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Crowdfunded effort to buy Homeworld series goes south
Crowdfunded effort to buy Homeworld series goes south
An independent developer has failed to acquire rights to the Homeworld franchise and is now refunding Kickstarter backers. Now the question is who owns the storied RTS franchise, and what will they do with it?
April 19, 2013
Get a job: Sony is looking for an innovative IT director
Get a job: Sony is looking for an innovative IT director
"The IT Director is responsible for management and oversight of the Product Development IT (America) Group. The group provides IT support and infrastructure ranging from helpdesk to engineering & architecture for all internal WWS groups in the US."
April 19, 2013
Call for GDC Europe 2013 talks closes on Monday - submit now!
Call for GDC Europe 2013 talks closes on Monday - submit now!
Game Developers Conference Europe 2013 organizers are reminding that the show's call for lectures will close on Monday April 22nd - submit your talks for the August show in Cologne today!
April 19, 2013
Tim Langdell's 'Edge' trademarks are finally cancelled
Tim Langdell's 'Edge' trademarks are finally cancelled
The Tim Langdell 'Edge' saga is well and truly over, as the U.S. patent and trademark department has noted that all of Langdell's trademarks relating to the word Edge have been cancelled.
April 19, 2013
Peter Molyneux may have just monetized trolling
Peter Molyneux may have just monetized trolling
"Maybe the effects of automatically removing cubelets will be neutralized by players keen to keep Curiosity going." - A note from Peter Molyneux's 22cans tells users they can pay to reverse the progress made by others.
April 19, 2013
Centipede creator sees lack of diversity in the game industry
Centipede creator sees lack of diversity in the game industry
Atari alumna Dona Bailey speaks in this new Indie Tech Talk video about how far the industry has come and where it still needs to go.
April 19, 2013
Video: See where Resident Evil's creator wants to take the horror genre
Video: See where Resident Evil's creator wants to take the horror genre
Mainstream horror games today are heavy on the action and lacking in the horror. Can one of the genre's old guard bring the creeps back to horror game design?
April 19, 2013
Send your dirty dev tricks for the final issue of GD Mag!
Send your dirty dev tricks for the final issue of GD Mag!
Game Developer is bringing back one of one of its most popular features: Dirty Coding Tricks! It's not just for coders, though; send us stories of your dirtiest workarounds for other dev discipline.
April 19, 2013
Unity's co-founder has a brand new studio
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
Ye olde Xbox 360 drove some healthy revenues for Microsoft
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
BioShock, Tomb Raider stave off larger declines in March
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
A Molyjam game is getting backed by Indie Fund
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