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Surprise! New Mexico landfill excavation unearths E.T. Atari games
If you currently refer to the Atari video game burial of 1983 as "an urban legend," Microsoft has got the proof for you that the burial of millions of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games did in fact happen.
April 28, 2014
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Nintendo can be about more than video games, says Iwata
To hear Iwata tell it, Nintendo's history is that of an entertainment company focused on 'improving people's quality of life with fun,' rather than on a specific medium like video games.
April 28, 2014
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TowerFall grosses $500,000 after launching on PC, PlayStation 4, Ouya
The IGF-nominated game -- roundly considered to be the best game on the Ouya platform at launch -- has found sustaining success for developer Matt Thorson.
April 28, 2014
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Sports and eSports inch closer, as MLG partners with the X Games
Major League Gaming and ESPN's X Games to come together in Austin, with cross-overs in both awards and attendee packages.
April 28, 2014
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Call for Blogs: The 50th anniversary of BASIC
Many of today's game developers got their start programming in BASIC, a simple computer language popular in the 1980s. Now's your chance to share your memories with Gamasutra's readers!
April 28, 2014
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Get a job: Turtle Rock Studios is hiring a Technical Artist
The developer of Evolve is looking to hire a technical artist to work alongside the team in the company's new Lake Forest, CA studio on a game targeting next-generation hardware.
April 28, 2014
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The brick wall: No close encounters with Nintendo's indie exec
Senior contributor Brandon Sheffield has gotten up-close and personal with Sony and Microsoft's indie guys -- but when it comes to Nintendo, he hit a wall. He explores the issue in this editorial.
April 25, 2014
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FCC chairman proposes controversial 'Open Internet' rules
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler proposes new rules that would bar your ISP from restricting access to websites or services, but also allow it to cut deals with companies willing to pay for faster speeds.
April 24, 2014
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Sweeney: Epic won't return to game development -- it never left
Speaking to Edge, Epic founder Tim Sweeney reveals two new games in development and explains how his company balances between developing games and game engines for a rapidly-evolving industry.
April 24, 2014
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Have you played the Train Jam games?
In the days leading up to the Game Developers Conference this year, dozens of indie developers all boarded a train from Chicago, and sat together for 56 hours to create games.
April 23, 2014
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That Dragon, Cancer developer shares grace through game design
Josh Larson exhorted fellow developers to think of games as a form of communication between themselves and their players in a talk given today at the 12th annual Games for Change festival.
April 23, 2014
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NetEase is bringing Heroes of the Storm to China
Heroes of the Storm, the upcoming MOBA from Blizzard Entertainment, will see a release in China via NetEase, the internet company that already operates Blizzard's World of Warcraft in the East.
April 22, 2014