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New initiative gifts 1 million BBC Micro successors to UK kids
As part of the Make It Digital initiative the BBC is giving away a million BBC Micro Bit coding devices -- much like it did with the BBC Micro in the '80s, inspiring a generation of British game devs.
March 12, 2015
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GDC Europe 2015 officials announce dates and call for papers
GDC organizers have put out the call for submissions to present lectures and panels sessions at the 2015 Game Developers Conference Europe, which will run August 3-4 in Cologne, Germany.
March 11, 2015
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Sony shutting down PlayStation Mobile
Sony said last week that PlayStation’s foray into the realm of mobile games, PlayStation Mobile, would be discontinued.
March 11, 2015
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Get a job: Nix Hydra seeks an Art Director 2
The studio 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.
March 10, 2015
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Don't save your bullets: Darkest Dungeon's Red Hook on Early Access
We talk to Red Hook Studios, makers of Darkest Dungeon, about how to manage to successful Early Access game, and not saving your big guns for later.
March 5, 2015
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One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #1: Pipelines 'n' Tubes
Guests from Naughty Dog, Campo Santo, Vlambeer, Undead Labs, and much more join One Life Left and Gamasutra for fun stuff, smart stuff, and random stuff from GDC 2015.
March 5, 2015
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Perforce Software launches Helix collaboration platform
Popular version control software Perforce has launched Helix, a larger-scale collaboration platform.
March 4, 2015
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Corona Labs releases its mobile SDK for free
As part of their acquisition by Fuse Powered, Corona Labs has announced their mobile SDK is now free.
March 4, 2015
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How Creative Assembly Brought Fear To Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation creative director Alistair Hope speaks at GDC 2015 about how Creative Assembly focused on building a horror game, not an action game, through deliberate design choices.
March 4, 2015
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Unity focuses on small teams doing big things at its GDC event
Unity's GDC press conference was geared toward not just showcasing Unity 5, but marrying the company's longtime message of democratized development with a focus on how damn good Unity games can look.
March 3, 2015
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UK retailer Game expands into eSports with Multiplay acquisition
U.K. retailer Game has announced a deal to acquire Multiplay, a long-running U.K.-based video game event firm, for £20 million (~$30.1 million USD) as it expands into eSports and digital PC games.
March 2, 2015
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Tim Schafer and Nathan Vella host next week's GDC and IGF awards
Double Fine's Tim Schafer is set to host this year's 15th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2015, while Capy's Nathan Vella returns to host the 17th annual Independent Games Festival awards.
Feb. 27, 2015