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EA Phenomic sees layoffs, potential shuttering - Report
EA Phenomic, the Germany-based real-time strategy studio behind titles like Battleforge and Lord of Ultima, has reportedly been shut down.
July 12, 2013
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Get a job: Irrational is looking for effects artists
"The FX Lead will be working directly with directors and other leads to maintain the high quality of work expected at Irrational Games while staying within technical limitations."
July 12, 2013
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Life.Love. Game Design Challenge winners announced
The Jennifer Ann Group's annual game design challenge -- aimed at promoting awareness of teen violence through gameplay -- has announced the winners for its 2013 competition.
July 12, 2013
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A call for blogs: Your chance to connect with Gamasutra's readers
Our site thrives when you contribute your thoughts to it -- so this is our request for you to get started with Gamasutra blogs right now.
July 12, 2013
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Strapped for sponsors, Edinburgh Interactive Festival is called off
UKIE and TIGA have called off their annual Edinburgh Interactive Festival, in order to devote more time and resources to Gamescom and other larger industry events.
July 11, 2013
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Get a job: Wargaming is looking for a Dev-Ops engineer
Wargaming.net is seeking a Dev-Ops engineer to join its Chicago, IL-based team. "Interact with game team on various tasks that lie between game servers and web."
July 11, 2013
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Julie Larson-Green takes point as Xbox chief
Microsoft veteran and Windows chief Julie Larson-Green has been named head of Microsoft's reorganized games and entertainment division. Windows Phone lead Terry Myerson has also been named head of OS.
July 11, 2013
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David Cage to discuss The Dark Sorceror at GDC Europe 2013
David Cage will show new clips from his The Dark Sorcerer tech demo in a session on virtual actors, joining Ubisoft on UX and Nevosoft on the growing Russian mobile market, at GDC Europe 2013.
July 11, 2013
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A peek inside one particularly ambitious student dev project
In this reprint from the final (June/July 2013) issue of Game Developer magazine, Alexandra Hall interviews two members of the 38-person USC student game Tales from the Minus Lab.
July 11, 2013
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Get a job: Titanfall dev Respawn is looking for scripters
"Respawn is looking for talented game designers who will create and script everything from systems and gameplay to 'wow' cinematic moments."
July 10, 2013
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Marmalade wants to get you on Windows Phone 8
Cross-platform development tool Marmalade is launching a new incentive for developers to bring more content to Windows Phone 8 devices, with a free temporary SDK license and Windows Phone 8 hardware.
July 10, 2013
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GDC Europe's Indie Games Summit adds Indie Megabooth, Canabalt C64 talks
Newly announced talks for the Independent Games Summit at GDC Europe this August include sessions on the Indie Megabooth, Steve Jackson's Sorcery!, and porting to the Commodore 64.
July 10, 2013