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Sponsored: Win $100K in Intel's Perceptual Computing Challenge
Intel wants to inspire developers to forge new ground by integrating voice control, gesture control, facial recognition, and augmented reality with apps and games on PCs.
May 14, 2013
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GDC Europe sees 25% submission boost, adds Crytek, CD Projekt board members
Organizers of this August's GDC Europe have announced more than 275 talk submissions, adding Advisory Board notables from CD Projekt (The Witcher) and Crytek (Warface).
May 14, 2013
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Get a job: Wargaming is hiring a Build Engineer
"Wargaming is looking for a Build Engineer to be responsible for maintaining the build environment, performing daily/nightly software builds, and deploying builds to development and clients."
May 14, 2013
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Sony tells us what's going on with the PlayStation Vita
Sony's counting on a wide breadth of developers to save the slow-selling PlayStation Vita. We talk to Sony biz dev manager Shahid Kamal Ahmad about the future of the platform.
May 14, 2013
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Twitch video game broadcasting comes to Xbox 360
With live video game broadcasting becoming more and more popular, video streaming service Twitch today released a dedicated app for the Xbox 360, which allows users to watch broadcasts directly on their home console.
May 14, 2013
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Another major MMORPG is going free-to-play
Trion Worlds' MMORPG Rift is set to go free-to-play, starting June 12, alongside the launch of its next major content update.
May 14, 2013
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This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Fatherhood to Art Gore
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including fatherhood and art gore.
May 13, 2013
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This mobile dev's market value has topped Nintendo's
We already knew that GungHo Online's mobile hit Puzzle & Dragons is proving rather popular, generating around $2.5 million daily back in February.
May 13, 2013
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Take-Two's big franchise focus paying off
Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite drove Take-Two revenues to $300 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31. That's up from $148.1 million for the same quarter a year ago.
May 13, 2013
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Nintendo triumphs in Wii patent case (again)
One patent holder wanted to get a piece of the Nintendo Wii's success, but a court has denied that notion.
May 13, 2013
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Games for Change announces 2013 festival keynote speakers
Games for Change has announced the line-up of keynote speakers for its tenth annual Games for Change Festival, this June 17th to 19th in New York City.
May 10, 2013
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Gree lays off staff at its U.S. studio
Japanese mobile gaming giant Gree moved its U.S. headquarters to San Francisco just over a year ago -- but now the company has been forced to cut back on its staff numbers at the studio.
May 10, 2013