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Former Square Enix, Ubisoft tech director finds new home at Konami
Former Square Enix, Ubisoft tech director finds new home at Konami
Square Enix's global technology director Julien Merceron has found a new home at Konami Digital Entertainment, taking up a similar role at the company's new European headquarters.
Oct. 4, 2013
New deal brings together two leading Korean mobile game companies
New deal brings together two leading Korean mobile game companies
Mobile game publisher Gamevil has acquired mobile publisher and developer com2us, in a deal that brings together two leading South Korea-based game companies.
Oct. 4, 2013
Activision Blizzard turns patent battle up a notch
Activision Blizzard turns patent battle up a notch
A year and a half after being sued by Worlds Inc. over an online patents, Activision Blizzard is now suing back, over a couple different online game patents.
Oct. 4, 2013
Here are the specs for Valve's Steam Machine prototypes
Here are the specs for Valve's Steam Machine prototypes
Valve designer Greg Coomer has offered up more details on the round of prototype Steam Machine hardware that's due to ship to select Steam users.
Oct. 4, 2013
How embattled BlackBerry intends to entice mobile game devs
How embattled BlackBerry intends to entice mobile game devs
Despite the turmoil surrounding the Canadian smartphone manufacturer, R&D and game execs speak to Gamasutra about the future of BlackBerry and mobile games.
Oct. 4, 2013
SimCity offline mode under consideration, would benefit modders
SimCity offline mode under consideration, would benefit modders
EA Maxis said this week that it has a dedicated team looking into an offline mode for the currently online-only game – a move that would benefit modders.
Oct. 4, 2013
Get a job: Tripwire Interactive is looking for a senior character artist
Get a job: Tripwire Interactive is looking for a senior character artist
Tripwire Interactive is hiring a senior character artist to work in a "professional but non-corporate environment" at its Roswell, Georgia studio.
Oct. 4, 2013
Video: Using MMO game systems to tell BioWare stories
Video: Using MMO game systems to tell BioWare stories
Damion Schubert shares how BioWare brought its choice-and-consequence narrative style to the world of MMOs for Star Wars: The Old Republic in this free GDC Vault video.
Oct. 4, 2013
New ADC talks: Denim Group on security, Dreamkind on education
New ADC talks: Denim Group on security, Dreamkind on education
ADC has added two new talks: Dreamkind president on making successful education apps without a Dora the Explorer, and Denim Group CTO on approaching app security from an attacker's perspective.
Oct. 4, 2013
How EverQuest Next hopes to break the traditional MMO mold
How EverQuest Next hopes to break the traditional MMO mold
For all the MMOs released in the past several years, the genre hasn't exactly evolved a great deal. EverQuest Next development director Dave Georgeson hopes to change that.
Oct. 3, 2013
Another round of layoffs at Gree - this time voluntary
Another round of layoffs at Gree - this time voluntary
Gree has been laying off staff all over the shop this year, with its studios in the UK, China, and the U.S. affected. Now the company has revealed that its Japanese headquarters is being affected too.
Oct. 3, 2013
GTA Online microtransactions disabled as servers buckle
GTA Online microtransactions disabled as servers buckle
Rockstar Games has been forced to disable microtransactions in Grand Theft Auto Online, as the online component to GTA V continues to cause issues for players days after release.
Oct. 3, 2013