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Patrice Desilets sues Ubisoft for $400K over termination
After being fired from Ubisoft last month, Assassin's Creed designer Patrice Desilets has now filed a lawsuit against his former company, suing the publisher for around $400,000.
June 10, 2013
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The next Tekken is free-to-play, releasing this week
Following the news that Tecmo Koei is developing a free-to-play Dead or Alive, Namco Bandai has now revealed Tekken Revolution: the first free-to-play fighting game on console.
June 10, 2013
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Second Molyjam will commence next month
The second game jam inspired by the tweets of Peter Molydeux - a Twitter account that parodies the game concepts of Peter Molyneux - is set to take place next month.
June 10, 2013
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Puzzle & Dragons studio isn't taking success for granted
"Boredom sets in, always. You watch 'Titanic' over and over, and you will get tired." - GungHo's Kazuki Morishita says that he isn't taking the immense popularity of Puzzle & Dragons for granted.
June 10, 2013
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Twitch launches new video game broadcasting SDK
Twitch has opened up its broadcasting services to all game developers and launched a new version of its Twitch SDK, offering an expanded set of APIs.
June 10, 2013
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Magic Bullets to Citizen Kane
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Cameron Kunzelman on topics including sexism's magic bullet and the Citizen Kane of games.
June 10, 2013
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Opinion: Xbox One's tough value proposition
We were promised a great deal after Microsoft's Xbox Reveal in May. So did this morning's E3 press briefing deliver? Gamasutra editor-at-large Leigh Alexander remains as skeptical as before.
June 10, 2013
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Fixing the industry's image problem still a work in process
Mike Gallagher, CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, was optimistic when talking about moving video games beyond their often violent ties.
June 10, 2013
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'Project MOJO' is the latest Android-based game console
Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz is gearing up to enter the microconsole market with the unveiling of "Project MOJO," an Android-based device to be showcased at E3.
June 7, 2013
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GamePop microconsole will run both Android and iOS games
BlueStacks' subscription-based GamePop microconsole will run Android games. That much we knew already. However, with its LookingGlass emulation software, the GamePop looks to bring in games designed for Apple devices as well.
June 7, 2013
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How Kinect's brute force strategy could make Xbox One a success
Microsoft's Xbox One has some public relations problems, but don't count the company out -- like the Kinect, Xbox One could become a success through sheer force.
June 7, 2013
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Caballero: Video games can help us cope with reality
"It's not about escaping," says Minority Media's Vander Caballero, who says the studio's upcoming Silent Enemy was the result of looking inward and realizing the games can help confront reality, rather than provide a fantasy.
June 7, 2013