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2012/05/28 12:49
2012/05/28 12:49
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As the economy starts to improve, more workers who have felt overworked and underpaid may be ready to jump ship. But in looking for greener grass, where will these employees land? A good bet is that...
2012/05/28 12:49
2012/05/28 12:49
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2012/05/28 05:03
2012/05/28 05:03
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Carl V. Probst, 87, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Jersey Shore. Born May 23, 1925, in Swissdale, he was the son of Elmer E. Probst and the former Eva M. Helbley. Carl was preceded in death by his...
2012/05/26 13:04
2012/05/26 13:04
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On Thursday, the entire staffs of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games were given pink slips. The company, which released “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” (which I reviewed in February), was in partnership...
2012/05/26 13:03
2012/05/26 13:03
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In the wake of the news, Twitter erupted with game industry professionals expressing sympathies and immediately trying to help former 38 Studios and Big Huge Games employees find new jobs. The hashtag...
2012/05/25 13:44
2012/05/25 13:44
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KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has announced the launch of Loker, Malaysia’s first personal cloud service which is available on multiple devices. All Maxis customers who sign up with Loker will receive 5GB...
2012/05/25 09:46
2012/05/25 09:46
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Sony Computer Entertainment starts operation of console games Chinese-language translation center in Taiwan Ocean Chen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Friday 25 May 2012] Sony Computer Entertainment...
2012/05/25 03:28
2012/05/25 03:28
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The superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools unveiled his plan to cut $27 million from the general fund Thursday. The budget reduction is due, in large part, to the state takeover of four IPS...
2012/05/24 09:49
2012/05/24 09:49
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Capcom to speed up development cycles for major franchises "Speeding up development will probably raise the cost. But creating quality content will be vital to Capcom's ability to survive by...
2012/05/24 00:57
2012/05/24 00:57
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... Studios employees unpaid since May 1, health insurance ends on Thursday 38 Studios employees have not been paid since May 1 and their health care will end Thursday at midnight, a source with...
2012/05/23 23:53
2012/05/23 23:53
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Bruce Bodaken, the longtime chairman, president and CEO of Blue Shield of California, will retire in December, the health plan announced Wednesday. Chief Operating Officer Paul Markovich will become...
2012/05/23 17:57
2012/05/23 17:57
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Tomba! comes to PlayStation Network as a PSOne Classic this summer One of Sony's most beloved first-party PlayStation 1 games is coming to the PS3 and PSP via ... a company other than Sony. Tomba!,...
2012/05/23 09:59
2012/05/23 09:59
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Stolen goods BICESTER: A man has admitted handling stolen goods. Josh Barnes, 20, appeared at Oxford Crown Court for trial yesterday but changed his pleas to guilty. He admitted two counts of...
2012/05/23 06:28
2012/05/23 06:28
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New Zealand's first game degrees are hereWednesday, 23 May 2012, 5:27 pmPress Release: Media Design SchoolNew Zealand's first game degrees are hereAuckland, 23 May 2012 - Media Design School will fuel...
2012/05/23 01:08
2012/05/23 01:08
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A 2009 email chain published by the LA Times [PDF] revealed a conversation between Activision employees Mike Griffith, Steven Aguilar, Bobby Kotick, and others, noting the salaries and bonuses of the...
Read more at Gamasutra, Gamasutra
2012/05/22 18:39
2012/05/22 18:39
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An image from the Alderaan player versus player battleground in Star Wars: The Old Republic. (Click to enlarge.) Several weeks after the surprising announcement of losing 400,000 players in mere...
2012/05/21 23:36
2012/05/21 23:36
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... easy to forget that prehistoric Activision fought for the right to develop third-party games on the Atari 2600 -- a battle that it eventually won in court. Activision's victory...
2012/05/21 20:50
2012/05/21 20:50
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Activision Blizzard opening new UK mobile games studio Activsion Blizzard has announced that it is opening a new studio in the North of England. The unnamed studio will focus on mobile game...
2012/05/21 20:05
2012/05/21 20:05
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... toilet," Trowe said. "In our case, every single executive has over 25 years experience in the Video game industry." And Jones thinks his fans will get their money’s worth with a game that will...
2012/05/21 16:50
2012/05/21 16:50
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Square Enix may have tipped their cards a little bit today as it's been discovered that the company has just registered a string of domain URLs associated to the Just Cause series. One of which was...
Read more at Games Radar, Joystiq
2012/05/21 14:08
2012/05/21 14:08
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Indie Game Magazine Sponsors 7 Day Game Challenge for International Indie Games Day The Indie Game Magazine ( http://www.indiegamemag.com), the premier source of independent gaming news, reviews and...