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The best part about King's expansion into Japan are the TV ads
The best part about King's expansion into Japan are the TV ads
Candy Crush Saga developer King has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan in order to localize King games for the lucrative Japanese mobile market.
April 22, 2014
Massive Atari archive heads to ICHEG for preservation
Massive Atari archive heads to ICHEG for preservation
The National Museum of Play's International Center for the History of Electronic Games has acquired a thousands-strong collection of Atari coin-op materials, stretching from 1972-1999.
April 22, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Everybody Loves Garrus
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Everybody Loves Garrus
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including the political agenda of Halo and why Garrus Vakarian is Mass Effect's most enduring character.
April 21, 2014
Q&A: The weird, wacky success that is Goat Simulator
Q&A: The weird, wacky success that is Goat Simulator
Coffee Stain Studios CEO Anton Westbergh explains how a game that started out as a game jam joke became a real, tangible product, and why game developers should lighten up once in a while.
April 21, 2014
It's been 25 years since Nintendo first released the Game Boy
It's been 25 years since Nintendo first released the Game Boy
Nintendo released the original Game Boy in Japan on April 21, 1989, which means that a ton of 25-year retrospectives and tributes to the little brick have been published. Here's one worth reading.
April 21, 2014
Nate Wells has left Naughty Dog for Unfinished Swan studio
Nate Wells has left Naughty Dog for Unfinished Swan studio
The Last Of Us lead artist Nate Wells has left Naughty Dog to serve as art director at Giant Sparrow, a small studio in Santa Monica, CA that's working on an unannounced project.
April 21, 2014
AbleGamers raises over $30k to help players with disabilities
AbleGamers raises over $30k to help players with disabilities
Charity which focuses on outreach, consultation, and grants around video game players with disabilities gets its biggest boost ever -- with help from the industry.
April 21, 2014
Game consoles are go in China, as government sets regulations
Game consoles are go in China, as government sets regulations
The country's government finally, fully opens up its market to video game consoles -- as long as the companies selling them follow the guidelines.
April 21, 2014
Chinese online game companies in $100 million buyout deal
Chinese online game companies in $100 million buyout deal
Perfect World and Shanda Games, two notable companies in the burgeoning Chinese online games market, are in the midst of a buyout worth tens of millions of dollars.
April 21, 2014
'Let them slug it out on mobile or Steam' - the quiet benefits of Nintendo's eShop
'Let them slug it out on mobile or Steam' - the quiet benefits of Nintendo's eShop
While game developers vie for players' attention on increasingly crowded digital storefronts, there is one online market that, to some developers, is quieter and more manageable: Nintendo’s eShop.
April 21, 2014
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring an Environment Artist
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring an Environment Artist
The developer of the Tomb Raider reboot is looking to hire environment artists to work alongside the cinematics team in its Redwood City, CA office.
April 21, 2014
Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot might come to Steam
Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot might come to Steam
Two classic RPG titles, Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot, popped up on Steam Greenlight this week, courtesy of a development outsourcing company.
April 18, 2014