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Starbreeze's first 15 years: $14M losses. Starbreeze's last 6 months: $14M profits
Thanks to an incredible six months for Swedish developer Starbreeze Studios, the company has swung from losses to profits, and is now setting plans in motion to get itself listed on the Nasdaq OMX.
Feb. 27, 2014
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Online games for Nintendo DS, Wii will no longer work from May
Nintendo will soon terminate the Wi-Fi Connection Service for the Nintendo DS, the DSi, and the Nintendo Wii, meaning that online games and features for these consoles will no longer work.
Feb. 27, 2014
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Playdead, The Behemoth among the next batch of ID@Xbox devs
Microsoft has revealed the next batch of developers who are releasing games for the Xbox One through the ID@Xbox self-publishing program.
Feb. 27, 2014
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GDC 2014 adds Summit sessions from Crytek, Ninja Metrics and more
GDC organizers highlight a few more noteworthy Summit sessions for the upcoming March conference that will help you better understand your players, satisfy their needs and reap the benefits.
Feb. 27, 2014
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Video: How to design better gesture controls for 3D space
Universal Mind's Nate de Jager speaks about the best way to design and implement natural hand gestures for motion-controlled games and apps in this clip from the GDC Vault.
Feb. 27, 2014
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Xbox's Marc Whitten sits down for a fireside chat at GDC 2014
Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten will join Gamasutra Editor-In-Chief Kris Graft onstage at GDC 2014 to have a candid, relatively informal fireside chat about all things Xbox.
Feb. 27, 2014
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Shooty-man: A candid catch-up with Counter-Strike co-creator Minh Le
Gamasutra recently sat down to play some Counter Strike with series co-creator Minh Le, about the seminal FPS, his more recent work, and the perils of free-to-play.
Feb. 27, 2014
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New GDC 2014 Advocacy talks cover the Fukushima Game Jam and more
GDC organizers highlight a few notable Advocacy talks, including a panel about fostering video game culture through events, a frank discussion of how young male psychology affects the industry, and more.
Feb. 26, 2014
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Mark Cerny, Mike Capps headline GDC 2014 'Flash Forward' session
GDC organizers highlight the third annual "Flash Forward" session, emcee'd by Mark Cerny and Mike Capps, which gives select GDC speakers an opportunity to present a rapid-fire sumamry of their talk.
Feb. 26, 2014
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Developers can now run their own discount sales on Steam
If you thought there were already enough discount sales on Steam, get ready for a whole lot more. Steam today announced that developers can now run their own sales via the online store.
Feb. 26, 2014
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Valve releases experimental game notification system for Steam
UPDATE The Steam edition of Frozen Synapse received an intriguing update today, which allows players to switch on turn notifications directly through the Steam client.
Feb. 26, 2014
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Activision shuts down Call of Duty Elite subscription service
It's possible that you forgot the Call of Duty Elite subscription service ever existed. Now Activision has closed down the service.
Feb. 26, 2014