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Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, will focus on Kinect for Xbox One and Windows apps

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 2, 2015
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Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting developers who want to build Windows apps that use the device.

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Toronto and Montreal: the VB Mobile Roadshow is coming

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 31, 2015
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A few spots are still available. Now would be a really good time to grab one of them.

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Facebook has paid out $8B to developers

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 25, 2015
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Those numbers will likely keep going up, with Facebook expected to announce several bits of developer-oriented news later today at the F8 conference.

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Mobile marketing: Swrve’s new Converser makes your app chattier … and maybe richer

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 17, 2015
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Last month Swrve bought in-app communications startup Converser. Today the mobile marketing automation system is releasing its newly-integrated functionality to the first customers. Converser, Swrve,...

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Indie designer Zoe Quinn to developers: You can code comedy, too

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 9, 2015
3 min

During her GDC 2015 session, indie designer Zoe Quinn discussed how looking at comedy as the same kind of two-way input structure as most design elements could lead to a wider spread of funny games.

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GDC hits a record 26,000 attendees for virtual reality, game culture talks, and parties

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 9, 2015
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The Game Developers Conference returns to San Francisco in 2016 from March 14 to March 18.

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Black developers explain how free game engines, incentives will bring more black people into games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 9, 2015
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Free tools like Unity and Source 2 are only part of the solution.

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Has the game industry turned the corner on women and diversity? (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 7, 2015
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Kate Edwards talks about the state of the game industry and the cause of diversity.

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BioShock Remastered is joining Discord Nitro.

Mobile developers: We’re coming for you (in Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 6, 2015
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The industry now has more than 30 billion-dollar mobile-first or mobile-only companies. It’s the fastest-paced, most competitive, and quickest-growing section in history. The rewards are...

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Epic Games’ new ‘A Boy and His Kite’ tech demo points to blue skies for the game industry

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 4, 2015
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It's all flowers and blue skies for Epic Games and its Unreal Engine.

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