's future is in the reach of its network
Sony (smartly) focused on a wide variety of games from developers both big and small. But underneath the strong lineup of upcoming games is the key to PlayStation’s future: its network.
June 10, 2014
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Chipping away at game dev barriers is an ongoing focus at PlayStation
PlayStation's Adam Boyes tells us about breaking down barriers for PlayStation developers, from the possibility of using retail PlayStation 4s as dev kits, to the "massive conversations" about paid alphas.
June 10, 2014
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Sony is about to hook the PlayStation 4 Share button up to YouTube
Sharing PlayStation 4 gameplay videos to YouTube may be as easy as hitting the Share button if Sony delivers on its E3 promise.
June 10, 2014
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PS Vita TV is coming to the West as Sony preps PlayStation Now for launch
Sony is bringing the PlayStation micro-console it launched in Japan last year to Europe, the U.S. and Canada as the PlayStation TV in a bid to dominate the $100 set-top box market.
June 10, 2014
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The Vita is now an 'extender' as Sony focuses on its network
The company is shifting gears in how it sells the PlayStation Vita, looking upon it less as a standalone game console and more as indie attractor and an accessory that extends the PlayStation Network.
June 10, 2014