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EA drops gun licenses, will use them anyway
Publisher says it doesn't need manufacturers' approval to put their weapons into games
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Resident Evil 6 sells 4.9 million, disappoints
Capcom reports annual sales up 15%, cites Wii U as reason for Japanese game market's return to growth
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EA full-year sales dip, SimCity sells 1.6 million
Half of always-online PC game's sales were digital; publisher touts success of FIFA 13, Battlefield 3
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Patrice Desilets leaves Ubisoft again
[Update]: Ex-THQ Montreal head and Assassin's Creed designer says he was fired, will fight Ubisoft for his rights, team, and game
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Sony launching indie section on PlayStation Store
Company highlighting efforts from small devs on digital storefront
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EA signs multi-year Star Wars deal
Disney deal gives publisher exclusive rights to make new core games based on sci-fi franchise
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Next Xbox reportedly won't require net connection
Internal memo says playing solo, watching movies, live TV should "just work" regardless of online status
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Dyack resurfaces at Precursor
Ex-Silicon Knights devs form Hamilton-based studio, launch $1.5 million crowdfunding campaign for first game
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Sexism not the only reason for lack of women devs, says Pratchett
Poor work-life balance conditions, dearth of creative diversity also dissuade women, says Tomb Raider scribe
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Nintendo courting smartphone devs to Wii U
Console maker offering conversion software to app creators in effort to boost catalog
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Publishers Betting On "Fewer, Bigger, Bloodier"
The traditional game industry's growing reliance on violence is marginalizing the medium in short-sighted and self-destructive ways
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Kabam exec calls EA layoffs "Darwinism at work"
Andrew Sheppard says publisher caught in disruption, likens it to brick-and-mortar busts like Borders and Blockbuster
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Eternal Darkness successor teased
Trailer touts crowdfunding campaign from creators of GameCube title at new studio Precursor Games
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Apple App Store nearing 50 billion downloads
iOS storefront approaches milestone, games account for 19 of all-time top 25 paid apps
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Gearbox calls Aliens suit "beyond meritless"
Developer calls Colonial Marines complaint frivolous as Sega offers more reserved defense
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China's online game market to hit $11.9 billion this year
Niko Partners notes surge in hardcore market and resurgence for Internet cafés, but expects growth to slow through 2018
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Madden NFL 25 benched for Wii U
EA Sports' pigskin sim won't be appearing on Nintendo's flagship console this year
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US report cites piracy hotspots
Ukraine leads offending countries, Canada and Israel removed from Priority Watch List
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72% of gamers play online - NPD
New report finds number of players, time spent gaming online both up year-over-year
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Call of Duty: Ghosts headed for next gen
Activision confirms current-gen versions of shooter for Nov. 5 launch, first look set for Microsoft's new Xbox unveiling
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iOS to dominate mobile gaming through 2018 - Report
DFC Intelligence expects iTunes to more than triple Google Play game revenues even as Android outnumbers iPhones 3:1
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Indies and AAA pubs to partner more - Contrast dev
Compulsion's Guillaume Provost says challenges could push AAA and indies together, pubs wary of appealing to women
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Destruction is the new ragdoll, says Havok
Product head says generational shift an opportunity for all middleware even as mobile erodes money spent on AAA games
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No reason for tablets in five years, says Blackberry CEO
Z10 maker's Thorsten Heins says iPad-like devices not a good business model for the future
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Game stigmas exaggerated, says Quantic Dream exec
Beyond: Two Souls studio's co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere says image is improving, but industry falling short of its responsibilities