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Unity's co-founder has a brand new studio
Nicholas Francis, co-founder of Unity, left the company after a decade to form a studio and create a game he's been dreaming of for years.
April 18, 2013
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Ye olde Xbox 360 drove some healthy revenues for Microsoft
While Microsoft's next video game console waits in the wings for an expected reveal this year, its seven-and-a-half year old Xbox 360 is still helping drive revenues.
April 18, 2013
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BioShock, Tomb Raider stave off larger declines in March
NPD Group's monthly report of U.S. physical video game sales showed a 10 percent decline in dollar sales for last month -- a drop that could've been much worse if it weren't for a couple high-profile titles.
April 18, 2013
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A Molyjam game is getting backed by Indie Fund
Ben Esposito's Kachina, recently exhibited at GDC's Experimental Gameplay Workshop, is poised to receive support from Indie Fund.
April 17, 2013
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Supercell's latest reported revenue figures are ridiculously huge
Revenues for the Helsinki, Finland-based mobile game company are reportedly on track this year to be more than twice that of EA's mobile games division.
April 17, 2013
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New documentary aims to expose sexual harassment in game industry
Following on the #1Reason movement, independent filmmaker Shannon Sun-Higginson hopes to use her documentary to further the conversation on industry sexism.
April 17, 2013
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The Amazon Appstore is about to go global
The Amazon Appstore will soon go global, with the Android-based marketplace due to launch in nearly 200 further countries later this year.
April 17, 2013
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Social games' decline is holding digital market back - report
Although March saw strong sales of downloadable titles, DLC and mobile games in the U.S., the overall digital sales market was offset by the decline in social games and MMO subscribers.
April 17, 2013
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Here's what the UK gov't is asking parents about in-app purchases
The UK-based Office of Fair Trading has released its complete survey, which is aimed at investigating in-app purchases in kids' games.
April 16, 2013
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NYU and EVO team up for competitive game design scholarship
A new scholarship for NYU Game Center seeks to support game design students active in the fighting game community.
April 16, 2013
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'If you respect your public, eventually it pays back'
Dontnod creative director Jean-Maxime Moris comments on gender equality as a theme in the upcoming Capcom-published action-adventure game Remember Me.
April 16, 2013
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Mayhem Triple: An indie's own personal Duke Nukem Forever
Indie developer Dustin Gunn has released his new game Mayhem Triple, and it's a bit of a special one for the dev -- it's his own Duke Nukem Forever, 10 years in the making.
April 16, 2013