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US Court of Appeals upholds Wii balance board patent
The Federal Circuit of the US Court of Appeals has upheld a 2012 decision ruling that Nintendo's Wii balance board does not infringe on a patent held by IA Labs.
June 19, 2013
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Get a job: Irrational is hiring UI programmers
BioShock developer Irrational is looking for UI programmers. "This position will require a combination of initiative, leadership, design, coding, and daily problem-solving on multiple target platforms."
June 19, 2013
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GDC Europe 2013 adds Kick Off classic postmortem
Organizers have confirmed a classic postmortem of Kick Off from Dino Dini for August's GDC Europe, also adding talks on Warface's low-end PC optimizations and Heidi McDonald on romance games.
June 18, 2013
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Nintendo tests free-to-play waters with Steel Diver
3DS launch title Steel Diver is reincarnating with a new free-to-play entry, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto confirms in a new interview.
June 18, 2013
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Get a job: Activision looking for a Tools Technology Director
"Reporting to the VP of Technology, this role's primary objective is to direct the development of significant tools technology across multiple Activision studios and titles."
June 18, 2013
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Get a job: CCP America looking for Technical Game Designer
"CCP is actively searching for a Technical Game Designer to work on the upcoming World of Darkness MMO."
June 17, 2013
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From the Editor: Leaving E3 with a sense of hope, optimism
Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft isn't as down on this year's E3 as he was last year's. Here are thoughts on cynicism, development talent and letting go.
June 17, 2013
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Why Gamasutra is skipping monthly NPD reports
Gamasutra will not be reporting on the monthly NPD Group U.S. video game sales releases for the foreseeable future. EIC Kris Graft explains why.
June 17, 2013
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Video: Shipping Retro City Rampage on 17 SKUs at once
Brian Provinciano reflects on business and programming lessons he learned being a one-man developer and publisher, in this GDC 2013 lecture.
June 14, 2013
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E3 reports 48,200 in attendance this year, 2014 dates set
With over 48,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo exceeded that of 2012. The ESA has announced 2014's E3 for June 10th-12th.
June 14, 2013
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Get a job: Insomniac is looking for Designers
Insomniac Games: "We are looking for a designer to help develop and create content for the assigned project in the form of systems, levels, features and modes."
June 14, 2013
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MySpace co-founder's game studio acquires Mob Science
The Social Gaming Network, the mobile game developer founded by MySpace co-founder's Chris DeWolfe, has acquired social games company Mob Science.
June 14, 2013