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Disney's games division still a thorn in the company's side
Disney's Interactive division, which houses its video game exploits, was the only sector of the company to record losses during the last fiscal quarter.
Aug. 7, 2013
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Dead Island jumps on two game industry trends at once
Deep Silver is looking to get in on the latest video game trends, as the company today announced that the next in the Dead Island zombie survival series will be a free-to-play MOBA.
Aug. 7, 2013
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Nintendo launches Animal Crossing social features for Wii U
Nintendo is looking to capitalize on the popularity of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS, by launching a crossover app for its Wii U console.
Aug. 7, 2013
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Amazon's digital games service finally comes to the UK
Four years after Amazon launched a PC and Mac game downloads service via its online store in the U.S., the company has finally launched a similar service in the UK.
Aug. 7, 2013
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GDC China adds CCP, Klei, Blizzard talks; early reg ends August 9
Organizers highlight talks from Klei on Mark of the Ninja's stealth design, CCP on EVE Online's network interface, and Blizzard StarCraft II: HotS cinematic production.
Aug. 7, 2013
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Social media trumps official forums for Tribes Ascend dev
Tribes Ascend studio Hi-Rez made a notable shift in its community management this week, as the company announced that it is scrapping its official forums.
Aug. 6, 2013
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Not everyone's happy with Activision Blizzard's Vivendi split
A new lawsuit from an Activision shareholder contends the company's recent buyback from Vivendi is designed to benefit only Activision's 11-person board of directors.
Aug. 5, 2013
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Kickstarter officially opens to Canada
The wait is over. Canadian developers can now start directly building projects with popular crowdfunding venue Kickstarter, with the first projects going live September 9th.
Aug. 5, 2013
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Following layoffs, Zynga plans to shut down OMGPop website
OMGPop, first acquired by Zynga in March 2012, was summarily closed back in June 2013. Now, Zynga has announced the closure of OMGPop.com, as well as the withdrawal of OMGPop's titles from Facebook.
Aug. 5, 2013
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As Facebook devs flock to mobile, Madfinger goes the opposite direction
Following big success on mobile platforms, Czech Republic-based Shadowgun developer Madfinger has released a version of its latest game on Facebook.
Aug. 5, 2013
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Xbox One's insides have been tweaked since E3
Microsoft said today that it has tweaked the insides of the upcoming Xbox One console since E3, in a bid to optimize the console in the run-up to launch.
Aug. 2, 2013
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Should you seek out capital funding for your game?
Digital Capital's funding model offers project-based funding, with a concentration on digitally-distributed video games. Co-founder Todd Tribell explains.
Aug. 2, 2013