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If you want to succeed in China, make your game more competitive
If you want to succeed in China, make your game more competitive
"It’s about competition,” says Lyndon, who serves as cofounder and executive VP of Chinese publisher iDreamSky. "That’s the main difference between Chinese user behavior and Western user behavior."
Sept. 16, 2014
GameStop is calling it quits in Spain
GameStop is calling it quits in Spain
Video game retail firm GameStop is planning to sell or close all of its retail store locations in Spain as it refocuses its efforts on regions it perceives to be more valuable.
Sept. 16, 2014
Devs don't market games the way they'd like, says GDC Next survey
Devs don't market games the way they'd like, says GDC Next survey
The results of GDC Next featuring ADC's discoverability survey reveal several fascinating trends in the way that modern game makers handle their marketing and community outreach efforts.
Sept. 16, 2014
Get a job: Zenimax's Battlecry Studios seeks a Technical Producer
Get a job: Zenimax's Battlecry Studios seeks a Technical Producer
Zenimax Media's Austin-based Battlecry Studios (working on their debut game Battlecry, naturally) seeks an experienced technical producer to help coordinate back-end technology development.
Sept. 16, 2014
Video: How Ubisoft modernized the gunplay of Splinter Cell
Video: How Ubisoft modernized the gunplay of Splinter Cell
Ubisoft designer James Everett says he faced some tricky challenges when he started work on Splinter Cell: Blacklist, chief among them the problem of making players feel like they're a modern military professional.
Sept. 16, 2014
Volition creative director Steve Jaros is now at Valve
Volition creative director Steve Jaros is now at Valve
Steve Jaros, creative director at Saints Row studio Volition for the last decade, has made a move to Valve.
Sept. 15, 2014
Long-awaited MMO ArcheAge is DDoSed before it even launches
Long-awaited MMO ArcheAge is DDoSed before it even launches
ArcheAge, the MMO from Lineage creator Jake Song that has been in development for eight years, is finally getting a Western release tomorrow -- but it's already being hit with DDoS attacks.
Sept. 15, 2014
Veteran RPG designer Ken Rolston finds new role at Hinterland Games
Veteran RPG designer Ken Rolston finds new role at Hinterland Games
Ken Rolston, previously known as the lead designer on The Elder Scrolls titles Morrowind and Oblivion, has joined Hinterland Games, the team behind survival game The Long Dark.
Sept. 15, 2014
Minecraft studio Mojang has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5B
Minecraft studio Mojang has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5B
Minecraft studio Mojang has confirmed that the rumors are true: The developer is being bought by Microsoft for a whopping $2.5 billion.
Sept. 15, 2014
Zynga's online gambling COO has left the company
Zynga's online gambling COO has left the company
Two years after Zynga added Maytal Ginzburg Olsha as its chief operating officer of new markets, the online gambling veteran has left the social games company.
Sept. 15, 2014
Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new video game IP
Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new video game IP
Bungie's Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new IP at retail, just three months after Ubisoft's Watch Dogs claimed the title, according to Chart-Track.
Sept. 15, 2014
Lionsgate exec: 'games... a part of our roadmap of all IP' for the movie studio
Lionsgate exec: 'games... a part of our roadmap of all IP' for the movie studio
The movie studio behind The Hunger Games says it's going to go all-in on creating games for its movie properties.
Sept. 15, 2014