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GameStop closing U.S. storefronts to customers amid COVID-19 pandemic
GameStop will close customer access to its U.S. storefronts and introduce a new curbside pick-up option to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
March 23, 2020
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Call of Duty: Warzone passes 30 million players in ten days
Call of Duty: Warzone has passed 30 million players in eight days according to publisher Activision.
March 23, 2020
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Game Devs, The World Needs You Right Now
The world changed in the course of a week. As we lock down in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, game developers have a new role in all this: to provide agency to people when they largely have none.
March 23, 2020
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing, DOOM 2
The latest 'best article/video' highlights include plenty of Animal Crossing neatness, plus DOOM Eternal, Roundgard, death loops, Tony Hawk & conspiracy theories, social distancing & lots more.
March 22, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rise in online gaming in the U.S.
The spread of the coronavirus and subsequent self-isolation strategy has led to a sharp rise in the number of people playing video games and using streaming platforms.
March 18, 2020
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Get a job: Visual Concepts is hiring a Software Engineer
We are seeking Software Engineers to join our ongoing and best-in-industry development efforts across a multitude of platforms.
March 18, 2020
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Plague Inc. the most-downloaded premium app in Italy and USA amidst coronavirus outbreak
After seven years on app stores, Ndemic Creations' Plague Inc. is now seeing peak downloads and net revenue. Games content which targets real-world events can boost engagement in live-service titles.
March 18, 2020
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Get a job: Airship Syndicate is hiring a Senior VFX Artist
Airship is currently seeking a Senior VFX artist to help drive the creation and quality of VFX across the Austin-based studio on multiple projects.
March 16, 2020
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GDC 2020 virtual talks, awards streaming for free all week! Here's the lineup
Just a quick reminder that while GDC is no longer happening this week in San Francisco, organizers invite you to watch scheduled livestreams of the awards and some of the talks planned for GDC 2020!
March 15, 2020
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Ori's Will, Duty's Call, Nioh's Sequel? 2
The week's highlights include intelligent impressions on Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Call Of Duty Warzone, and Nioh 2, as well as great writing on pixel pets, bullet painting in GTA V, Kabaddi, dev crunch, and lots more.
March 15, 2020
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Reboot Develop Blue is the latest game event rescheduled due to coronavirus
Organizers confirmed today that the upcoming Reboot Develop Blue event in Croatia will be postponed until the fall due to travel bans and other issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
March 13, 2020
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How to Become Numbers-Driven With Profile Analyzer
The Unity Profiler will give you misleading performance results for a very specific reason. Let’s see how to be more accurate using the new Unity Profile Analyzer.
March 12, 2020