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Why ‘crunch time’ is still a problem in the video game industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 20, 2016
14 min

Kate Edwards likes to do cosplay (costume play) as characters like Thor, a valkyrie, Indiana Jones, and Brienne of Tarth from Game of Thrones. That may give...

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How Disney is rebooting its mobile game business

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 20, 2016
12 min

Disney’s game business has been somewhat static. In 2011, Disney was ranked at No. 15 on the list of the top public video game...

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What to expect from virtual reality in 2016

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 20, 2016
4 min

Virtual reality is finally here and it’s better than we imagined. Large technology companies like Oculus, Facebook, Samsung, HTC, Valve, Sony, and (of course)...

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PlayStation 4 & Xbox One adopting Nintendo’s handheld update strategy makes sense to analysts

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 19, 2016
4 min

Your Xbox One is obsolete. Your PlayStation 4 is junk. But if these consoles are starting to feel old, Microsoft and Sony may step...

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Here’s why King gave away its 2D mobile game engine Defold

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 19, 2016
5 min

‘Tis the season of giving for game engines. King Digital Entertainment acquired the Defold game engine back in 2014 to make two-dimensional mobile titles....