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'Last console generation'? We'll see about that
"It’s funny, I've heard about the 'last console' since 1986, and only because that’s when I entered the business." - Sony Computer Entertainment America president (and die-hard console advocate) Jack Tretton.
Nov. 14, 2013
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A fascinating look at video games' impact on Iraqi youth
Journalist Simon Parkin explores how video games have changed the lives – even saved the lives – of young Iraqis, in a new piece in The New Yorker.
Nov. 14, 2013
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Worms studio Team 17 goes back to its publishing roots
Team 17, the UK-based studio best known for the Worms franchise, is going back to its roots, today announcing that it will publish games from third-party developers.
Nov. 13, 2013
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GDC 2014 registration opens, first talks announced
Game Developers Conference 2014 organizers have officially opened registration for next March's event, with discounts until Jan 31st and have announced the first talks from experts at Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, and BioWare.
Nov. 13, 2013
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Disney drops game exec in wake of Disney Infinity success
Disney announced today that John Pleasants, co-president of the company's Disney Interactive video game division, would be resigning, effective immediately.
Nov. 11, 2013
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GDC Next: Don't miss Gamasutra's coverage
Last week was the inaugural GDC Next in Los Angeles, and we covered some great sessions while we were there. Here's what you might have missed while you were busy making video games.
Nov. 11, 2013
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IGF 2014 sees record Student Competition entries, over 1,000 total
Organizers have tallied over 1,000 entries submitted to the 16th annual Independent Games Festival, with entrant records now broken across the board and Student Competition entries now available for everyone to view.
Nov. 11, 2013
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Get a job: Irrational Games is looking for a Lead FX Artist
Irrational is looking for a Lead FX Artist to manage a small art team while implementing FX and animation in triple-A titles.
Nov. 11, 2013
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Games Republic, a community-based games storefront
Anomaly developer 11 bit studios has announced Games Republic, a social media hub and storefront for developers and players to connect, blog, sell games and share media.
Nov. 8, 2013
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The rise of the 'Middle Class' mobile game developer
According to a new Flurry report, there is still a good portion of mobile success taken by "Middle Class" developers -- mid-tail devs who focus on fanbases and particular niches, and find notable success as a result.
Nov. 8, 2013
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Notable updates to Marmalade 7 cross-platform dev tools
The Marmalade cross-platform development tools received a notable update today, adding new tutorials, clearer documentation, and a brand new hub interface for easier usage.
Nov. 8, 2013
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Integrity, authenticity: Founding a principled new studio
David Nottingham speaks about how inspiration touched off his journey to find new meaning in making games -- and how to found a studio based on integrity and creativity.
Nov. 7, 2013