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22cans switches Godus Wars DLC from paid to free after fan outcry
22cans switches Godus Wars DLC from paid to free after fan outcry
The Godus development debacle continues. Is it possible to finish the game and repair the company's reputation with fans?
Feb. 4, 2016
Have a look at what it's like to develop Unreal VR games -- in VR
Have a look at what it's like to develop Unreal VR games -- in VR
The folks at Epic published an intriguing video to YouTube today in which company chief Tim Sweeney and technical director Mike Fricker demonstrate the Unreal Engine editor being used in VR via an HTC Vive dev kit.
Feb. 4, 2016
Games dominate the Windows Store download charts
Games dominate the Windows Store download charts
When it comes to the Windows Store, games accounted for the most downloads and the most in-app purchases over the 2015 holiday season, according to a blog post published today by Microsoft.
Feb. 4, 2016
Kardashian game maker cut 50 jobs during 'disappointing' holiday season
Kardashian game maker cut 50 jobs during 'disappointing' holiday season
Celebrity-focused mobile game maker Glu Mobile axed 50 positions in December in a restructuring effort following a 'disappointing' holiday season that saw the company's revenues and profits drop.
Feb. 4, 2016
New content, new access puts games in front of viewers, YouTube data reveals
New content, new access puts games in front of viewers, YouTube data reveals
The company has released its top trending list for January, and while the list itself isn't particularly revealing, the reasons behind ghe games' popularity is.
Feb. 4, 2016
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' product initiative put on ice
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' product initiative put on ice
"... we do not have the conviction that the sleep-and-fatigue-themed [device] can enter the phase of actually becoming a product," says Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima.
Feb. 4, 2016
Square Enix sales and profits on the up
Square Enix sales and profits on the up
Both sales and profits are up at Square Enix, which posted its financial results for the nine month period ending December 31, 2015, earlier today.
Feb. 4, 2016
Taylor Swift and Glu Mobile partner up for new game
Taylor Swift and Glu Mobile partner up for new game
Bouyed by the success of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, mobile developer Glu has agreed to make Taylor Swift the star of a new mobile title.
Feb. 4, 2016
Get a job: Turbine seeks an Art Director
Get a job: Turbine seeks an Art Director
Turbine is looking for someone with experience as an artist and an art director to take up the latter role again on the company's new Game of Thrones mobile game at its Needham, Massachusetts studio.
Feb. 4, 2016
Come to VRDC at GDC to see how VR platformer Lucky's Tale was made
Come to VRDC at GDC to see how VR platformer Lucky's Tale was made
Playful Corp's Dan Hurd and Evan Reidland will be delivering a cutting-edge technical postmortem of 3rd-person VR platformer Lucky's Tale as part of the Virtual Reality Developers Conference at GDC.
Feb. 4, 2016
How one mod helped define the modern XCOM experience
How one mod helped define the modern XCOM experience
XCOM 2 creative director Jake Solomon explains how his team actually consulted with creators of the popular Long War mod, and shared tools with them so that mod content will be available at launch.
Feb. 4, 2016
UK and US Spied on Israeli Military
UK and US Spied on Israeli Military
GCHQ and the NSA snooped on the Israelis during military operations over Gaza and Lebanon
Feb. 3, 2016