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No way, Noriega: Activision seeks dismissal of Call of Duty case
Manuel Noriega, the former military dictator of Panama, sued Activision because of the use of his likeness in the game -- and now the company fights back... with the help of Rudy Giuliani.
Sept. 22, 2014
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Sony PlayStation VR headset Project Morpheus '85 percent' ready
Oculus has made some great strides toward release, and it seems like Sony is making similar progress, according to Shuhei Yoshida, its president of Worldwide Studios.
Sept. 22, 2014
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Final Fantasy XV director: Game must be amazing or 'it's meaningless'
"Before I joined Square Enix, I always looked at Final Fantasy games as the benchmark for game consoles. Each new game showed what was possible on video game hardware."
Sept. 22, 2014
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EA backs the White House's new anti-sexual assault initiative
The publisher is one of many corporate partners supporting the "It's On Us" initiative, a campaign launched this week that aims to raise awareness about -- and hopefully curtail -- sexual assault.
Sept. 19, 2014
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Studio behind Moshi Monsters craze hit by layoffs, says report
UK-based Mind Candy, the company behind popular kid-friendly online game Moshi Monsters, saw a number of layoffs, according to a TechCrunch report.
Sept. 19, 2014
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Reminder: 24 hours left to early register for GDC Next 2014
With just over a day left until early registration for GDC Next featuring ADC ends on September 18, conference organizers are encouraging anyone interested in attending to register now at the discounted rate.
Sept. 17, 2014
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IGF China 2014 reveals Main Competition and Student finalists
The Independent Games Festival China has revealed the Main Competition and Student finalist games for its 2014 award ceremony, which celebrates leading indie games from throughout the Pan-Pacific area.
Sept. 17, 2014
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Get a job: Nix Hydra is hiring an Art Director
The team that built Egg Baby is looking to bring an experienced artist on board to oversee all aspects of art design and production in Nix Hydra's Los Angeles, CA studio.
Sept. 17, 2014
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ESRB says video game rating checks are highest they've ever been
On the twentieth anniversary of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, the organization says that checks of underage video game purchases are the highest they've ever been.
Sept. 16, 2014
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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS sold 1 million in its opening Japanese weekend
The latest Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan over the weekend -- and Nintendo says that the game has already sold more than 1 million copies.
Sept. 16, 2014
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Disney is bringing in external studios to help build Infinity 2.0 content
With the popularity of Avalanche Software's Disney Infinity exploding, Disney is looking to work with numerous external development teams to build new content for the game.
Sept. 16, 2014
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If you want to succeed in China, make your game more competitive
"It’s about competition,” says Lyndon, who serves as cofounder and executive VP of Chinese publisher iDreamSky. "That’s the main difference between Chinese user behavior and Western user behavior."
Sept. 16, 2014