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Pinned Editorial: What Does It Mean When Women in Game Development Earn Less Than Men?
May 18 2013 01:00 AM | Marcus Estrada in Analysis & Opinions
Last month, the April issue of Game Developer made its way out to subscribers, and ever year at that time their annual Game Developer Salary Survey is published. These surveys serve as helpful barometers to gauge just how much the averages are for jobs...
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Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection Out in July
May 17 2013 06:40 PM | Marcus Estrada in Sony
Despite being an incredibly well-known franchise, there are many who have yet to play some or any of the Metal Gear Solid games. If you're one of these people then the initial announcement of Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection for PS3 may have exc...
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Dragon's Lair Stomps Onto Steam
May 17 2013 04:25 PM | Marcus Estrada in Industry News
These days, gamers aren't usually fond of quick time events (QTEs). Except in rare instances, they seem to be more of an annoyance than anything. All the same, back in the 90s we saw many games attempt to become more cinematic via QTE use. The most suc...
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Steam, PC, Laserdisc
The Wonderful 101 Finally Has a Release Date
May 17 2013 02:00 PM | Jason Clement in Nintendo
We haven't heard too much about Platinum Game's upcoming Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101 lately but that's all about to change soon as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata finally announced a release date for the title: September 15. Additional details a...
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The Wonderful 101, Platinum Games and 1 more...
Sonic: Lost World Announced, and It's a Nintendo Exclusive
Part of the focus of this morning's Nintendo Direct was Nintendo's partnership with Sega, and that partnership resulted in the announcement of the next game in the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog series--Sonic: Lost World. Very little was revealed during th...
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Nintendo and Best Buy Partner Up to Showcase Unreleased Games
May 17 2013 07:00 AM | Marcus Estrada in Nintendo
Year after year, E3 crops up in Los Angeles and gamers everywhere and soak up information from sites and streams as best they can. Of course, watching a gameplay demo or reading a description of it is nice, but wouldn't it be much better to just play t...
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E3, Wii U
3DS eShop to Get More Game Gear Titles
While today's Nintendo Direct was mainly about the Wii U, there was still some news to share about the 3DS this morning. After a bit of a dry spell, Nintendo has announced that more Game Gear titles are coming to the 3DS Virtual Console. These games ar...
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Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Seasons to See Slight Discount at Launch
May 17 2013 06:50 AM | Marcus Estrada in Nintendo
Back in 2001, The Legend of Zelda hopped on the whole 'multiple versions of a game' thing that was popular in the GameBoy years. Playing either The Legend of Zelda: Oracles of Ages or Seasons by itself was possible, but the greatest benefit would be ha...
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eShop, GameBoy
New Super Luigi U DLC Available at Retail and eShop
May 17 2013 06:35 AM | Marcus Estrada in Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. U may feature the name of a certain famous plumber, but as this is the "Year of Luigi", it can't stay that way for long. The upcoming New Super Luigi U DLC is coming soon, but not just as a digital download. First, New Super Luig...
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Wii U, DLC
Piracy Study States Actual Rates are Far Lower Than Suggested
May 16 2013 09:10 PM | Marcus Estrada in Industry News
If you listen to developers, the Electronics Software Association (ESA), and others, you'll hear the constant banter about a fight against game pirates. According to their studies or internal knowledge, rates of piracy are high and these are the things...
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piracy, research
HORIZON Looking to be Innovative Alternative to E3 Press Conferences
May 16 2013 03:50 PM | Marcus Estrada in Industry News
If there's one thing that could be said about the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) it's that it is not very indie friendly. Yes, independently developed and published games can sometimes make it onto the show floor, but with nowhere near the amount o...
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E3, 2013, indie
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