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UK indie studio Remode closes its doors
British indie studio Remode, founded in 2007 by Ella Romanos and Martin Darby, is shutting down next month -- although the duo says that it has something new in the works.
Feb. 26, 2014
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Get a job: Stupid Fun Club seeks a Senior Graphical Engineer
Will Wright's Stupid Fun Club is seeking a senior-level graphics engineer to work on a product that incorporates "games, entertainment and data visualization" in Berkeley, CA.
Feb. 26, 2014
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New U.S. tax bill singles out video game studios for tax hike
In proposed legislation aimed at reforming the U.S. tax code, a research and development credit would continue... for anything but "violent video games."
Feb. 26, 2014
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Stumbling on the surprising and delightful
"The exciting part when dealing with original game mechanics is that no one knows what constraints will feel good," says Road Not Taken developer Dan Cook. "Sometimes the answers surprise me, so I try not to make too many assumptions."
Feb. 26, 2014
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New GDC 2014 Summit sessions feature Antichamber, Infinity Blade
Conference organizers highlight a few more notable GDC 2014 sessions, including an Antichamber postmortem from creator Alexander Bruce and a behind-the-scenes look at how ChAIR Entertainment created Infinity Blade.
Feb. 25, 2014
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Nintendo to give away Pokemon X & Y to entice new 3DS buyers
In North America, Nintendo will give away downloadable copies of its flagship 3DS game for all of March -- to lure new purchasers to its system and its loyalty website.
Feb. 25, 2014
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Audience Award voting now open for 2014 GDCAs and IGF awards
GDC organizers announce that Audience Award voting is open from now until March 1, 2014 for the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards.
Feb. 24, 2014
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GDC poll: 46% of devs plan to support their games more than a year after launch
Recent results from a poll of Game Developers Conference attendees reflect how mobile and online platforms have changed the way developers release games.
Feb. 24, 2014
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Oculus Rift dev kit production halted, over 50,000 sold
VR company Oculus never expected its Rift headsets to garner this much popularity. As a result, the company has now said that the first version of the developer kit will soon be unavailable.
Feb. 24, 2014
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Original X-COM designer rebooting 1980s classic Chaos
Julian Gollop, the original designer behind the popular X-COM series, is getting ready to crowdfund a new strategy game based on another of his past creations.
Feb. 24, 2014
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Q&A: Wrestling with the unsolvable problem of internet toxicity
The man who left Microsoft and subsequently became a notorious victim of internet toxicity speaks out about how game developers can help make the internet a better place.
Feb. 21, 2014
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GDC 2014 features developer days from Unity, Google, Tencent and Amazon
GDC 2014 organizers are highlighting more day-long sponsored developer days for the March conference, covering Google hardware, Unity Technologies, Amazon's AppStream, and more.
Feb. 20, 2014