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Electric Vehicle Charging Sparks Cisco Employees to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Electric Vehicle Charging Sparks Cisco Employees to Reduce Carbon Footprint
James Lynch’s Nissan Leaf bolts down a shady street in San Jose, California, hardly making a noise as it zips between lanes at 40 miles per hour. With the
Aug. 5, 2014
Epic Games is opening a studio in the UK
Epic Games is opening a studio in the UK
Epic Games is opening a studio in the UK, and has acquired and integrated long-time partner Pitbull Studio as part of the process.
Aug. 5, 2014
Movie company Legendary acquires geek culture YouTube channel Geek & Sundry
Movie company Legendary acquires geek culture YouTube channel Geek & Sundry
Geek & Sundry, the video game YouTube channel hosted by the likes of Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton, has been acquired by American movie production company Legendary Entertainment.
Aug. 5, 2014
80 Days: Building the perfect text adventure for mobile
80 Days: Building the perfect text adventure for mobile
I played a mobile game over the weekend that single-handedly changed the way I think about text-based adventure games. That game was 80 Days from Inkle Studios, a non-linear story that contains more than half a million words in total.
Aug. 5, 2014
Artist claims she invented Angry Birds, files complaint seeking compensation
Artist claims she invented Angry Birds, files complaint seeking compensation
A Seattle artist claims that she invented the Angry Birds IP years before Rovio launched the first in its popular bird-flinging video game series, and now she's looking for compensation.
Aug. 5, 2014
Twitch goes all-in on game streams, shutting down Justin.tv
Twitch goes all-in on game streams, shutting down Justin.tv
The popular video games site started as one channel in a general-purpose streaming service; now, it's telling its non-game users to go find a new home, as all other streams are shut down.
Aug. 5, 2014
Free Madden NFL comes in an Xbox One bundle this August
Free Madden NFL comes in an Xbox One bundle this August
It's one of the hottest-selling games every year, and somehow Microsoft and EA hashed out a deal to provide it free-of-charge to new buyers.
Aug. 5, 2014
Q&A: Brian Fargo shares lessons learned in developing Wasteland 2
Q&A: Brian Fargo shares lessons learned in developing Wasteland 2
'It’s only been 20 years I’ve been trying to get here. It wouldn’t have happened if not for crowdfunding.'
Aug. 5, 2014
Konami sees profits rise thanks to Metal Gear and mobile games
Konami sees profits rise thanks to Metal Gear and mobile games
Konami saw an increase in profits and revenue during its most recent financial quarter, thanks in part to strong continuing sales of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a slew of mobile titles.
Aug. 5, 2014
Gone Home studio rebrands and staffs up for new project
Gone Home studio rebrands and staffs up for new project
The studio formerly known as The Fullbright Company has changed its name and is looking to bring on two additional developers to work on the company's next project.
Aug. 5, 2014
Take-Two reduces losses as it delays Evolve to 2015
Take-Two reduces losses as it delays Evolve to 2015
Take-Two Interactive today reported reduced losses for its most recent financial quarter, predicting a positive outlook for the year and delaying Turtle Rock's shooter Evolve to next February.
Aug. 5, 2014
Blizzard pushes Activision to record digital numbers in big quarter
Blizzard pushes Activision to record digital numbers in big quarter
UPDATE: Added comments from earnings call. Activision Blizzard had a better-than-expected second quarter on the back of a big digital sales boost, powered primarily by Blizzard's games.
Aug. 5, 2014