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EA downplays Dungeon Keeper free-to-play criticisms
EA downplays Dungeon Keeper free-to-play criticisms
"I think any time you re-make anything that is much beloved and has a great sense of nostalgia, people are going to be very protective of it." -- EA on the Dungeon Keeper remake.
Feb. 6, 2014
Germany's two big game industry associations fail to merge
Germany's two big game industry associations fail to merge
After two years of negotiations, two of Germany's game industry associations, BIU -- which oversees the Gamescom conference -- and GAME, fail to reach a merger agreement.
Feb. 6, 2014
Jumping, shooting, and boss design with Keiji Inafune
Jumping, shooting, and boss design with Keiji Inafune
"I don't want to make Megaman," Comcept head Keiji Inafune tells me at the DICE conference in Las Vegas. "I want to make something with the soul of Megaman."
Feb. 6, 2014
New CEO for Second Life developer Linden Lab
New CEO for Second Life developer Linden Lab
Game industry veteran Rod Humble recently announced his departure from Second Life developer Linden Lab. Now the company has announced his replacement.
Feb. 6, 2014
Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight game jam is back
Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight game jam is back
A lot of studios do internal game jams, but typically, they keep them very internal. For Double Fine, the two-week Amnesia Fortnight game jam is more of a public affair.
Feb. 6, 2014
The number two paid app on iOS... is based on a $10 GameSalad template
The number two paid app on iOS... is based on a $10 GameSalad template
First the incredibly simple Flappy Bird becomes the number one free app -- but now a simple game based on a template is tearing up the paid charts.
Feb. 6, 2014
Activision has solid 2013, expects Destiny to be 'billion dollar franchise'
Activision has solid 2013, expects Destiny to be 'billion dollar franchise'
The company announced its full year financial results today -- not quite as good as last year, but the latest Call of Duty managed a next-gen win as it looks ahead.
Feb. 6, 2014
Call of Duty shifts to 3-year dev cycle, 3 lead studios
Call of Duty shifts to 3-year dev cycle, 3 lead studios
In today's financial results call, Activision announced that three studios will build the series' games on three-year cycles across three sub-brands, with Sledgehammer Games leading 2014's title.
Feb. 6, 2014
Sega teams up with Big Red Button, Sanzaru to make new Sonic games
Sega teams up with Big Red Button, Sanzaru to make new Sonic games
Today Sega announced Sonic Boom, a transmedia branch of the long-running Sonic franchise that will include both a cartoon TV series and a pair of games for the Wii U and 3DS.
Feb. 6, 2014
Mark Cerny & Eugene Jarvis discuss how games have changed since the '80s
Mark Cerny & Eugene Jarvis discuss how games have changed since the '80s
Industry veterans Mark Cerny and Eugene Jarvis reminisced about the business of making games in the '80s and how it has -- or hasn't -- changed during a panel discussion today at DICE 2014.
Feb. 6, 2014
11 Bit Studios hires Witcher devs to lead new project
11 Bit Studios hires Witcher devs to lead new project
11 Bit Studios, the Polish developer responsible for games like Funky Smugglers and Anomaly: Korea, has hired two high-profile developers of The Witcher away from CD Projekt Red.
Feb. 6, 2014
Sony claims Everquest Next will include VR support
Sony claims Everquest Next will include VR support
Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley claimed that Everquest Next will support the Oculus Rift and hinted at the existence of Sony's own VR headset during a recent Reddit AMA.
Feb. 6, 2014