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Investors pour over $11M into mobile game livestreaming firm Mobcrush
Investors pour over $11M into mobile game livestreaming firm Mobcrush
Mobile game livestreaming startup Mobcrush has raised over $11 million from investors in a recent round of funding after launching a beta version of its platform on iOS and Mac OSX.
Sept. 1, 2015
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From philosophy in Pillars of Eternity to demystifying MOBAs
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From philosophy in Pillars of Eternity to demystifying MOBAs
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from philosophy in Pillars of Eternity to a new series aimed at demystifying MOBAs and eSports.
Aug. 31, 2015
Video: Crafting procedurally-generated levels for Shattered Planet
Video: Crafting procedurally-generated levels for Shattered Planet
Tanya Short of Kitfox Games shares some advice on procedurally generating levels as part of her GDC 2015 Game Design Case Study on Kitfox's spacefaring survival roguelike Shattered Planet.
Aug. 31, 2015
Get a job: Vrse seeks a Mobile Developer with Unity experience
Get a job: Vrse seeks a Mobile Developer with Unity experience
L.A.-based VR startup VRSE is looking for someone with Unity experience to work on the team that designs, implements, and maintains its mobile platform for virtual reality content.
Aug. 31, 2015
Creative Assembly design director joins Sony VR team
Creative Assembly design director joins Sony VR team
Creative Assembly design director, Gary Napper, has revealed he'll be leaving the Alien: Isolation developer to work at Sony - specifically with the PlayStation creator's Morpheus VR headset.
Aug. 31, 2015
New AbleGamers program aims to support game dev students with disabilities
New AbleGamers program aims to support game dev students with disabilities
The AbleGamers Charity has launched a fellowship program meant to support prospective game design students with disabilities through financial aid, internship opportunities and mentorship.
Aug. 31, 2015
Ex-Blizzard exec donates 20+ years' worth of company artifacts to museum
Ex-Blizzard exec donates 20+ years' worth of company artifacts to museum
Longtime Blizzard exec Paul Sams has donated a collection of over 1,500 Blizzard games, marketing materials and merchandise accrued over his 23-year tenure at the company to The Strong Museum of Play.
Aug. 31, 2015
Smartwatch games heat up, as dev Everywear nabs $2.25m in funding
Smartwatch games heat up, as dev Everywear nabs $2.25m in funding
Runeblade, billed as "the first fantasy adventure on a smartwatch" according to its devs, must have impressed someone: The company closed a big funding round.
Aug. 31, 2015
Oculus Rift SDK gets performance boost: 'Direct Driver Mode' unlocked
Oculus Rift SDK gets performance boost: 'Direct Driver Mode' unlocked
Latency is the enemy of virtual reality development, and Oculus has convinced both AMD and Nvidia to collaborate on a new mode that offers more horsepower.
Aug. 31, 2015
Sales of unearthed Atari games from New Mexico dump generate over $100k
Sales of unearthed Atari games from New Mexico dump generate over $100k
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and other carts that were buried in a desert landfill turned out to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Aug. 31, 2015
Why Apple banned chart-topping game Monster Strike from the App Store
Why Apple banned chart-topping game Monster Strike from the App Store
Mixi's game has consistently ranked at the top of the iOS charts in Japan -- it's #2 right now. So why did Apple take it down over the weekend?
Aug. 31, 2015
Despite Rising Privacy Concerns, 75 Million Devices Running Windows 10
Despite Rising Privacy Concerns, 75 Million Devices Running Windows 10
It looks as if users really don't care for their online privacy --- That's why despite all the privacy concerns Windows 10 is now in 75 Million devices
Aug. 30, 2015