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April Fools Day 2014 pranks in gaming: Virtual reality and moreDigital SpyAnother year, another set of entertaining April Fools from games creators around the world, with Nintendo and Virtual Reality seemingly the butt of most jokes. We’ll be updating this piece throughout the day, so be sure to return later for updates … and more … Read more
Game Developers Ditch YouTube Reality Show After Uncomfortable First Day of …MashableBring in well-established indie game developers. Add a lot of cameras and premise for a YouTube reality show. Then throw in serious product placement from Mountain Dew and stir up accusations of producers manipulating cast members to get reactions. …read more Source: Game Developers … Read more
IndieNomicon: April 3 event to showcase Orlando’s growing game development …Orlando Business JournalGrowth of IndieNomicon is important to Orlando game developers because it not only gives them a chance to network and share ideas on developments, but it also shows how the industry in expanding with tech studios and job creation. This is also an … Read more
This Dividend-Paying Gaming Stock Is Destined For Further GainsMotley FoolChinese gaming company Perfect World (NASDAQ: PWRD ) looked like a value play at the end of last year. The company was seeing solid progress in mobile gaming, and was strengthening its online gaming portfolio at the same time. Hence, it is not … …read more … Read more
Galaxy Gaming Adds William A. “Bill” Zender as Newest Board MemberNASDAQLAS VEGAS, April 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTC:GLXZ), the world’s largest independent table game company, announced today that William A. “Bill” Zender has agreed to join the Company’s Board of Directors, effective May 1, … and more …read more Source: Gaming … Read more
YouTube sees money in gaming-video eyeballsReutersPewDiePie, who is not paid to endorse the brand, “really helped us in terms of getting traction on a much larger audience,” said Min-Liang Tan, chief executive of San Diego-based Razer, which makes gaming hardware. “It’s incredible that YouTube … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google … Read more
How ‘Game Jam,’ an indie game dev reality show, collapsed on its first day of …PolygonGame_Jam, a TV-style reality show focused on the efforts of indie game developers, has collapsed in the most publicly acrimoniously way imaginable, participants say. Touted by its makers as a contest to show off the skills and personalities of indie … Read more
April Fools gaming news round-upLazygamerApril Fools is like Christmas for writers. It’s an excuse to exercise some creative talent, while an old Scrooge in the comments section yells bah humbug at everything posted. There’s a lot of great content posted on the first day of April. But this … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed … Read more
Gaming Feature Today’s April Fools Day 2014 pranks in gamingDigital SpyAnother year, another set of entertaining April Fools from games creators around the world, with Nintendo and Virtual Reality seemingly the butt of most jokes. We’ll be updating this piece throughout the day, so be sure to return later for updates … and more …read … Read more
Meet the Video Games Trying to Turn Game Development on Its HeadRe/codeIn Choice Chamber, Twitch viewers will be able to vote on things like what weapons a player should receive or what enemies they should encounter; Project Cyber, meanwhile, is game development masquerading as a reality show, with creators Spearhead … …read more Source: Game … Read more
The Star-LedgerNew York would legalize, license and tax Internet poker games under a proposal from a key state lawmaker — but don’t look for the bill to pass anytime soon. The legislation from Republican Sen. John Bonacic would allow the state to license 10 …INSIDE GAMING: Internet gaming giant tries againLas Vegas Review-Journal (blog)New push … Read more
Vote for the best (and worst) gaming April Fools’ Day jokesComputerandvideogames.comSo this is all on you now. Below we’ve posted all the gaming April Fools’ Jokes we’ve come across today, and open up the chance for you to vote for your favourite (and least favourite). The funnier/better you think it is, the higher the number … Read more
MassLive.comSPRINGFIELD — The public as well as officials from Springfield and surrounding communities will get their last chance to chime in on the proposed Western Massachusetts MGM resort casino this afternoon as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission hosts a …LIVE STREAMING AT 4: Gaming Comm. to Hold Public Hearing in Springfieldabc40Mass Gaming Commission to meet with … Read more
Ontario creates digital gaming taskforce to develop iGamingGaming Intelligence Group (registration)The city of Sault Ste. Marie in Canada’s Ontario province has formed a digital gaming task force to offer strategic direction and assess opportunities in online gambling, and attract new investment to the industry. The taskforce has been established by … and more …read more … Read more
Microsoft unveils its free Xbox 360 games for AprilGameSpotIt might not be as celebrated as fan-favourite Hitman: Blood Money, but the most recent adventure of arguably gaming’s baldest hero was well-received by critics: GameSpot awarded the game a score of 7.5 upon its release. From April 16, until the end of … …read more Source: … Read more
IGN2014 April Fools’ Day Gaming Pranks. Edit Page Last Edit: 32 minutes ago. Close. Hold up, buddy. To edit this page, you’ll need a username. (It’s free and only takes a sec.) Choose a Username. Already have one? Sign In. It seems every year, companies …Luigi’s Mansion’s Poltergust vacuum features in Super Smash Bros Wii … Read more
PolygonPhil Spencer, the newly appointed Head of Xbox at Microsoft, says he’ll lead the Xbox team — which includes Xbox Live, Xbox Music, Xbox Video and Microsoft Studios — with a “gaming first” philosophy, focusing on video games as the most important …Meet The Gaming Guy Who Is Now Running All Of XboxKotakuSpencer: ‘They’re putting … Read more
ForbesSamsung probably won’t target the enthusiast PC gamer demographic in the marketing campaign for their new 4K monitor, but they should. The Korean electronics giant is weeks away from delivering 28 inches of Ultra HD goodness at a price that should …Samsung launches 28-inch 4K billion-color UD590 monitor for just $700ExtremeTechSamsung’s new monitors include one … Read more
Gaming regulators say Henderson casino was short of cashLas Vegas SunCARSON CITY — The state Gaming Control Board has filed an eight-count complaint against a Henderson casino that failed to keep enough money on hand to pay off potential winnings by customers. The Klondike Sunset Casino, 444 West Sunset Road, …Cash-poor casino faces discipline from … Read more
Albany Times Union (blog)The state Gaming Facility Location Board met Monday afternoon to unveil the Request for Application that sets the parameters for developers who hope to bring one of the four resort casinos that will be built in the Capital Region, Southern Tier and …Gaming commission approves application process, criteriaTroy RecordCasino applications sought by … Read more
Colorado Springs gaming company says earnings up 51 percent in 2013Colorado Springs GazetteCentury Casinos Inc. blames summer flooding and winter storms for 2013 earnings that fell just short of stock analysts’ forecasts, despite jumping 51 percent from a year earlier. The Colorado Springs-based company reported Monday that it earned $6.18 … …read more Source: Gaming … Read more
Inside the disintegration of a game jam reality showGamasutraRecently, Maker Studios’ Polaris unit attempted to produce a reality show for YouTube called GAME_JAM, in which teams of independent game developers would jam for four days, pitted against each other in a format compared by its participants to Top Chef …The Indie Game Reality TV Show … Read more
ArcheAge GDC 2014 Demo Illustrates Why its My Most Anticipated MMO of 2014Overclockers ClubAt GDC 2014 last week, Producer Victoria “FireCait” Voss and Community Manager Evan “Scrapes” Berman presented a game demo to members of the press in attendance. Luckily, for those that didn’t get to attend, they took to Twitch to stream the demo, … Read more
One Small Cap Gaming Company Is Worth a LookMotley FoolBigger is not necessarily better. While Monarch Casino and Resort (NASDAQ: MCRI ) , a small cap gaming company, isn’t as well-known as its larger peers like Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS ) and MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM ) , it isn’t inferior as an investment … Read more
Kotaku“I look at gaming as a first-class citizen inside this company,” the new head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, just told me on the phone on this the day it was announced that he’s taking over all things Xbox at Microsoft. “And that’s how [Microsoft CEO] Satya …It’s games first for Xbox One under new managementPolygonSpencer: … Read more
Paste MagazineUnlike other game conventions, which are like LARPing through a living commercial, celebrating excess while reinforcing the worst aspects of “videogame culture”, GDC is a professionals-only event geared towards personal development, networking and … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more
Reno Gazette Journal“There’s social responsibility,” he said, citing a December 2013 report in the New York Times on the social struggles Italy is facing with an explosion of gaming in stores, malls and elsewhere that has made it Europe’s biggest gambling market. “How do …Nevada gaming revenues down 13.7 percent in FebruaryCasino City TimesNevada gaming … Read more
How Female Game Developers Could Change the Status Quo in Video GamesMotley FoolThe video game business has been considered a male-oriented business throughout most of its history. Yet in recent years, female gamers — who now account for 45% of the market, according to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) — are becoming … …read more … Read more
Shelter 2 is bringing the lynx back to gaming relevanceJoystiqWildlife survival sim Shelter is getting a follow-up where instead of playing as a badger looking after her litter, you take on the role of a mother lynx progressing through a journey of parenthood and protection. The PC sequel, which Atari appears to … and more … Read more
Austin gaming conference in July on pace for 30000 attendeesAustin Business Journal (blog)The RTX 2014 gaming conference, a creation of Austin digital media company Rooster Teeth, is on pace to draw 30,000 attendees in its fourth year. The conference, set for July 4-6 at Austin Convention Center, has grown to become a leading gaming … … Read more
Virtual reality takes gaming to a whole new frontierGreat Falls TribuneUnveiled March 18 at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Morpheus promises a 90-degree field of vision and physical interaction with both the objects in game and the gamer’s body. The system is located inside a sleekly designed …Here we go with ‘The … Read more
Can GameStop Ever Win Again in Gaming’s New World?DailyFinanceGameStop has a cash-rich balance sheet; RadioShack is saddled with debt. However, there are still plenty of reasons to worry that GameStop’s peaking with a model that will be less relevant in the coming years as gaming companies deal directly with … …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
OBJE Debuts Groundbreaking New Online Game Development PortalMarketWatch… groundbreaking new online game development portal at NovalonGames.com . The new portal was conceived as a resource for independent game developers, allowing them to upload, submit and share original video game art, music and gameplay ideas. and more …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google … Read more
OBJE Debuts Groundbreaking New Online Game Development PortalWall Street JournalAfter months of hard work, OBJ Enterprises (OTCBB: OBJE) is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking new online game development portal at NovalonGames.com. The new portal was conceived as a resource for independent game developers, … and more …read more Source: Game Developers News … Read more
The GuardianSince 2007, the UK has fallen from number three to number six in the global games development league table – and while there are many other factors contributing to that slippage, the lack of a reliable supply of fresh, work-ready talent is one. So a … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From … Read more