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Mike Capps Announces Change in Plans, Complete Withdrawal from Epic Games

by 101 days ago

    Dr. Mike Capps, Ph.D., the auspicious, driving force behind Epic Games in his role as president, announced today via Facebook that he had permanently departed his post, and would no longer …

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    Jason West leaves Respawn Entertainment

    by 104 days ago

      Apparently Jason West--co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Respawn Entertainment--has left his Respawn team back in May. It has been stated that his reason for leaving Respawn Entertainment …

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      [UPDATED] EA scraps Dead Space 4, citing disappointing sales

      by 106 days ago

        EA has cancelled development of Dead Space 4, which had been in pre-production at Visceral Studios and Visceral Montreal. Their reasoning? Dead Space 3 didn't sell well enough. According to …

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        SoftKinect to showcase new Gesture Recognition and Control at Mobile World Congress

        by 113 days ago

        Today begins the Mobile World Congress 2013, and it would appear that there could be some new things in the works when it comes to the world of motion capturing …

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        Black Thursday continues–EA lays off employees in L.A., Montreal

        by 117 days ago

          A rough day continues in the gaming industry.  As though layoffs at IGN, 1UP, UGO, and Gamespy weren't bad enough, we learned that EA is laying off employees in Los …

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          IGN hit hard by layoffs, shutting down 1UP, GameSpy and UGO

          by 117 days ago

            IGN will be laying off an unknown number of employees today, as a result of decisions made by parent company Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis acquired IGN earlier this month and …

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            Unreal Engine 4 “Elemental” running in real-time on PS4

            by 118 days ago

            You know who ruled the Xbox 360 / PS3 / and most recent PC titles?  Unreal Engine 3.   Know what's going to inevitably rule the PS4 / Xbox 720 era?  …

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            Wargaming acquires Gas Powered Games

            by 125 days ago

              The folks behind World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, Wargaming, have acquired Gas Powered Games!  Not only did they pick up the company, they also picked up the team.  …

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              Michel Ancel, Rayman Legends devs protest launch delay

              by 126 days ago

                Didn't I tell you that an exlusive Rayman Legends demo for Wii U wouldn't be enough to placate fans upset about the game's delay? Now it's not just the gamers …

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                Americans spent 14.8 billion dollars on games in 2012 – down from 16.34 billion in 2011

                by 132 days ago

                  Consumers spent $14.8 billion dollars on video game content last year, according to a press release from the NPD group, an independent market research organization. This analysis covers not only …

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                  Biggest threat to Valve’s hardware plans is Apple, not consoles, says Newell

                  by 139 days ago

                  Gabe Newell's vision for Valve's entry into the hardware market continues to take shape. Polygon reports on a recent talk where Newell explained just what hopes he has for the Piston …

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                  Epic Mickey studio Junction Point officially closed

                  by 140 days ago

                    It's been a sad few weeks for game developers, with the layoffs at Gas Powered Games, the entire THQ debacle, and now this. We had reported yesterday that rumors were flying …

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