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Starbreeze wants publishing partners to take the lead on single-player
"As many lovely emails as we've received about [Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons], it doesn't pay salaries"
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Remote Control Productions expands into Romania
Romania joins Finland as second international subsidiary for the Munich-based developer network
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"If you use the same tools as everyone else it's way harder to stand out"
3rd Eye Studios' Kari Koivistoinen on the value of building bespoke tools for its VR anthology series Downward Spiral
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ESA Foundation grants now open to game projects
Grants of up to $50,000 available for projects and programmes that benefit young people
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Microsoft is trialling digital refunds for Xbox and Windows
New "self-serve" refunds are currently being tested through the Xbox Insider Program
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Cave Story publisher Nicalis buys two indie studios
SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color will help the indie publisher to "achieve long-term goals"
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"Sega had a plan, to quietly become a powerhouse in PC publishing"
Relic Entertainment's Justin Dowdeswell on regaining stability after THQ's collapse, and the imminent launch of Dawn of War III
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Luxor Hotel to get Las Vegas Strip's first dedicated eSports arena
eSports Arena Las Vegas to be built on the site of a 30,000 square-foot nightclub, will open in 2018
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Oculus wants a new trial in ZeniMax case
VR company says initial verdict was "tainted" and the $500 million damages "excessive"
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Nintendo will pay up to $20,000 for Switch security information
The scheme started to find 3DS vulnerabilities now includes Nintendo's new console
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Five Jack raises $1.2 million for Itemku game marketplace
Jakarta based firm takes lifetime funding to $1.7 million through focus on Indonesian gamers
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Remedy eyes PS4 development after 20% revenue rise
Finnish studio's last PlayStation game was Max Payne 2
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Mind Candy avoids bankruptcy with new loan terms
Moshi Monsters studio also raised $1.5 million to execute its future plans
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PewDiePie launches weekly show on Twitch
Popular YouTuber is branching out, at the very moment that major advertisers are walking away from YouTube
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Gearbox severs ties with G2A over fraud backlash
[UPDATE]: Bulletstorm deal falls apart as reseller fails to comply with developer's ultimatum to change how it does business
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ASA rules against Mutant Box for misleading ad content
Facebook and YouTube ads for Liberators must be pulled, ASA said, after Mutant Box failed to respond
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Persona 5 has shipped 1.5 million units
Atlus' critically adored new game received a big boost following its global launch
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Survios' Chris Hewish to leave after a year as studio head
Departure quickly follows the success of Raw Data and closure of $50 million funding round
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Amazon to refund $70m in IAP after year of legal appeals
Both Amazon and the FTC appealed aspects of a ruling made by the federal court in April 2016
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VR's level playing field is an open door for aspiring developers
"VR is an opportunity for studios to rethink things," says FuturLab's James Marsden, "but it's also an opportunity for their staff"
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Roblox appoints vice president of customers
User created social gaming platform brings in Time Warner's Remy Malan for new role
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Blizzard awarded $8.6m in Bossland lawsuit
German cheatbot company failed to appear in court, ordered to halt sale of Blizzard related products in the US
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Sledgehammer, EA DICE and Patrice Desilets to speak at Quo Vadis
Berlin conference will host talent from major franchises like Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Pokemon Go and Trivia Crack
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Richard Garriott to receive Spanish Academy's top honour
Spanish AIAS will present Ultima's creator with its Honorary Award at Gamelab Barcelona in June
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Green Man Gaming appoints communications exec
Sam Bennett joins as EVP of Customer Experience and Communications