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The inspirational stories behind This War of Mine
When the teaser trailer for This War of Mine stormed the internet, it aimed to show the other side of war in games. 11 Bit's Pawel Miechowski discusses his inspiration with Gamasutra.
March 28, 2014
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Twitch looks to support Europe better, with new Paris presence
Twitch today announced the opening of a new infrastructure point of presence in Paris. The company says that its new French center will help to improve the Twitch streaming quality overall in Europe.
March 28, 2014
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$350K funding boost for Canary Islands-based game studio
A team of developers from the Canary Islands has secured $350,000 in funding for a new free-to-play casual game, while bringing on an industry veteran as its new president.
March 28, 2014
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Over 1,000 developers are now licensed to self-publish with Sony
The company continues to advertise its developer-friendly approach, announcing today that it has licensed more than a thousand developers to self-publish games on Sony hardware worldwide.
March 28, 2014
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Michael Abrash leaves Valve to join Oculus VR as Chief Scientist
Virtual reality evangelist Michael Abrash announced today that he has left Valve to join up with Oculus VR as Chief Scientist and "see how far we can take it."
March 28, 2014
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Retailer allegedly reselling Humble Bundle Steam keys for profit
A new Game Informer report alleges that 7 Entertainment, which owns a network of PC game digital distribution websites, is buying cheap Steam keys from Humble Bundle and reselling them for profit.
March 28, 2014
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Romero awarded Fulbright fellowship for Irish industry work
Brenda Romero has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to help develop Ireland's game industry -- a project of deep personal value. She may also be the first game dev to receive the prestigious grant.
March 28, 2014
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Get a job: Raven Software is hiring a Lead Designer
Raven Software is seeking an experienced lead designer from the AAA FPS market to work on its next project alongside the team in its Madison, WI studio.
March 28, 2014
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Remote PC game streaming coming to the Nvidia Shield
Nvidia's Shield handheld can both play Android-based games, and stream games directly from a PC. With the latest update, Nvidia is looking to take that latter functionality on a remote scale.
March 27, 2014
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Runic founders Baldree and Schaefer leaving to go indie
Travis Baldree and Erich Schaefer, founders of Torchlight developer Runic Games, are leaving the company to start over again as a smaller team.
March 27, 2014
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Are playable ads the next step for mobile advertising?
Playable ads are the next big thing for mobile game advertising, if the latest tech coming out of companies like Agawi and AppSponsor is to be believed.
March 27, 2014
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Even next-gen consoles can't save GameStop's 2013 fiscal year
Thanks to sales boosts from the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launches, GameStop today celebrated a minor increase in earnings for the 2013 fiscal year.
March 27, 2014