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Disney's flagship game gets a refresh with Disney Infinity 2.0
Earlier this year Disney Interactive reported a sizable bump in revenue thanks to Disney Infinity, and now the company is leaning into its one hot product with a new line of games branded Disney Infinity 2.0.
April 30, 2014
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Glu Mobile to acquire Diner Dash developer PlayFirst
Alongside its first quarter results, Glu announced that has entered into an agreement to pick up the 10-year old San Francisco-based casual game studio.
April 30, 2014
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Sony shows commitment to indies with slew of PS4 announcements
PlayStation platforms are getting a host of new indie games -- including notables such as Nidhogg, Jamestown, and Apotheon.
April 30, 2014
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Faceware offers new simultaneous video/voiceover capture service
Middleware developer Faceware Technologies has partnered with translation and audio services company Binari Sonori, in a bid to raise the quality of video and voiceover localization in video games.
April 29, 2014
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No E3 press conference for Nintendo, as digital approach is detailed
At E3 last year, Nintendo made the decision to forgo a traditional press conference, and instead opt for a Nintendo Direct stream. For this year's E3, the company is looking to build on that approach.
April 29, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: The Speed Racer of Games
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including Adam Saltsman on how Shinji Mikami's Vanquish is the Wachowskis' Speed Racer of games.
April 28, 2014
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Funcom secures $1.6M in run-up to LEGO MMO launch
Funcom hasn't found itself in the greatest financial situation recently, with falling revenues. Thanks to additional equity and the launch of its LEGO MMO, the company is looking to turn things around.
April 28, 2014
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Rovio sees profits halved during 'foundation-building' 2013
Rovio saw its profits cut by more than 50 percent during the 2013 fiscal year, with the company describing the last twelve months as "foundation-building."
April 28, 2014
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Surprise! New Mexico landfill excavation unearths E.T. Atari games
If you currently refer to the Atari video game burial of 1983 as "an urban legend," Microsoft has got the proof for you that the burial of millions of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games did in fact happen.
April 28, 2014
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Dark Souls studio acquired by major Japanese publishing house
Japanese media corporation Kadokawa today announced that it has acquired Dark Souls studio From Software, with the aim to take advantage of the company's worldwide influence.
April 28, 2014
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For Square Enix, designing Hitman as a 'board game' just made sense
Making the next game in the Hitman franchise a tilt-shifted, turn-based puzzle game for mobile was risky enough -- the fact that it's Square Enix Montreal's first project just ups the stakes.
April 28, 2014
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You and me become we: Dancing with Bounden
Adriaan de Jongh talks co-op mobile dance game Bounden, and how Game Oven's work aims to negotiate the often-awkward, sometimes divine spaces between people using just a smartphone as a touchstone.
April 28, 2014