Industry
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1.8KDUST 514 is set to launch on May 14th
Sticking to the PS3 we have another sweet announcement. Currently in beta, DUST 514 has finally reached a milestone – gold status. ...
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1.7KSteam now offering subscription services, starting with Darkfall Unholy Wars
In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, Steam – having already conquered most of the digital download and related DLC...
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1.9KHopes, dreams in short supply as EA literally decimates employee population
Electronic Arts has conducted another round of layoffs, with estimates stating that as much as 10% of their workforce has been let...
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1.4KNew screens and Video for Neverwinter’s open beta
I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for Neverwinter to enter open beta. When I had the chance to play it...
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1.5KNordic Games picks up licenses for Darksiders, Red Faction, Titan Quest and more
Gamasutra is reporting that yet more THQ properties have been picked up by third parties. Nordic Games – the current publishers of the...
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1.9KTwin Galaxies open for business once again
The death of Twin Galaxies has been greatly exaggerated. If you are wondering why I’m talking about an old-school arcade, you’ve clearly...
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1.3KMicrosoft attempts Heroes revival for upcoming original programming
In an attempt to bolster their upcoming original programming line, Microsoft is said to be in talks to resurrect the popular NBC...
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1.3KThe truth behind ad-blocking and more – A PA Report
We’ve been working with the folks at Penny Arcade for a shade over a decade at this point, and like you we’ve...
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1.3KGame Developer Magazine to end print and digital publication
In a message to subscribers today, Game Developer magazine has announced that they will end print and digital publication after their June/July...
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1.8K150 million tablets estimated to ship globally in 2013 – up 28% over 2012
The tablet revolution continues apace! Businesswire.com is reporting that tablet sales across all OSs are estimated to ship over 68 billion USD...
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1.5KFinal Neverwinter weekend comes with a trailer
Neverwinter is almost ready to launch, and this weekend is the final beta weekend. To celebrate the imminent launch Perfect World and...
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1.8KUbisoft acquires Anno series developer
While you all may know my disappointment with SimCity, you might not have heard me talk about what turned out to be...
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2.6KSWTOR gets first expansion – we get a new trailer
If you are a fan of Star Wars: The Old Republic, or if you played and haven’t stopped in for a while,...
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1.8KNeverwinter going Open Beta – we’ve got video and screens!
You’ve likely seen our hands-on coverage for Neverwinter over the last few months and know that we are pretty stoked about the...
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1.9KDisney Closes LucasArts
Reports are coming in that Disney has closed down veteran game development studio LucasArts and canceled all ongoing development projects. This announcement...
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1.7KSquare Enix CEO Yoichi Wada resigns
Yoichi Wada, CEO of Square Enix since 2000, is resigning from the company and will be replaced by Yousuke Matsuda. Wada’s resignation...
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1.7KTencent now owns 40 percent of Epic Games
Tencent has purchased 48.4 percent of Epic Games’ issued share capital, which equates to owning 40 percent of the total Epic Games...
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2.2KNvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang demos “Face Works” rendering technology on the Geforce Titan GPU – video inside
If you want to have a look at what’s coming (hopefully, soon) to your console or PC in the future, Nvidia has...
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1.5KUnity development platform coming to PS4, Vita, PS Mobile and Sony’s cloud gaming service
Here’s some news for those of you who are into the indie gaming scene. Unity, at this point the premiere game engine...
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2.1KPlanetside 2 patched, adds virtual reality training center
Planetside 2 continues with the major updates to their MMOFPS. The latest patch adds a tremendous amount of bugfixes and general updates,...
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1.5KMike Capps Announces Change in Plans, Complete Withdrawal from Epic Games
Dr. Mike Capps, Ph.D., the auspicious, driving force behind Epic Games in his role as president, announced today via Facebook that he had...
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1.5KJason West leaves Respawn Entertainment
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...
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2.1K[UPDATED] EA scraps Dead Space 4, citing disappointing sales
EA has cancelled development of Dead Space 4, which had been in pre-production at Visceral Studios and Visceral Montreal. Their reasoning? Dead...
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1.7KSoftKinect to showcase new Gesture Recognition and Control at Mobile World Congress
Today begins the Mobile World Congress 2013, and it would appear that there could be some new things in the works when...
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1.3KBlack Thursday continues–EA lays off employees in L.A., Montreal
A rough day continues in the gaming industry. As though layoffs at IGN, 1UP, UGO, and Gamespy weren’t bad enough, we learned...
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1.5KIGN hit hard by layoffs, shutting down 1UP, GameSpy and UGO
IGN will be laying off an unknown number of employees today, as a result of decisions made by parent company Ziff Davis....
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2.3KUnreal Engine 4 “Elemental” running in real-time on PS4
You know who ruled the Xbox 360 / PS3 / and most recent PC titles? Unreal Engine 3. Know what’s going to...
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1.4KWargaming acquires Gas Powered Games
The folks behind World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, Wargaming, have acquired Gas Powered Games! Not only did they pick up...
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1.7KMichel Ancel, Rayman Legends devs protest launch delay
Didn’t I tell you that an exlusive Rayman Legends demo for Wii U wouldn’t be enough to placate fans upset about the...
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2.7KAmericans spent 14.8 billion dollars on games in 2012 – down from 16.34 billion in 2011
Consumers spent $14.8 billion dollars on video game content last year, according to a press release from the NPD group, an independent...
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1.7KFree-to-play action game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters launches
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, the game with the somewhat confusing kickstarter status, is now live. With 68 hours left on the kickstarter as...
