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Thanks to crowdfunding, Chris Roberts has more bosses than ever
Thanks to crowdfunding, Chris Roberts has more bosses than ever
"The way I look at it is I know I'll never make all the people happy all the time - it's impossible. So I just use the feedback as a barometer." -Chris Roberts learns to deal with the thousands of backers behind Star Citizen.
March 14, 2013
Former Sony CEO Howard Stringer will retire this summer
Former Sony CEO Howard Stringer will retire this summer
Former Sony president and CEO Howard Stringer will fully retire from the company this summer to pursue other opportunities, with analysts claiming that the move is good news for Sony.
March 11, 2013
The Piston living room PC costs $1000, launching Holiday 2013
The Piston living room PC costs $1000, launching Holiday 2013
The Xi3 Corporation opened up pre-orders for its upcoming Piston game PC over the weekend, while detailing extra information about the device and its user interface.
March 11, 2013
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco threatened with Nasdaq delisting
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco threatened with Nasdaq delisting
Although Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco was able to regain compliance with the Nasdaq market late last year, the company is now once again in danger of having its stock delisted.
March 11, 2013
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima ponders whether developers might save money during this next, expensive generation of AAA game development by selling a small chunk of their games first and seeing if it sticks.
March 11, 2013
Square Enix wants to tap into India, Latin America mobile audiences
Square Enix wants to tap into India, Latin America mobile audiences
Square Enix has set up new offices in both Mexico and India, as it prepares to tap into the video games markets in these areas.
March 7, 2013
Cash-for-credits platform Rixty announces big-name partnerships
Cash-for-credits platform Rixty announces big-name partnerships
Rixty, a payment platform that sells voucher cards which can be exchanged online for credits toward its partners' games, today announced multiple partnerships with big-name AAA studios.
March 7, 2013
GDC 2013 highlights developer days from Google, Unity, Intel, more
GDC 2013 highlights developer days from Google, Unity, Intel, more
GDC 2013 organizers are highlighting more day-long sponsored developer days for the March conference, including those on the Google Cloud platform, Unity Technologies, Intel's next-generation GPUs, and more.
March 5, 2013
Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco closes - report
Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco closes - report
EA has closed its Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco, according to media reports, and laid off around 30 employees in the process.
March 5, 2013
'Road to the IGF' Pt. 2: more stories behind this year's top indie games
'Road to the IGF' Pt. 2: more stories behind this year's top indie games
This year's 'Road to the IGF' continues with games such as the "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" FTL by Subset Games, the one-step-a-day VESPER.5 by Michael Brough, and the multi-generational family history game 7 Grand Steps by Mousechief.
March 5, 2013
Road to the IGF: Klaus Pedersen's Back to Bed
Road to the IGF: Klaus Pedersen's Back to Bed
Student IGF finalist Back to Bed places a narcoleptic, sleep-walking boy in an M.C. Escher-inspired isometric puzzler, where the player must nudge the boy safely to his bed using a creature from his subconsciousness.
March 4, 2013
This week in video game criticism: From door design to Skyrim geology
This week in video game criticism: From door design to Skyrim geology
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Katie Williams on topics including door design, Skyrim geology, nostalgia in the BioShock series, and more.
March 4, 2013