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EVE: Valkyrie bundled with all Oculus Rift pre-orders
EVE: Valkyrie bundled with all Oculus Rift pre-orders
EVE Online creator CCP Games has revealed that its virtual-reality spin-off, EVE: Valkyrie, will come bundled with all pre-orders of the Oculus Rift when the device launches in 2016.
Dec. 10, 2015
The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2015
The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2015
The game industry in 2015 had just about the usual amount of hope, despair, order, chaos, fear, courage, optimism, and pessimism as most any other year in the past four decades of video games.
Dec. 10, 2015
The future of VR: 40 predictions from Jesse Schell
The future of VR: 40 predictions from Jesse Schell
Virtual reality veteran Jesse Schell, CEO of design and development outfit Schell Games, recently tried his hand at predicting the future at the Virtual Intelligence conference in San Francisco.
Dec. 10, 2015
World's first handheld Steam Machine lands on Kickstarter
World's first handheld Steam Machine lands on Kickstarter
Do you ever wish you could play high-end Steam games on the move, without having to invest in a super-powerful gaming laptop? Well, if the Smach Z team get their way, you could soon be doing just that.
Dec. 10, 2015
Mysterious AR startup Magic Leap looking to raise $827 million
Mysterious AR startup Magic Leap looking to raise $827 million
Mysterious augmented reality startup Magic Leap is raising $827 million though a new series C funding round, according to a Delaware filing acquired by Forbes.
Dec. 10, 2015
Peter Moore is now 'Chief Competition Officer' of EA's new eSports division
Peter Moore is now 'Chief Competition Officer' of EA's new eSports division
EA is spinning up a new Competitive Gaming Division led by Peter Moore, though Moore is expected to remain EA COO through the close of the company's financial year next March.
Dec. 10, 2015
Valve: Every month, 77,000 Steam accounts are pillaged by hackers
Valve: Every month, 77,000 Steam accounts are pillaged by hackers
Valve says Steam account theft has increased roughly 20x since the company began allowing users to trade items in 2011, and it now sees ~77k Steam accounts "hijacked and pillaged" every month.
Dec. 10, 2015
22 years later, the Doom modding community is still going strong
22 years later, the Doom modding community is still going strong
22 years ago today id Software released Doom for MS-DOS, and to mark the occasion Doom enthusiast community DoomWorld announced the winners of its twelfth annual Doom modding honors: the Cacowards.
Dec. 10, 2015
The Top 10 Game Developers of 2015
The Top 10 Game Developers of 2015
As the end of the year approaches, it's once again time for Gamasutra Top 10 Developers of the year--and selecting the final 10 was as tough as ever.
Dec. 9, 2015
Inaugural VRDC talks offer insight from VR experts at HBO & Oculus
Inaugural VRDC talks offer insight from VR experts at HBO & Oculus
GDC organizers reveal the first two talks for VRDC, the VR/AR developer conference that will take place next March alongside GDC 2016 in San Francisco.
Dec. 9, 2015
Get a job: Big Fish Games seeks to hire a UI Artist
Get a job: Big Fish Games seeks to hire a UI Artist
Big Fish is looking for someone with experience designing and creating graphical user interfaces for games to join the team at its Seattle HQ to work on UI for its F2P mobile games.
Dec. 9, 2015
Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala stepping down in 2016
Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala stepping down in 2016
Angry Birds creator Rovio has announced that CEO Pekka Rantala will be stepping down after spending just over a year at the helm.
Dec. 9, 2015