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Bangor Daily NewsAUGUSTA, Maine — A group of statewide gaming bills that have been bouncing between procedural life and death in the Legislature died for good Thursday at the hands of the Senate. The six bills, which include three proposals to allow the state’s Native … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From … Read more
LEGO Minifigures OnlineLindsay gets a walkthrough of Funcom’s Lego …Zam NewsLindsay gets a walkthrough of Funcom’s Lego Minifigures Online at GDC. This year at GDC, ZAM was on the scene to check everything out. Join Lindsay Ferguson as she gets a walkthrough of Funcom’s upcoming title, LEGO Minifigures Online, from Lead …#GDC2014 preview: LEGO Minifigures … Read more
Sands board member becomes online gaming company stakeholderLas Vegas Review-JournalNew York-based investor Jason Ader, a Las Vegas Sands Corp. board member, has become the second-largest shareholder in European online gaming giant Bwin.party, acquiring a 6 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange-listed business in February. …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News … Read more
Study finds gaming augments players’ social livesEureka! Science NewsNew research finds that online social behavior isn’t replacing offline social behavior in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives. The study was done by researchers at North Carolina State University, York …Video Gaming Doesn’t Replace Player Social Lives, It Expands ThemScience 2.0 … Read more
The No. 1 ‘reason to be’ at the Game Developers Conference 2014: DiversityVentureBeat… GamesBeat’s coverage from the 2014 Game Developers Conference here. SAN FRANCISCO — The #1ReasonToBe panel at the Game Developers Conference 2014 was generally understood as a panel about gender concerns in the video game industry. …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From … Read more
FortuneToday he announced Facebook’s latest head-scratcher: $2 billion for Oculus VR, the maker of a virtual reality gaming headset called Oculus Rift. It marks the third time Facebook has paid a billion dollars or more for a company with little to no revenue …Facebook Missed Mobile Gaming, So It Bought Oculus To Own Virtual Reality … Read more
Marketing, monetization and makers among top kid themes at GDC 2014KidscreenWhile sessions on gaming for older kids and adults tended to significantly outnumber those focused on youngsters at last week’s Game Developers Conference, discussions at the event surrounding the interplay of physical objects with digital content, … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google … Read more
IGT financial woes a drag on entire gaming equipment sectorLas Vegas Review-Journal“Avatar” slot machines produced by IGT are shown at the Aria hotel-casino. IGT took a battering from investors Wednesday, March 26, 2014 and analysts worried sour financial predictions announced 24 hours earlier might taint rival companies in the … …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
GameStop doesn’t think gamers are ready to adopt cloud-gaming in a …GameSpot… that was working on a cloud-based streaming service. GameStop vice president of investor relations Matt Hodges told GameSpot today that while cloud-gaming could be “revolutionary” some day, it’s not something gamers are ready to get behind right now. and more …read more Source: … Read more
BBC NewsThe UK’s game industry could get a £188m boost as the European Commission approves tax relief measures for developers. The price tag was drawn up by games industry body Tiga which has helped lobby for the relief scheme. Under the policy, games …“Today we celebrate, tomorrow we prove we’re worth it” – games developers … Read more
The WireAtari is entering the world of social casino gaming, the video game company announced on Wednesday, in a new product appropriately called Atari Casino. (Not to be confused with the classic 1978 Atari game Casino.) The game, which will appear online, …Atari resets with jump into social casino gamingUSA TODAYAtari moves into social casino … Read more
MCV“In terms of financial impact TIGA’s figures demonstrate GTR will lead to an estimated £188m in additional investment for UK game developers over the next five years alone. We’re talking about an industry wide 25 per cent reduction in the cost of games …UK games developers get cash boostBBC NewsFinally, a Tax Relief for British … Read more
XboxAchievementsSpeaking at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, EEDAR co-founder Geoffrey Zatkin revealed that in 2013 the percentage of games with no multiplayer support rose to around 46 per cent of all released retail titles. That’s the highest figure … and more …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
Cyan Hires Video Game Developers for POW! BANG! ZOOM!Light ReadingThe developers also helped with Cyan’s transition to a loose corporate culture based on the agile development methodology. “The key in gaming technology is try something, see if it works, if it doesn’t, adjust it,” Hatfield says. “We’ve taken some of … …read more Source: Game … Read more
Digital TrendsWe had the chance to check out Batman: Arkham Knight at GDC 2014, and developers from Rocksteady were on hand to play us through a section. By their own words, this is the end of their Arkham trilogy. Others might take up the mantle just as Warner Bros.PSLS Interviews Rocksteady Studios’ Gaz Deaves – … Read more
NewsOK.comOklahoma Indian gaming revenues are growing more than three times faster than national Indian gaming revenues, according to a report released Wednesday by a California economist. Photo – Wyandotte Nation Casino artist renderings. Photos provided by …Arizona tribal casino gaming revenue up slightlyArizona Daily Star all 259 news articles …read more Source: Gaming News Feed … Read more
Here’s the Full Project Morpheus GDC 2014 Presentation With Shuhei YoshidaPlayStation LifeStyleSince video cameras weren’t allowed at the presentation, footage hasn’t surfaced for the GDC 2014 presentation – until today. Below is the full 58-minute presentation where you can watch Shuhei Yoshida reveal Project Morpheus (skip to 3:00 for the … …read more Source: GDC … Read more
GamasutraA prototype version of the hardware was revealed during a Sony-sponsored GDC 2014 session, “Driving the Future of Innovation,” and today Sony published the full video of the presentation online for anyone to watch. The session, led by SCE Worldwide …Project Morpheus GDC 2014 presentation video shared in fullSlashGearGDC 2014: Hands-On Project Morpheus – Sony’s … Read more
Project Morpheus: GDC 2014 PresentationIGNus. ESC. Breaking News. Facebook to Acquire Oculus VR Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer … Read more
One Of Gaming’s Greatest Trailers, Remade For…Goat SimulatorKotakuPretty glorious, right? For those of you that are confused: this is the launch trailer for Goat Simulator, a game in which you can cause all sorts of chaos as a goat. Like say, blowing stuff up or ruining/enhancing a human’s party with an axe. Thing is … … Read more
SlashGearToday Sony has processed and uploaded the entirety of their GDC 2014 presentation for Project Morpheus to the web. The world is now able to see what those present saw during what Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studios Sony Computer …One of the first VR games coming to PS4’s Project Morpheus will be a racerGameSpot … Read more
Digits Show: Never Too Young to Develop a VideogameWall Street Journal (blog)More than 20,000 people descended on San Francisco this March for the annual Game Developers Conference. Among those who attended: a recent high school graduate who has already developed his own game. The WSJ’s Michael Kofsky tracked down … and more …read more Source: … Read more
Major League Gaming, Twitch Compete to Become the ESPN of VideogamesVarietyWhen the “Call of Duty” Championship comes to L.A. Live on March 28-30, 20,000 fans will be in attendance. But what may be even more impressive is the millions more that will be watching via MLG.TV, as 32 teams compete to play the bestselling … … Read more
PCWorldMicrosoft’s new DirectX 12 will improve game play and extend mobile battery life on Windows Phones, Qualcomm said. The visual quality of games on mobile devices, PCs and the Xbox gaming console will improve with DirectX 12 game programming tools …Microsoft introduces DirectX 12 mobile gaming environmentTelecompaper (subscription) all 6 news articles …read more Source: … Read more
USA TODAYVideo game icon Atari is emerging from bankruptcy to jump into the world of social casino gaming. The publisher is partnering with virtual games company FlowPlay on Atari Casino, a series of classic casino games such as poker and blackjack that carry …Atari moves into social casino gaming with FlowPlay partnershipGeekWire all 5 news … Read more
ABC NewsTechnology insiders who have had the chance to try Oculus Rift’s virtual reality gaming headset raved about its “incredible” ability to transport users to “another world.” Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of the company on …The Oculus-Facebook deal could marry tech, social, and gaming once and for allVentureBeatOculus Rift: 5 Virtual Reality … Read more
GameranxBooze, hang-overs, parody geek culture references, and Bill Murray. Only video games could bring these terms together… and Randal’s Monday does just that. Developed by the Spanish team Nexus Game Studios and published by Daedalic, Randal’s … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more
GamasutraRecorded on the afternoon of the 20th of March 2014, live from a noisy conference hall with increasingly raucous GDC-goers, One Life Left presents OLL vs. Gamasutra Show #4: FOUR OF HEARTS. Hosted by Curran, Scantlebury and Byron, competently … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
The VergeThey seem particularly eager to work on the kinds of games that made them so well known in the first place. Inafune successfully crowdfunded a very Mega Man-like game called Mighty No. 9, while Molyneux did the same with Godus. “Our ambition is to … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News … Read more
VentureBeatThe reality is that while gaming has always been viewed as a niche market, it has blossomed in the age of digital and Internet technologies to become one of the most sticky activities of all. And Oculus is working on a technology that, in its grandest …Interactive Graphic: Oculus Rift – virtual reality gamingBelfast TelegraphBlowback … Read more
Ve3d.comPlaying with toys has gone to the next level over the past few years, with the success of games like Skylanders Swap Force and Disney Infinity. But for those who prefer grittier, fantasy-themed characters to brightly colored cartoon ones, a harder …Figurine role-playing game Prodigy to debut through KickstarterDigital Spy all 4 news articles …read … Read more
GDC 2014: Women Belonging in Video Games: #1ReasonToBeThe EscapistAt around 5pm on Thursday evening, game designer Deirdra Kiai apparently decided to blow the lid off of the Game Developer’s Conference. In the final presentation at the #1ReasonToBe panel, Kiai launched into a speech that managed to combine raw … and more …read more Source: GDC … Read more
ForbesIn a Tuesday afternoon shocker, Facebook announced it is buying hot virtual reality gaming company Oculus VR for $2 billion. That includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock. There’s also an additional $300 million potential …Facebook Missed Mobile Gaming, So It Bought Oculus To Own Virtual Reality …TechCrunchOculus: Facebook buys … Read more
DorkShelf.comAt the ID@Xbox event in San Francisco during Game Developers Conference last week, Lohrisch spoke fondly about the process of cooking up the most appropriate fart. After all, why settle for less than the best to complement Squirty Harry, one of 16 … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more