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Sales are up but profits are down in latest Nintendo financials
Sales are up but profits are down in latest Nintendo financials
Nintendo has posted new financials for the six-month period ending September 30, and it's something of a mixed-bag for the Kyoto-based company.
Oct. 28, 2015
Nintendo boosted by strong software sales as first-party titles continue to shine
Nintendo boosted by strong software sales as first-party titles continue to shine
As well as letting us take a peek at its fluctuating profit margins, Nintendo's latest financials provided some insight as to how well the company's hardware and software has been selling of late.
Oct. 28, 2015
Google caters to YouTubers with new Android gameplay recording tech
Google caters to YouTubers with new Android gameplay recording tech
Mobile game YouTubers get fresh tools to play with this week as Google rolls out support for Android users to record themselves playing games, then edit and post those videos to YouTube.
Oct. 28, 2015
After a four-month suspension, Batman: Arkham Knight is back on Steam
After a four-month suspension, Batman: Arkham Knight is back on Steam
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment republished Batman: Arkham Knight on Steam today after abruptly suspending sales of the PC version of the game this summer due to serious performance problems.
Oct. 28, 2015
How Riot optimizes the League of Legends codebase
How Riot optimizes the League of Legends codebase
There's an interesting rundown on Riot's techblog of how coders optimize the League of Legends codebase -- specifically, the particle system -- that game programmers may appreciate.
Oct. 28, 2015
Improbable: How a team of 15 builds a physics-based MMO
Improbable: How a team of 15 builds a physics-based MMO
Why a small team at Surgeon Simulator dev Bossa Studios is using Unity to build a persistent, physics-based, high-flying online world -- with the help of a mysterious tech startup.
Oct. 28, 2015
21 million Amiibos shipped so far
21 million Amiibos shipped so far
Nintendo's toys-to-life gambit appears to be paying off, as the little plastic figurines have been flying off shelves.
Oct. 28, 2015
PlayStation 4 install base 'well over 25 million'
PlayStation 4 install base 'well over 25 million'
The PS4 is the dominant console this generation, with new numbers from a Sony exec pegging its sales at "well over 25 million" before the holiday season.
Oct. 28, 2015
Get a job: Be a Senior Technical Artist at Zenimax Online Studios
Get a job: Be a Senior Technical Artist at Zenimax Online Studios
Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online Studios seeks to hire a senior technical artist to specialize in rigging & animation work at the studio's headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Oct. 27, 2015
How Undertale makes you think hard before killing monsters
How Undertale makes you think hard before killing monsters
'You kill lots of random monsters in every RPG and the consequences for this are never addressed. What if they were? I made a battle system where you could talk to foes and convince them not to fight'
Oct. 27, 2015
iPhone sales heat up while iPad slows down
iPhone sales heat up while iPad slows down
Apple's latest fiscal results paint a pretty picture for the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, but tablet sales are way down year-on-year.
Oct. 27, 2015
UK's advertising standards body sanctions free-to-play kids' game dev
UK's advertising standards body sanctions free-to-play kids' game dev
UPDATE In August, the Advertising Standards Authority said that 55 Pixels and Mind Candy, developers of Bin Weevils and Moshi Monsters, were improperly advertising to kids.
Oct. 27, 2015