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Unity bolsters its mobile toolset with Playnomics acquisition
UPDATE: Unity has confirmed an earlier report that it has purchased mobile game analytics firm Playnomics as part of an ongoing effort to offer developers a wider suite of tools and services.
April 17, 2014
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Microsoft lags behind Sony, with 5 million Xbox Ones shipped
Today, Microsoft finally released some updated numbers for the Xbox One console: It's shipped 5 million units to retail so far, versus Sony's 7 million PS4s sold.
April 17, 2014
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AMD's profits bolstered by continued demand for console chips
The chipmaker -- now ubiquitous in this generation of game consoles -- continues to show big year-on-year gains as manufacturers gobble up its supplies.
April 17, 2014
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Can Zynga change? FarmVille 2 launches on mobile today
Zynga needs FarmVille 2, which launches today, to become its crown jewel on mobile -- but is that possible? Gamasutra's Christian Nutt speaks to the developers to find out.
April 17, 2014
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Fear and foreboding are design pillars in The Conjuring House
Former Ubisoft Casablanca developers are tackling the survival horror genre with The Conjuring House. One of Rym Games' co-founders tells us how the studio plans to design for fear.
April 17, 2014
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Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell fired 'without cause'
Marty O'Donnell, the video game composer best known for producing the music for Bungie's Halo series, is no longer with the studio -- and according to the industry veteran, it wasn't a pleasant separation.
April 16, 2014
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Fable lead designer leaves Lionhead
Ted Timmins, lead designer on the Fable series, has left Lionhead after around a decade at the studio.
April 16, 2014
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The next step for Twitch: Selling games via the streaming platform
A landmark moment for video game broadcasting company Twitch today: You can now buy Vlambeer's latest game Nuclear Throne directly through Twitch, the first game to be available for purchase through the service.
April 16, 2014
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'Twitch plays Pokemon' leads to new funding opportunity for devs
UPDATE As game broadcasting behemoth Twitch grows in strength, the company takes the next step for its business -- directly supporting those games which interact with Twitch functionality.
April 16, 2014
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New report reveals most popular games on Steam
Ars Technica has an interesting report this week that delves into Steam sales and user play-time statistics, apparently tracking public Steam database information to get a broader overview of which games are most popular on the platform.
April 16, 2014
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GDC Europe 2014 opens registration, continues call for papers
You can now register early at a discounted rate to attend this year's GDC Europe, which will be held in Cologne, Germany August 11-13. Also, you still have time to submit talk proposals for the show.
April 16, 2014
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Latest Final Fantasy XIV figures: 500K registrations in 6 months
The Final Fantasy XIV reboot couldn't have gone any better for Square Enix, as the publisher announced today that more than 2 million people have registered an account for the game.
April 16, 2014