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Microsoft donate to historical game archive

It’s good to know that while Roger Ebert, the state of California and conservative lobbyists may question the artistic value of video games, there is a concerted effort to preserve the medium’s history. In that spirit, Gamasutra reports that Microsoft

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Microsoft donate to historical game archive

It’s good to know that while Roger Ebert, the state of California and conservative lobbyists may question the artistic value of video games, there is a concerted effort to preserve the medium’s history. In that spirit, Gamasutra reports that Microsoft

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R18+ rating for Australia draws one step closer

After years of delays, disagreements and political circle-jerking, all signs point to Australia finally revamping its classification system and introducing an R18+ rating for video games. Australia’s classification body, the Office of Film and Literature Classification, has long trailed the

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R18+ rating for Australia draws one step closer

After years of delays, disagreements and political circle-jerking, all signs point to Australia finally revamping its classification system and introducing an R18+ rating for video games. Australia’s classification body, the Office of Film and Literature Classification, has long trailed the

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EA warn indie devs against self-publishing

Speaking at this year’s Develop Conference in Brighton, EA executive Roger Walkden advised indie developers against self-publishing, instead them to pursue deals with mobile and Facebook publishers. “Two, three or four years ago there was a lot of buzz about

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EA warn indie devs against self-publishing

Speaking at this year’s Develop Conference in Brighton, EA executive Roger Walkden advised indie developers against self-publishing, instead them to pursue deals with mobile and Facebook publishers. “Two, three or four years ago there was a lot of buzz about

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I can has create my own Soul Calibur 5 character?

Oh yes.  You can has. Thanks to the “NPC Recruiting Initiative” currently enabled on soularchive.jp, you can finally stop arguing about why a fetus ninja would dominate Ivy.   Simply provide a name for your dream character as well as a

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I can has create my own Soul Calibur 5 character?

Oh yes.  You can has. Thanks to the “NPC Recruiting Initiative” currently enabled on soularchive.jp, you can finally stop arguing about why a fetus ninja would dominate Ivy.   Simply provide a name for your dream character as well as a

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Developer Touches On Why the WiiWare Distribution Platform Sucks

It seems that the console business isn’t kind to small indie developers. If Cthulu Saves The World on XBL wasn’t an indication of this fact, then here’s some more evidence for you. In a post-mortem, Richard Hill-Whittall of Icon Entertainment,

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Developer Touches On Why the WiiWare Distribution Platform Sucks

It seems that the console business isn’t kind to small indie developers. If Cthulu Saves The World on XBL wasn’t an indication of this fact, then here’s some more evidence for you. In a post-mortem, Richard Hill-Whittall of Icon Entertainment,

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EA's Riccitiello defends Wii U, proclaims previous console cycles dead.

Remember the good old days when you could count on camping out for a new console at least once every five years?  Those days may be gone.  In a recent interview with James Brightman at industrygamers.com, EA CEO John Riccitiello

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EA's Riccitiello defends Wii U, proclaims previous console cycles dead.

Remember the good old days when you could count on camping out for a new console at least once every five years?  Those days may be gone.  In a recent interview with James Brightman at industrygamers.com, EA CEO John Riccitiello

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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Hard Reset has two months to make us care

Marketing video games must be a bitch of a job. In most cases you’re targeting the coveted 18-39 male demographic, and video game culture being what it is, the audience is going to absolutely abhor you should you misrepresent or

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Hard Reset has two months to make us care

Marketing video games must be a bitch of a job. In most cases you’re targeting the coveted 18-39 male demographic, and video game culture being what it is, the audience is going to absolutely abhor you should you misrepresent or

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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Ken Levine wants developers in the media spotlight

Bioshock creator Ken Levine’s been doing the media rounds promoting G4TV’s airing of the E3 Bioshock Infinite demo, and appeared on the Gamers With Jobs podcast to discuss the video, E3 and the difficulty in promoting a game in mainstream

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Ken Levine wants developers in the media spotlight

Bioshock creator Ken Levine’s been doing the media rounds promoting G4TV’s airing of the E3 Bioshock Infinite demo, and appeared on the Gamers With Jobs podcast to discuss the video, E3 and the difficulty in promoting a game in mainstream

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