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'Oculus Ready' PCs debut, from $949 to $2,549
'Oculus Ready' PCs debut, from $949 to $2,549
The cheapest bundle, including headset, will set buyers back $1499, as the launch of the much-anticipated headset draws near.
Feb. 9, 2016
Nintendo's new president Kimishima takes the reins in a new Q&A
Nintendo's new president Kimishima takes the reins in a new Q&A
In its latest investor Q&A, the newest president of the storied Kyoto game company pointed toward a future of smartphone games and the NX platform to bring Nintendo forward.
Feb. 9, 2016
Post-hack, Vtech is back, and shifting responsibility for data security to its users
Post-hack, Vtech is back, and shifting responsibility for data security to its users
"YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED OR LATER ACQUIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES," the new TOS reads.
Feb. 9, 2016
Video: Watch Tim Schafer play Beyond Good & Evil alongside its designer, Michel Ancel
Video: Watch Tim Schafer play Beyond Good & Evil alongside its designer, Michel Ancel
Beyond Good & Evil designer Michel Ancel sat down with Double Fine's Tim Schafer and Greg Rice to wax lyrical about the open-world adventure game 13 years after it made its PlayStation 2 debut.
Feb. 9, 2016
How Unravel's memorable protagonist Yarny was woven together
How Unravel's memorable protagonist Yarny was woven together
"My design process became more about stopping iteration. It was about accepting Yarny was finished and resisting the urge to change it. It just felt wrong."
Feb. 9, 2016
Layoffs at Gigantic developer Motiga
Layoffs at Gigantic developer Motiga
The development of the upcoming MOBA, currently in beta, appears to be in danger -- as the developer lays off staff and seeks funding to complete the game.
Feb. 9, 2016
BioWare scribe David Gaider joins Baldur's Gate dev Beamdog as creative director
BioWare scribe David Gaider joins Baldur's Gate dev Beamdog as creative director
The company best known for enhanced remakes of BioWare games now appears poised to leap into more original products, with the offical blog saying Gaider will "direct new creative endeavors."
Feb. 9, 2016
Mad Catz lays off 37% of staff in restructuring plan
Mad Catz lays off 37% of staff in restructuring plan
The embattled peripheral maker, which shed a large number of executives yesterday, is making deep cuts across the board.
Feb. 9, 2016
State of the Industry: Enough with the skeletons
State of the Industry: Enough with the skeletons
Over 2,000 devs surveyed in GDC's State of the Industry survey answer the vague question: “Is there anything else you'd like to say about the game industry?” As you can imagine, it gets quite heated.
Feb. 8, 2016
Daigo 'The Beast' Umehara gets nostalgic on Street Fighter II's 25th anniversary
Daigo 'The Beast' Umehara gets nostalgic on Street Fighter II's 25th anniversary
"Street Fighter II enthralled me just as it did to so many others. If there had been no SF2, I would not have been here today as a pro gamer."
Feb. 8, 2016
Video game video hub GameTrailers is shutting down this week
Video game video hub GameTrailers is shutting down this week
GameTrailers announced today via its Twitter account that the video game video hub is shutting down, over a year after it was sold to Defy Media by Viacom in a layoff-ridden 2014 deal.
Feb. 8, 2016
Top brass resign amid MadCatz executive shuffle
Top brass resign amid MadCatz executive shuffle
Change is in the wind at video game peripheral maker Mad Catz, as president and CEO Darren Richardson, senior VP of business affairs Whitney Peterson and company chairman Thomas Brown have resigned.
Feb. 8, 2016