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For Infinity Blade, a free promotion raises all ships
For Infinity Blade, a free promotion raises all ships
After taking part in a free promotion through Apple's iTunes App Store, Chair Entertainment and Epic Games saw downloads go up not just for participating Infinity Blade 2 but also for paid entries of the franchise.
July 16, 2013
SimCity leads depart EA to found independent studio
SimCity leads depart EA to found independent studio
17-year SimCity veteran Ocean Quigley has announced today over Twitter that he and fellow alums Andrew Willmott and Dan Moskowitz have departed EA to found a new independent studio, Jellygrade.
July 16, 2013
The Last of Us art director talks ego-less game development
The Last of Us art director talks ego-less game development
Irrational alum and current Naughty Dog art director Nate Wells (The Last of Us) chats with I.Eat.Games about what he considers Naughty Dog's defining feature as a company.
July 16, 2013
Getting Oculus Rift as close to 'free' as possible
Getting Oculus Rift as close to 'free' as possible
Speaking with Edge, Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe says the Oculus Rift's manufacturing costs could someday be low enough for anyone to afford -- and bring VR into the mainstream.
July 16, 2013
Get a job: Turbine is hiring a senior 3D environment artist
Get a job: Turbine is hiring a senior 3D environment artist
"The Senior 3D Artist collaborates closely with the Product Art Director, Concept Art, and the world builders to design, model, texture high quality character and environment game assets."
July 16, 2013
'It takes women working on games for games to change.'
'It takes women working on games for games to change.'
Media Molecule studio director Siobhan Reddy sees plenty of women running studios but not nearly enough in the creative side of things. What needs to change, she says, is visibility of women devs.
July 16, 2013
Monetization firm GamesAnalytics secures $1.3M in funding
Monetization firm GamesAnalytics secures $1.3M in funding
Following the launch of its free-to-play assessment tools earlier this year, datamining and monetization firm GamesAnalytics is now hoping to accelerate its efforts thanks to a $1.3 million investment round.
July 16, 2013
Seven Deadly Sins of strategy game design
Seven Deadly Sins of strategy game design
In this reprint from the April 2008 issue of Game Developer magazine, Civ 4's Soren Johnson outlines seven bad-faith practices to be avoided by strategy game developers.
July 16, 2013
Q&A: What you need to know about user acquisition, according to Gree
Q&A: What you need to know about user acquisition, according to Gree
Gree is one of the biggest mobile video game companies around. Sho Masuda passes on the knowledge he's gathered as Gree's user acquisition VP.
July 16, 2013
European devs heavily favoring mobile, PC over consoles, GDC survey says
European devs heavily favoring mobile, PC over consoles, GDC survey says
European game developers are jumping into the mobile and PC bandwagon more quickly than their North American counterparts, says an industry survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference.
July 16, 2013
GDC Europe survey reveals ratings woes, top game countries
GDC Europe survey reveals ratings woes, top game countries
GDC Europe organizers polled European game developers about their opinions on tax incentives, content ratings systems, and who they consider to be top European game-making countries.
July 16, 2013
ICO Fines NHS Surrey £200,000
ICO Fines NHS Surrey £200,000
The UK's Information Commissioner has fined NHS Surrey £200,000 for not ensuring that patient data was completely removed from recycled PCs. Some of those PCs ended up on an online auction site.
July 15, 2013