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• Miyamoto remembers Donkey Kong dev trivia -- like the original English voice acting

  14-10-2016 23:06
  
  "The lady stolen away by Donkey Kong was supposed to yell out, 'Help, Help!'" Miyamoto recently recalled. "A native English speaker...they said it sounded like she was talking about seaweed: 'Kelp, Kelp!'"...
  
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• The PC Gamer Weekender's coming back in 2017 and you can buy tickets now

  14-10-2016 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  Our friends at PC Gamer had such a good time hosting a weekend full of tournaments, developer interviews, and down-and-dirty hardware workshops earlier this year that they're doing it again: the PC Gamer Weekender is coming back on February 18-19, 2017
  
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• Battlefield 1 Battlepacks help you build special melee weapons. C'mon exotic shovels!

  14-10-2016 22:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Battlefield 1 will let you customize your semi-historical soldiers with Battlepacks, just like Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline
  
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• Blog: Why VR will put game audio in the spotlight

  14-10-2016 22:09
  
  "Simulate presence is a real challenge, and audio plays a major role in the path of reaching this ultimate goal in VR."...
  
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• Get a job: Cellar Door Games is hiring a Unity Programmer

  14-10-2016 21:44
  
  Cellar Door Games is seeing a Unity Programmer to create core game systems and their respective tools on PC, consoles, and mobile platforms using the Unity Engine in Toronto, Ontario....
  
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• Doctor Strange credits scene details confirm *spoiler*, *spoiler* and *spoiler*!

  14-10-2016 21:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: this article contains absolutely MASSIVE SPOILERS for Doctor Strange
  
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• HTC reopens applications for $100 million Vive X accelerator fund

  14-10-2016 21:18
  
  HTC's accelerator fund first opened earlier this year to invest in promising VR technologies and fund further advancements into virtual reality. ...
  
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• How to Watch The IGN Battlefield 1 Global Battle

  14-10-2016 21:11
  
  Battlefield 1 is right around the corner! To kick off the festivities IGN is waging a global war across three continents, and enlisting IGN personalities, professional commentators, FPS experts, and YOU!
  We’ll be bringing you a week-long Battlefield 1 competition between IGN's US, UK, and Australia offices, culminating in the grand finale when IGN takes on The World to face the global Battlefield 1 community!
  Keep reading for all the info you need to watch and join in on the IGN Battl
  
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• Sony Expects PlayStation VR to Sell 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Units at Launch

  14-10-2016 20:55
  
  Released yesterday, Sony is already projecting that several hundreds of thousands of its PlayStation VR headset will sell in the coming weeks.
  "We know from the data we have from pre-orders that the interest we have is significant," President and Chief Executive at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Jim Ryan told CNBC, adding that the company expects to sell "many hundreds of thousands" of units at launch.
  Sony isn't alone in thinking this year will be a successful one for PSVR. The market
  
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• The Walking Dead new episode titles and descriptions revealed: here's what they mean

  14-10-2016 20:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: potential spoilers ahead for The Walking Dead season 7 The Walking Dead season 7 premiere airs in just over a week
  
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• Don't Miss: 7 combat systems that every game designer should study

  14-10-2016 20:15
  
  We reached out to several designers for their take on the games that introduced truly memorable innovations to hand-to-hand combat systems. ...
  
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• Check out Pokemon Sun and Moon's psychedelic Muk and a plant with great stems

  14-10-2016 20:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Sun and Moon are just a month away and that means it's time for Nintendo to really start cranking out the weirdo Pokemon
  
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• Apply now to be a Conference Associate at GDC 2017!

  14-10-2016 19:54
  
  GDC is now accepting applications for the GDC 2017 Conference Associate program from now until December 23rd! Associates will receive a pass to the show in exchange for about 25 hours of work. Apply today! ...
  
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• How CCP brought EVE: Valkyrie from Rift to PSVR without sacrificing quality

  14-10-2016 19:49
  
  Lead designer Andrew Willans discusses the process of creating a VR dogfighter game with balanced, cross-platform gameplay. ...
  
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• Catch Google sharing VR prototyping lessons learned at VRDC!

  14-10-2016 18:02
  
  Over the last year, Google teams have built more than 75 VR experiments. In his rapid-fire VRDC talk on "Lessons Learned from VR Prototyping," Rob Jagnow will share Google's learnings with you!...
  
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• Watch Dogs 2’s Multiplayer Is a Blast

  14-10-2016 18:00
  
  Earlier this month, we went in-depth into how Watch Dogs 2 is taking the foundation of the original, and injecting a dose of fun into nearly every facet of it. From San Francisco as an incredible playground and Marcus as a much more interesting character than Aiden, to the depth of hacks at your disposal, WD2 is all about giving you the freedom to create your own brand of creative fun.
  That said, one thing we didn’t dive into is how Ubisoft Montreal intended to implement this new-found emp
  
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• Wolverine's Logan movie teases first storyboards and a potential new villian

  14-10-2016 17:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  The final Wolverine movie, Logan, is fast becoming the most teasing super movie in Hollywood
  
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• PlayStation VR selling out at GameStop after 'tremendous demand'

  14-10-2016 17:56
  
  "In fact right now many of our stores will be sold out of the first wave of Sony's Playstation VR by tonight -- we are working with them to try and get more product."...
  
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• Nintendo Reveals Eight New Pokémon For Sun & Moon

  14-10-2016 17:52
  You want to see some new Pokémon? Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have released a trailer that highlights eight new monsters, as well as a pair of characters that you'll encounter during your journey in Pokémon Sun & Moon.
  Check out the clip below to see Silvally, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Steenee, Tsareena, Ribombee, Alolan Grimer, and Alolan Muk. You'll also meet Olivia and Ilima, two highly skilled trainers.
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• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's beta starts today - all your questions answered

  14-10-2016 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta is at hand
  
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• Your Brain on Tetris: How Video Game Seduced Millions

  14-10-2016 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the 1980s, a humble yet compelling computer puzzle game called Tetris unexpectedly transformed into an addictive global phenomenon that consumed countless waking hours of obsessed players around the world. The remarkable and largely unknown story behind the game that transfixed millions — and continues to do so today — unfolds in the nonfiction graphic novel, "Tetris: The Games People Play," by Box Brown, released in the U.S. Oct. 11 by First Second Books. When Brown discovered a
  
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• WoW Director Moves Onto Undisclosed Blizzard Project

  14-10-2016 17:36
  
  Tom Chilton, ex-senior designer and game director on World of Warcraft since 2004, has stepped down from his role and moved onto slightly mysterious Blizzard project.
  Announced in a blog post, Chilton revealed that his last work on the game has been the first content update for the well-received new expansion, Legion and the content plan for further updates.
  However, it seems there's more in store for Chilton at Blizzard:
  "My personal journey working on WoW as Game Director is at an end," he exp
  
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• Join Gamasutra for a stream of Gears of War 4 today at 3PM EST

  14-10-2016 17:30
  
  We're streaming Gears of War 4 today on Twitch. Come join us for a developer-focused conversation about the game! ...
  
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• This week in video game blogging: Crafting, creating and procedurally generating

  14-10-2016 16:54
  
  This week, our partnership with games blogging curation site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Senior Curator Zoyander Street on the politics and practice of game development....
  
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• Report: Sony to launch five smartphone titles in 2018

  14-10-2016 16:46
  
  Sony is gearing up to release at least five smartphone titles in March 2018, according to new reports from Japanese paper, Nikkei. ...
  
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• Win Alice Through the Looking Glass on Blu-ray

  14-10-2016 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tim Burton’s 2010 film of Lewis Carroll’s perennial classic Alice in Wonderland was a huge success, so it’s no wonder Disney decided to return to Underland, for sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass
  
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• Two Cryptic Teasers For Resident Evil 7

  14-10-2016 16:25
  Capcom is stoking the fires for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard with two mysterious teaser trailers highlighting two seemingly disparate events.
  For another, more complete trailer for the title, check out our previous preview.
  Resident Evil 7 comes out in January for the PS4 (w/ PSVR support), Xbox One, and PC.
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  Shotgun in the Box
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• 15 of Gamasutra's best articles over the last quarter

  14-10-2016 15:55
  
  Hey readers! I'm back with another quarterly roundup of Gamasutra articles over the past quarter (July-September), as I continue my heroic efforts to excavate the best recently-published work....
  
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• World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton steps down to focus on new project

  14-10-2016 15:40
  
  "My personal journey working on WoW as game director is at an end, but my journey with Blizzard isn't. I'll still be here, but will be focusing on another project within the company." ...
  
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• Sony plans to bring at least 5 PlayStation games to iOS and Android

  14-10-2016 15:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mobile gaming is about to get a major upgrade. Hours ago, Sony announced that it would launch five or six smartphone games on both the iOS and Android mobile platforms before March 2018. This comes just weeks after Nintendo unveiled a partnership with Apple that will bring Super Mario to the iPhone . READ MORE:  Every single PlayStation VR launch title, ranked Back in March, Sony established a new division of its company called ForwardWorks, which would aim to deliver "full-fledged gam
  
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• Blog: Defining games after 16 years of searching

  14-10-2016 15:01
  
  Finding a definition for "games" or "play" is a very perilous exercise, but a very important one. Here's what they mean to me. ...
  
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• Money troubles force MaxPlay to make major lay offs

  14-10-2016 15:00
  
  Just over a year after stepping into the game engine arena with its cloud-based dev platform, San Francisco-based tech company MaxPlay has been forced to lay off the majority of its workforce. ...
  
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• PlayStation VR can play 2D games from Xbox One, Wii U, and PC

  14-10-2016 14:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Who ever thought that when PlayStation VR launched, within 24 hours people would be using it to play Xbox One games in 2D cinematic mode? That's exactly what's happened, though, and moreover, it works with phones, PCs and the Wii U, too.
  
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• Cyber Danganronpa VR Could Come West

  14-10-2016 14:05
  
  Spike Chunsoft has announced it is working on bringing Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial to the West.
  PlayStation Plus subscribers in Japan can currently download the game, and it is also available with English voice-overs if you have a Hong Kong-based account, raising questions over whether it would be released elsewhere.
  Spike Chunsoft said on Twitter earlier today: "English version currently Asia only but we're working to bring it to the west."
  The 10 minute demo puts you in a class
  
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• Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event Coming to Theaters

  14-10-2016 14:03
  
  Level-5, Fathom Events and Eleven Arts are partnering for a special one-night showing of Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event in theaters on Saturday, October 15.
  The movie will be shown at 11am local time in 300 theaters across the United States. Those who attend the event will be treated to never-before-seen, theater-exclusive content and receive an exclusive Hovernyan Yo-kai Medal.
  Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event tells the story of Nate Adams and his adventure with his Yo-Kai companions as they t
  
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• Blog: How I made a mobile game in just one week

  14-10-2016 13:02
  
  "So I took a break from contracts and Fire Child to make this dumb game called Deflated. I did it just to answer the question: could I start and finish a game in a week?" ...
  
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• Man Plays Overwatch Using a Bunch of Bananas

  14-10-2016 12:41
  
  In gaming, one thing is a constant certainty: you’ve never seen it all. To prove this maxim, here’s a story about a man playing Overwatch with a bunch of bananas.
  Via Polygon, the Twitch player in question is the New-Zealand-based Rudeism, who is known for his love of playing games with different controllers. His previous escapades include playing the likes of Rocket League with a Guitar Hero controller, and Dark Souls III with a Dance Dance Revolution dance pad.Continue reading&hell
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One will spend some time watching Jyn grow up says Mads Mikkelsen

  14-10-2016 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Speaking in an interview with GQ, Mads Mikkelsen, who plays Galen Erso in Star Wars: Rogue One, has let slip that the film will feature three distinct time periods
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One will cross three time periods according to Mads Mikkelsen

  14-10-2016 12:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Speaking in an interview with GQ, Mads Mikkelsen, who plays Galen Erso in Star Wars: Rogue One, has let slip that the film will feature three distinct time periods
  
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• Celebrate Halloween With These Free Rocket League Items

  14-10-2016 12:30
  
  Rocket League developer Pysonix is releasing a selection of free in-game items to celebrate Halloween.
  From October 18, you'll be able to download a selection of new items - including the new Bone King Topper, a "lovable" spirit Ghost, and a new Fuzzy Skull antenna - as well as lay your hands on Halloween 2015 items, too.
  "Our new Bone King Topper is perfect for those who need a little more fright in their life," says Devin Connors on the official website, "while the Ghost is a spirit so lovable
  
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• Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, October 14 - 16. Trespasser!

  14-10-2016 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xur, Destiny’s weekend Exotic trader, marine photography phenomenon, and  impassioned discreditor of alternative therapy snakeoil merchants, is back
  
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• Two new Resident Evil 7 videos show off new locations, phone calls and a shotgun

  14-10-2016 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  While we're waiting for an update to the Resident Evil 7 demo Capcom have released the two super short micro-trailers
  
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• SFX Wishlist: What do you want to see in Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie?

  14-10-2016 10:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We’ve got a fair old time to wait until a solo outing for Ben Affleck’s Batman hits cinema – we don’t even know exactly when it’ll be released
  
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• Game Design Deep Dive: Making debugging into a mechanic in Beglitched

  14-10-2016 10:00
  "While debugging is considered to be one of the more odious aspects of programming, I felt that under the right circumstances, it could actually be exhilarating," says AP Thompson, designer of Beglitched....
  
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• You Can Use Your Playstation VR To Display Xbox, Wii-U and PS4 Games

  14-10-2016 07:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It’s been confirmed by various outlets that you can use your Playstation VR as a monitor for various consoles including the Xbox One, Wii-U and obviously, the Playstation 4. In fact, according to Ars Technica, the HDMI input for the PSVR should essentially allow you to use the headset as a monitor for just about anything. Of course, there are caveats: the automatic positioning of the screen won’t work for devices that aren’t a PS4, and plugging the PSVR into a PC won’t al
  
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• Battlefield 1: Everything You Need to Know

  14-10-2016 04:17
  
  Battlefield 1 was officially announced this May, meeting many fans' anticipation for a large-scale military FPS set in the under-explored setting of World War I. In the five months since its reveal, EA and DICE have revealed more about its multiplayer, given fans a chance to sample some of its launch maps and game modes, and even given us some glimpses at its interesting new spin on single player.
  With the highly-anticipated shooter on the way later this month, we decided to round up all the Bat
  
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• Devs show off Valve's new VR controller prototype

  14-10-2016 02:09
  
  Valve had a prototype VR controller capable of some degree of finger-tracking out for demo at its Dev Days event this week, and some attendees were kind enough to record themselves playing with it....
  
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• Trailer Reveals Dragon Ball Super Character For Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

  14-10-2016 01:59
  Dragon Ball Super began airing in Japan last year and has not yet been localized for North America. But that's not stopping Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 from featuring one of the show's characters.
  I don't know much about Goku Black as I would like to learn his origin by watching the show, but I know he's a bad guy, and I know he's giving Super Saiyan God Vegeta a hard time in the short combat clip below.
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  Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 releases October 25 on PlayS
  
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• You Can Use PlayStation VR With Your Xbox One and PC

  14-10-2016 01:46
  
  PlayStation VR has been discovered to be compatible with the Xbox One and with PCs, but users shouldn't expect the full PSVR functionality out of the experience.
  As spotted by Reddit, an Xbox or PC can be connected to the PSVR processor unit via HDMI. IGN has independently confirmed the Xbox One will work with the PSVR, however, the headset will only display these other pieces of hardware in the PSVR's Cinematic Mode. Essentially, what that means is you'll see a massive floating screen in front
  
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• Thumper dev: 'VR works best as a simulation of reality, not film'

  14-10-2016 00:29
  
  "I think many developers are accustomed to simulating film effects in games," Drool's Brian Gibson tells Gamasutra. "[In VR], those traditional film effects only pull you out of the sense of immersion." ...
  
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