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Sony execs taking 50% pay cut as big losses loom - report
With Sony on the cusp of revealing large-scale losses for the fiscal year, a report from the WSJ suggests that Sony's execs will take a 50% pay cut as the company pushes games as one of its main pillars.
May 13, 2014
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Metro 2033 developer moves headquarters to Malta
Metro 2033 developer 4A Games plans to open a new studio in Malta, and subsequently move its headquarters to this new location, where it will continue work on new titles in the Metro series.
May 13, 2014
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Nexon's free-to-play success in Korea keeps earnings afloat
Free-to-play game giant Nexon saw slightly increased revenues and profits during the first quarter of this fiscal year, exceeding the company's original forecasts, thanks in part to favorable exchange rates.
May 13, 2014
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Nintendo's Iwata: A single title could save the Wii U
Following the admission that the Wii U is dragging the company down, Nintendo has told investors that it is not giving up on the console, as a single game release could turn the tide.
May 13, 2014
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Treachery in Beatdown City: New York through the eyes of Shawn Allen
We talk to Shawn Alexander Allen about Treachery In Beatdown City, his just-funded tactical brawler -- and the spirit of art, hope, diversity and class war he's tried to reflect within it.
May 13, 2014
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Australia cancels federal funding program for game development
The Australian government plans to shut down the Australian Interactive Games Fund early, reneging on its pledge to bolster Australia's game industry by pouring $20 million into the sector.
May 13, 2014
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Is Take-Two still too reliant on GTA?
Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar and 2K, has long been accused of relying too heavily on the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and it was a major theme of its latest results call.
May 13, 2014
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Tracy Fullerton to lead new USC Games program
Game industry veteran Tracy Fullerton is the first director of the new USC Games program, which blends courses in engineering, art and design into a cross-disciplinary curriculum game design students.
May 13, 2014
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Developers react: No more Kinect
This morning, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One would begin to be sold without a Kinect bundled with the system next month. Gamasutra gathers up developer reactions to the news.
May 13, 2014
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Take Two reports record revenue on back of Grand Theft Auto V
Today, Take Two Interactive -- the parent company of Rockstar and 2K -- announced record revenue and 94 percent revenue growth year-on-year in its full-year results for fiscal 2014.
May 13, 2014
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Get a job: Petroglyph is hiring a Visual Effects Arist
The developer of the upcoming RTS Grey Goo is looking to bring on a seasoned visual effects artist to work with the rest of the Petroglyph Games team in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 13, 2014
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Kinect-less Xbox One is finally on the way this June
UPDATE As of now, every purchase of a new Xbox One console comes with the Kinect as standard, with no option to buy the console without. But it won't be that way for long
May 13, 2014