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Xbox One day-one sales hit 1 million
Day-one sales of Microsoft's Xbox One have surpassed 1 million units sold through to customers, the company announced Friday.
Nov. 22, 2013
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Get a job: Amazon Game Studios needs a Senior Game Designer
"We are currently hard at work on a project that will provide the right candidates with the potential to work on game experiences that push the boundaries of technology."
Nov. 22, 2013
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Ouya makes it a bit easier to sell your games
One of the smaller yet persistent issues developers have brought up with the Ouya microconsole is the inability for customers to buy titles right from the console's storefront. As of today, that has changed.
Nov. 21, 2013
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PS4 owners see console failures; Sony says less than 1% affected
Gamasutra EIC Kris Graft booted up his PlayStation 4 earlier this week, to find that it had the dreaded "blue light of death" and needed to be sent back to Sony -- Sony says less than 1% are affected.
Nov. 20, 2013
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Get a job: Wargaming West is looking for a web project manager
"Wargaming West is hiring a Web Project Manager to join our Web Services team which is responsible for ensuring the top-notch quality of our game infrastructure services."
Nov. 20, 2013
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Xbox One users won't get to broadcast Twitch streams until 2014
In a company announcement this morning, an Xbox One representative said that gameplay recording and live streaming through Twitch.TV would not be available through the console until early next year.
Nov. 19, 2013
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Double Fine's Spacebase recoups investment in just two weeks
Indie Fund has revealed that Double Fine's Spacebase DF-9, currently on Early Access, has managed to recoup its $400k investment in two weeks -- a promising sign for future Indie Fund recipients.
Nov. 18, 2013
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Get a job: Treyarch is hiring a technical animator
"The Technical Animator will produce animation assets and also be the Animation Department’s facilitator. The ideal candidate will be fluent with Motion Builder and motion-capture editing."
Nov. 18, 2013
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Raspberry Pi passes 2 million sales milestone
The Raspberry Pi, the cheap and tiny computer designed to teach programming to students, has passed 2 million unit sales in just under two years, the company behind the device has announced.
Nov. 18, 2013
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Ask Gamasutra: Making video game consoles matter
The PlayStation 4 just launched last week, the Xbox One is in the wings, ready to launch this week. New consoles are here, eight years after the "last-gen" launched in 2005.
Nov. 18, 2013
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New Uncharted gives PS4 owners something to look forward to
Sony moved to up the incentive to own a PlayStation 4 at the console's launch last night by teasing a new title in Naughty Dog's Uncharted series.
Nov. 15, 2013
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Get a Job: Turbine seeks a Senior Mobile Engineer
Turbine, Inc. seeks a Senior Mobile Engineer for its Needham, MA development studio. In this position, you will have a hands on role in defining and implementing key game systems and features
Nov. 15, 2013