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GTA V to pull in $437 million in digital add-ons
Research firm Superdata says microtransactions and DLC for Rockstar's latest could generate $206 million in first year on sale
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Ubisoft picks up Future Games of London
Publisher acquires mobile studio behind free-to-play Hungry Shark franchise
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Donkey Kong delay hurts Wii U holiday lineup
Tropical Freeze pushed to February as Nintendo leans on Super Mario 3D World, Mario & Sonic Olympics, Wii Party U to bear the load
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Nintendo winding down Wii production in Japan
Company pulling the plug on 100-million-selling console in home country, no word on other territories
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Warhammer Online shutting down
EA Mythic to pull plug December 18 as licensing deal with Games Workshop runs out
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Machinima lays off 10% of workforce
Video producer trims headcount for the second time in a year "in connection with… growth plan"
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GTA V tops $800 million on day one
Rockstar's latest crime game posts largest sell-through launch revenues in Take-Two history
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John Riccitiello invests in Will Wright's Syntertainment
SimCity creator's new startup raises more than $5 million; former EA CEO and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz among investors
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Ouya loses another Free the Games entry
Successfully funded Kickstarter project halted as developer says console maker threw it under the bus
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Game development the "humane way"
New start up full of ex-AAA developers embraces different approach to game creation, eschews AAA's crunch time "badge of honor"
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Electronic Arts' new CEO is Andrew Wilson
Company hires from within as executive VP of EA Sports will fill vacant seat atop FIFA, Battlefield publisher
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UC Santa Cruz hires Brenda, John Romero to run gaming program
Loot Drop designers named program director, creative director for school's new master's degree track
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Disney Infinity sells 294,000 in first two weeks
Spokesperson touts "strong start" for starter packs in US, company pleased with global launch performance
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Schappert: What I Learned from Zynga
Industry exec lays out plan for free-to-play startup Shiver, says consoles are undergoing a bigger change than music CDs to mp3s
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3D Realms drops Duke Nukem Forever suit against Gearbox
No money changes hands as companies resolve issue over profits; 3D Realms says a "misunderstanding" led to suit's filing
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Uncertainty a sign of a healthy industry, says Capy head
President of Below developer Nathan Vella says not knowing what works inspires weird risks, stupid calls that lead to success
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The Last of Us dev says AAA can learn from indies
Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann says AAA should heed lessons from games like Gone Home and Papers, Please or risk being left behind
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Retail game sales up 21% in August - NPD
Madden, Saints Row IV, Disney Infinity push year-over-year sales up for the first time since November of 2011
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Xbox Live Arcade, Indie Games go missing
Minecraft, hundreds of other titles disappear from Xbox 360 digital storefront, Microsoft looking into issue
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Zynga, Kixeye settle ex-Cityville GM trade secret suit
Employee acknowledges wrong-doing while companies decline to disclose other details of agreement
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PS4 has "phenomenal" production yields
Sony's Jack Tretton says system launch will be company's biggest ever
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Kids playing more on mobile platforms
NPD survey finds teens' average weekly playtime on mobiles has gone up two hours in the last two years
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38 Studios loan under investigation by SEC
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has retained firm to help it through SEC probe
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Remedy CEO Sees New Golden Age for Indie Studios
Matias Myllyrinne on his studio's "just right" size, adding Mike Capps and Christian Fredriksson to board of directors
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Apple unveils 64-bit iPhone 5S
New smartphone billed at double the speed of predecessor; iPhone 5C brings lower cost colorful plastic line