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Oculus Rift price finally revealed, sticker shock ensues
Oculus Rift price finally revealed, sticker shock ensues
With pre-orders finally open, the price of the Oculus Rift has been revealed to be well above Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's previous estimate of around $350.
Jan. 6, 2016
Where the $600 Oculus Rift stands in the pantheon of console prices
Where the $600 Oculus Rift stands in the pantheon of console prices
How does the Oculus Rift's $600 price tag stack up in the history of U.S. console launch prices? For fun, Gamasutra takes a quick look back through the ages to find out.
Jan. 6, 2016
Psychonauts 2 hits its $3.3M crowdfunding goal
Psychonauts 2 hits its $3.3M crowdfunding goal
Double Fine raises the $3.3 million it asks for to make a sequel to the cult-classic 2005 game, using new funding platform Fig, which allows for both crowdfunding and investment.
Jan. 6, 2016
PlayStation Network is Back Online, Phantom Squad Claims They DDoSed It
PlayStation Network is Back Online, Phantom Squad Claims They DDoSed It
A few hours ago it was reported that Sony’s PlayStation network on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 were down worldwide. Now, the good news
Jan. 5, 2016
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Designer at Loot Crate
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Designer at Loot Crate
Loot Crate, a Los Angeles-based company that ships monthly boxes of tchotchkes to subscribers, seeks a mobile game designer to join its team and bolster its game development efforts.
Jan. 5, 2016
New GDC Pitch program helps GDC Play devs hone their pitching skills
New GDC Pitch program helps GDC Play devs hone their pitching skills
The GDC Play and 'Best in Play' awards return for GDC 2016 in San Francisco, and this time 10 GDC Play exhibitors will have the chance to get pitch training and pitch their games in front of a live audience for prizes.
Jan. 5, 2016
Spider dev shares environmental storytelling tips at GDC 2016
Spider dev shares environmental storytelling tips at GDC 2016
As we get closer to GDC 2016, conference officials reveal a new talk from Tiger Style's Randy Smith (Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon about advanced environmental storytelling in game design.
Jan. 5, 2016
Video: Watch a game coder rebuild id's Quake from scratch
Video: Watch a game coder rebuild id's Quake from scratch
Video game programmer Philip Buuck has launched a new video series, Handmade Quake, that aims to showcase his work rebuilding id's seminal first-person shooter from scratch, line by line.
Jan. 5, 2016
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
In the wake of his decision to leave longtime employer Konami, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is slated to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame.
Jan. 5, 2016
Game of War cloning case ends in public apology
Game of War cloning case ends in public apology
Ember Entertainment has made a public apology for duplicating elements of Machine Zone's Game of War: Fire Age in its own game _Empire Z_in order to settle a $100 million copyright lawsuit.
Jan. 5, 2016
Japanese game dev Kaga Create, formerly Naxat Soft, dissolved
Japanese game dev Kaga Create, formerly Naxat Soft, dissolved
Creator had lately struggled in the game industry thanks to the rise of smartphone games, it says; its best known days as a console developer in the West were far behind it.
Jan. 5, 2016
Square Enix shuts down Shinra cloud-game service
Square Enix shuts down Shinra cloud-game service
Once a promising technological arm of the company and potential middleware provider; now, it's shut down and its assets will be liquidated.
Jan. 5, 2016