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Q&A: Canabalt creator rides the wave of indie publishing, collaboration
Adam Saltsman has always been a man of many hats, but with his latest venture Finji, an indie game publisher-cum-collaborator, he's now essentially evolved into a human hat stand.
April 16, 2014
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Choice Chamber an uncommon mix of new ways to fund and play games
Gamasutra caught up with Mike Molinari to learn more about how the burgeoning notoriety of his Kickstarter campaign for Choice Chamber has affected its development.
April 16, 2014
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Richard Garriott launches a dev contest (but there's a bit of a catch)
Richard Garriott wants a modern-day port of his teletype RPG D&D #1, and to get it he's asking developers to compete to see who can port it best.
April 16, 2014
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PlayStation 4 sales remain steady, surpass 7 million sold worldwide
Sony announced today that it has sold more than 7 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide as of April 6, roughly five months after the console was launched last November.
April 16, 2014
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NEA awards grants to Games for Change and other game-related nonprofits
A number of game industry organizations will be receiving financial grants from the National Endowment for the Arts this spring, including Games for Change and a number of educational programs.
April 16, 2014
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Candy Crush Saga coming to China via online giant Tencent
One of the biggest mobile games partners exclusively with China's biggest distributor for an upcoming Chinese-language launch.
April 16, 2014
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85,000 Oculus Rift dev kits have been sold
The second generation Oculus Rift hardware went on sale last month, and according to the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, around 25,000 "DK2" units have already been sold to developers.
April 14, 2014
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New Capcom R&D facilities to create hundreds of jobs
As Capcom faces a difficult financial situation, the company today revealed that construction on two new research and development buildings is underway near its Osaka head offices.
April 14, 2014
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Sponsored: Evolution Games offers coaching from top game schools
Evolution Games, a ground-breaking new platform allowing indie game developers to compete for cash prizes up to $10,000. It is an exclusive opportunity to get FREE global exposure and useable feedback
April 14, 2014
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Supergiant surprise: Transistor releasing in May
Bastion studio Supergiant Games surprised press and players alike over the weekend, revealing that its second game Transistor, thought to be still deep in development, will release next month.
April 14, 2014
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Severed is the next game from DrinkBox Studios
DrinkBox Studios, the Canadian developer best known for _ Guacamelee!_ and Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, announced its latest project over the weekend.
April 14, 2014
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: Responding to Feedback the Vlambeer Way
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including Vlambeer's Luftrausers and the sexualized violence of MGS 5: Ground Zeroes.
April 14, 2014