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App Annie adds Windows Store support to its analytics platform
App Annie adds Windows Store support to its analytics platform
Analytics firm App Annie has finally added support for the Windows Store to its suite of digital game market research tools, nearly three years after Microsoft launched the storefront.
Dec. 9, 2014
DayZ creator returns home to launch his own studio: RocketWerkz
DayZ creator returns home to launch his own studio: RocketWerkz
After leaving Bohemia Interactive, DayZ creator Dean Hall has put out the call for developer to join him at his nascent New Zealand studio RocketWerkz.
Dec. 9, 2014
Square Enix cedes Tomb Raider publishing duties to Microsoft
Square Enix cedes Tomb Raider publishing duties to Microsoft
In a fairly unsurprising move, a Microsoft representative confirmed on Twitter that his employer, not Square Enix, will be publishing Crystal Dynamics' upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Dec. 9, 2014
Why THQ shut down: A look inside
Why THQ shut down: A look inside
"We really made some questionable business deals. Near the end, we were still getting screwed for Nickelodeon games, which we hadn’t worked on in years. We still owed a ton of money."
Dec. 9, 2014
Facebook unveils its game of the year - including mobile hits
Facebook unveils its game of the year - including mobile hits
Though its social game revenues are declining, there are still millions of players using the service to either play games or use it as a recommendation engine on mobile. Here are its 2014 picks.
Dec. 9, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: The 'Freedom' of GTA 5 and a 'Morality Run' of BioShock
This Week in Video Game Criticism: The 'Freedom' of GTA 5 and a 'Morality Run' of BioShock
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Alan Williamson on topics ranging from Grand Theft Auto 5's reappearance in the news to an analysis of a BioShock 'morality run.'
Dec. 8, 2014
Get a job: Insomniac is looking to hire an Audio Designer
Get a job: Insomniac is looking to hire an Audio Designer
The studio responsible for Sunset Overdrive seeks an experienced audio designer to "create, edit, and implement game-ready audio" with the rest of the team in Insomniac's Burbank, CA office.
Dec. 8, 2014
Analysts project very healthy holiday period for Nintendo
Analysts project very healthy holiday period for Nintendo
With 2014 seeing the release of Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta 2 and Super Smash Bros., along with the launch of Amiibos, analysts are projecting Nintendo to make a tidy profit this year.
Dec. 8, 2014
Come to GDC 2015 for expert tips on leading high-performance dev teams
Come to GDC 2015 for expert tips on leading high-performance dev teams
Ubisoft Montreal's Madelaine Beermann has years of leadership experience in just such a job, and in March she'll be giving an expert talk on leading high-performance teams at GDC 2015.
Dec. 8, 2014
General Patton's estate suing over use of likeness in video game
General Patton's estate suing over use of likeness in video game
CMG Worldwide, the agent managing the use of George S. Patton's likeness for the Patton family, is suing Maximum Games over the use of his likeness in History Legends of War: Patton.
Dec. 8, 2014
Video: Alcorn and Baer on making the Brown Box and Pong
Video: Alcorn and Baer on making the Brown Box and Pong
In this GDC 2008 talk, Ralph Baer and fellow trailblazer Allan Alcorn (the creator of Pong) speak about how they went about creating the video game software and hardware that launched our industry.
Dec. 8, 2014
Metal Gear Online included with Metal Gear Solid V
Metal Gear Online included with Metal Gear Solid V
The recently revealed Metal Gear Online will be included with all copies of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami has confirmed.
Dec. 8, 2014