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Shenmue 3 sets new Kickstarter record, hits $2M goal in 9 hours
Shenmue 3 sets new Kickstarter record, hits $2M goal in 9 hours
Announced last night by Yu Suzuki on-stage at Sony's E3 press event, Shenmue 3 is now the fastest game project on Kickstarter to surpass $1 million pledged -- in less than two hours.
June 16, 2015
Get a job: Be an FX Artist at Boss Key Productions
Get a job: Be an FX Artist at Boss Key Productions
Handy with Photoshop and 3ds Max? Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee's new studio is looking for someone like you to work on its upcoming sci-fi shooter at Boss Key's Raleigh, NC offices.
June 15, 2015
Watch Microsoft's E3 conference right here at 9:30 AM Pacific
Watch Microsoft's E3 conference right here at 9:30 AM Pacific
Microsoft's Xbox E3 conference will begin today at 9:30 AM Pacific, and if you aren't in attendance you can livestream the event right here from the comfort of your browser.
June 15, 2015
Starbreeze is staffing up and launching its own VR headset: StarVR
Starbreeze is staffing up and launching its own VR headset: StarVR
The parent company of Payday 2 developer Starbreeze Studios, is making moves that will see it gain new staff, new IP, and a new virtual reality headset prototype known as Project StarVR.
June 15, 2015
Cocos-2dx comes to Windows 10 with Microsoft's help
Cocos-2dx comes to Windows 10 with Microsoft's help
Devs using Chukong's cross-platform open-source Cocos-2dx game engine can now build games for Windows 10 and, by extension, the promised Universal Windows Platform that will span Microsoft devices.
June 15, 2015
Open Gaming Alliance expands to cater to indies and new tech
Open Gaming Alliance expands to cater to indies and new tech
The Open Gaming Alliance is making a show of expanding to offer new, cheaper levels of membership for indies and new special interest groups focused on dev software, game streaming and VR/AR tech.
June 15, 2015
Yu Suzuki takes to Kickstarter to fund development of Shenmue 3
Yu Suzuki takes to Kickstarter to fund development of Shenmue 3
Unexpectedly, Yu Suzuki briefly took the stage during Sony's E3 press conference this evening to announce that he's launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund development of Shenmue 3.
June 15, 2015
One Pincus-founded company absorbs another, as Zynga buys Superlabs
One Pincus-founded company absorbs another, as Zynga buys Superlabs
Superlabs, the startup incubator launched by Mark Pincus last year after he stepped down as Zynga's CEO, has now been acquired by Zynga just months after Pincus got his old job back.
June 15, 2015
Valve sees Steam surpass 10 million concurrent users
Valve sees Steam surpass 10 million concurrent users
12 years after its debut, Valve's Steam platform surpassed 10 million concurrent users yesterday amidst the opening salvo of its annual Steam Summer Sale.
June 15, 2015
Microsoft leans on 'core' games and the promise of HoloLens at E3
Microsoft leans on 'core' games and the promise of HoloLens at E3
Microsoft came out swinging today at its annual E3 press conference with a core gamer-focused slate of newly announced and already known games.
June 15, 2015
Ubisoft's new swordfighting game is a lesson in persistent pitching
Ubisoft's new swordfighting game is a lesson in persistent pitching
For Ubisoft Montreal creative director Jason VandenBerghe, getting For Honor greenlit wasn’t a forgone conclusion. In fact, it was a concept more than 10 years (and multiple rejections) in the making.
June 15, 2015
Sony trots out The Last Guardian at E3, promises to release it in 2016
Sony trots out The Last Guardian at E3, promises to release it in 2016
It's true -- Sony opened its E3 press conference this evening with footage and a release date for Team Ico and Sony Japan's The Last Guardian, which is believed to have been in development since 2007.
June 15, 2015