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Yamauchi family selling shares in Nintendo back to the company
Yamauchi family selling shares in Nintendo back to the company
The family of former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, who sadly passed away late last year, will sell all of its inherited shares back to the Japanese video game giant later this week.
Feb. 3, 2014
The Pebble smartphone appstore launches today
The Pebble smartphone appstore launches today
Nearly two years ago, we discussed the possibilities of seeing video games on the Pebble smartwatch. With the launch of its appstore today, those possibilities are one step closer to reality.
Feb. 3, 2014
Get a job: Kojima Productions LA seeks a Creative Director
Get a job: Kojima Productions LA seeks a Creative Director
Kojima Productions is looking for a creative director to work on a new action game with the rest of the creative team at the company's Los Angeles studio.
Feb. 3, 2014
Steam inches toward multimedia with Music Player beta
Steam inches toward multimedia with Music Player beta
Steam moves one step closer to becoming an all-in-one entertainment platform with the addition of Steam Music, an integrated player for your locally-stored tunes that will enter beta testing soon.
Feb. 3, 2014
Grand Theft Auto V ships 32.5M copies to-date, driving Take-Two revenues
Grand Theft Auto V ships 32.5M copies to-date, driving Take-Two revenues
As expected, the world-beating success of the latest GTA game has given Take-Two a big boost, as announced today in the company's third quarter results.
Feb. 3, 2014
GTA Online has huge potential, but Take-Two isn't saying how much
GTA Online has huge potential, but Take-Two isn't saying how much
Analysts are slavering over GTA Online's potential to generate revenues, but CEO Strauss Zelnick just isn't ready to talk about it -- though he says online is a big focus for the company.
Feb. 3, 2014
How the genius of Street Fighter II's game designer made it a hit
How the genius of Street Fighter II's game designer made it a hit
A key insight led the Street Fighter series from obscurity to unparalleled success with its second installment, says its producer.
Feb. 3, 2014
Road to the IGF: Paper Dino's Save the Date
Road to the IGF: Paper Dino's Save the Date
In our latest Road to the IGF interview, Save the Date creator Chris Cornell explains how "Groundhog Day" and an awkward conversation about dating sims spawned an IGF award contender.
Feb. 3, 2014
Lionsgate sponsors Starcraft II tourney to promote Ender's Game
Lionsgate sponsors Starcraft II tourney to promote Ender's Game
Hollywood is dipping its toe into eSports this month with the "Ender's Game on Blu-Ray Tournament", a 16-player Starcraft II tournament sponsored by Lionsgate to hype the release of Ender's Game on disc.
Feb. 3, 2014
Former Ubisoft devs want to map the Earth to create ReROLL
Former Ubisoft devs want to map the Earth to create ReROLL
Louis-Pierre Pharand and Julien Cuny left Ubisoft Montreal in November 2013 to start a new studio, Pixyul, and start working on an ambitious open-world survival action RPG called ReROLL.
Feb. 3, 2014
Disney Interactive to lay off 'several hundred people' - report
Disney Interactive to lay off 'several hundred people' - report
The Wall Street Journal and Variety both report that the mega media company is planning to axe hundreds of staff in its game division.
Feb. 3, 2014
Outerra: A seamless planet rendering engine
Outerra: A seamless planet rendering engine
There's something rather special in the works in Slovakia, as one team of developers have been building entire planets for themselves.
Jan. 31, 2014