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Vote now for the 2016 IGF and Game Developers Choice Audience Awards!
Cast your votes for both the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and the Independent Games Festival Audience Award , from now until voting closes next Friday, February 19th at 11:59 PM PT.
Feb. 12, 2016
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Devs Answer: What objects would you want to interact with in VR?
Devs respond to our Twitter question—what objects do you really want to interact with in VR?
Feb. 12, 2016
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Get a job: The Workshop seeks a 3D Animator
Game development house The Workshop seeks a talented artist, especially someone who has experience in character rigging, to join its animation team and work at its Marina Del Rey, CA studio.
Feb. 11, 2016
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Report: Google is working on a standalone, non-cardboard VR headset
Google is reportedly developing a standalone virtual reality headset that won't require a PC, console or mobile device to operate, according to anonymous sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Feb. 11, 2016
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Spend a day sharpening your level design skills at GDC 2016
From the remarkable wilderness of Firewatch to how level designers are adapting their skills to the world of VR game development,Here's a preview of the Level Design In A Day tutorial which will help kick off GDC 2016 in San Francisco next month.
Feb. 10, 2016
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Mobile games to drive app store revenue to $101 billion by 2020
App Annie's latest forecast report is predicting that global app store revenue will rise to $51 billion in 2016, and will have reached $101 billion by 2020.
Feb. 10, 2016
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Come to GDC for a behind-the-scenes look at Vainglory's eSports success
Kristian Segerstrale, COO and executive director of Super Evil Megacorp, will share some lessons learned from the development and promotion of the studio's standout mobile MOBA Vainglory at GDC 2016.
Feb. 9, 2016
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Rovio spins off books business as restructuring continues
Rovio is attempting to shed even more weight by spinning off its books business with the creation of new affiliate company, Kaiken Publishing.
Feb. 9, 2016
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BioWare scribe David Gaider joins Baldur's Gate dev Beamdog as creative director
The company best known for enhanced remakes of BioWare games now appears poised to leap into more original products, with the offical blog saying Gaider will "direct new creative endeavors."
Feb. 9, 2016
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State of the Industry: Enough with the skeletons
Over 2,000 devs surveyed in GDC's State of the Industry survey answer the vague question: “Is there anything else you'd like to say about the game industry?” As you can imagine, it gets quite heated.
Feb. 8, 2016
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One becomes two as Daybreak splits H1Z1 into a pair of $20 games
Daybreak Game Company intends to shave off a piece of its Early Access multiplayer survival game H1Z1 and sell it as a separate game, multiplayer shooter H1Z1: King of the Kill, on Steam and consoles later this year.
Feb. 5, 2016
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Sega Sammy profits up despite faltering video game sales
Japanese entertainment outfit Sega Sammy has posted its financials for the nine month period ending December 31, 2015, with the company returning to profit despite stuttering game sales.
Feb. 5, 2016