Konami enjoys a profitable 9 months thanks to strong sports game sales

Today Konami published its financial report card for the final nine months of last year, and it looks like both revenues and profits rose thanks to strong performance from the company's sports games. ...

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Konami enjoys a profitable 9 months thanks to strong sports game sales

Today Konami published its financial report card for the final nine months of last year, and it looks like both revenues and profits rose thanks to strong performance from the company's sports games. ...

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GDC Speaker Q& A: Amanda Gardner gets your time management on lockdown

At GDC 2019, Deep End Games co-founder wants to help you manage your time better and steer away from the treacherous shoals of crunch. ...

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GDC Speaker Q& A: Amanda Gardner gets your time management on lockdown

At GDC 2019, Deep End Games co-founder wants to help you manage your time better and steer away from the treacherous shoals of crunch. ...

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Video: How Obsidian built Pillars of Eternity by looking back while moving forward

At GDC Europe 2016 Obsidian's Josh Sawyer looks at Pillars of Eternity's origins, and how Obsidian went about trying to update the RPG genre while paying tribute to the games that inspired it. ...

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Video: How Obsidian built Pillars of Eternity by looking back while moving forward

At GDC Europe 2016 Obsidian's Josh Sawyer looks at Pillars of Eternity's origins, and how Obsidian went about trying to update the RPG genre while paying tribute to the games that inspired it. ...

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Get a job: Temple Run dev Imangi Studios is looking for a Game Artist

Imangi Studios is looking for an experienced Game Artist to join its team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold over 12 million copies in December

The game is now the third best selling title in the entire Switch library, despite only releasing on December 7, 2018. ...

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold over 12 million copies in December

The game is now the third best selling title in the entire Switch library, despite only releasing on December 7, 2018. ...

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Don't Miss: What makes a great idle animation? Devs share their favorites

From Rocket Knight Adventures to Ristar to Shantae, devs celebrate their favorite idle animations in games -- and how those little glimpses of character breathe life into virtual worlds. ...

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Don't Miss: What makes a great idle animation? Devs share their favorites

From Rocket Knight Adventures to Ristar to Shantae, devs celebrate their favorite idle animations in games -- and how those little glimpses of character breathe life into virtual worlds. ...

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Don't Miss: What makes a great idle animation? Devs share their favorites

From Rocket Knight Adventures to Ristar to Shantae, devs celebrate their favorite idle animations in games -- and how those little glimpses of character breathe life into virtual worlds. ...

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Report: Nintendo eyeing a smaller, more portable Switch for release this year

Sources say Nintendo is considering launching a new version of the Switch this year that trims back some features to lower cost and emphasize portability. ...

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Report: Nintendo eyeing a smaller, more portable Switch for release this year

Sources say Nintendo is considering launching a new version of the Switch this year that trims back some features to lower cost and emphasize portability. ...

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Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Continuum Bacterium

A mask allows players to change visual frequencies, seeking hidden viruses they can shoot down with their wristwatch-controlled turret in Continuum Bacterium. ...

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Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Continuum Bacterium

A mask allows players to change visual frequencies, seeking hidden viruses they can shoot down with their wristwatch-controlled turret in Continuum Bacterium. ...

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There's an opt-in review system in the works for the Epic Games Store

Epic's Tim Sweeney says this approach aims to counteract things make other review systems unreliable, like review bombing. ...

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There's an opt-in review system in the works for the Epic Games Store

Epic's Tim Sweeney says this approach aims to counteract things make other review systems unreliable, like review bombing. ...

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See how Blizzard brought new HotS hero Orphea to life at GDC 2019

Blizzard has a reputation for filling its games with charming, colorful characters, and at the 2019 Game Developers Conference in March you'll get a rare look at how a new Blizzard hero is designed. ...

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Nintendo delays Mario Kart Tour mobile game to ramp up quality

The mobile title was scheduled to release during the current fiscal year, but will now launch a few months later in the summer of 2019.  ...

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Lifetime Switch sales have surpassed 32 million units

The hybrid console has sold exactly 32.27 million units to-date, with 14.49 million of those sales coming during the past nine months. ...

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Lifetime Switch sales have surpassed 32 million units

The hybrid console has sold exactly 32.27 million units to-date, with 14.49 million of those sales coming during the past nine months. ...

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Sales and profits up at Nintendo as Switch software continues to deliver

The Switch is still delivering the goods for Nintendo, with bumper software sales driving hardware at the Japanese console maker. ...

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Sales and profits up at Nintendo as Switch software continues to deliver

The Switch is still delivering the goods for Nintendo, with bumper software sales driving hardware at the Japanese console maker. ...

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Behind the AI of Horizon Zero Dawn - part 1

AI researcher Tommy Thompson takes an in-depth look at Horizon Zero Dawn, exploring the gameplay and decision-making systems that bring the game's creatures to life. ...

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Behind the AI of Horizon Zero Dawn - part 1

AI researcher Tommy Thompson takes an in-depth look at Horizon Zero Dawn, exploring the gameplay and decision-making systems that bring the game's creatures to life. ...

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GDC speaker Q& A: Elitsa Alexandrova and the music of Assassin's Creed: Origins

If you were entranced by the music of Assassin's Creed: Origins' DLC you can learn from one of composers at GDC 2019! ...

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GDC speaker Q& A: Elitsa Alexandrova and the music of Assassin's Creed: Origins

If you were entranced by the music of Assassin's Creed: Origins' DLC you can learn from one of composers at GDC 2019! ...

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Games and services fuel rising Xbox earnings as console sales falter

Microsoft's earnings report for the 2018 holidays show that while Xbox console sales were down year-over-year, the company's games business appears to be flourishing.  ...

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Games and services fuel rising Xbox earnings as console sales falter

Microsoft's earnings report for the 2018 holidays show that while Xbox console sales were down year-over-year, the company's games business appears to be flourishing.  ...

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Get a job: Be an Environment Artist at Insomniac Games

Insomniac Games seeks an Environment Artist to work in Durham, NC creating worlds by modeling/sculpting assets, authoring textures and materials, and doing in-editor level composition and layout. ...

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Get a job: Be an Environment Artist at Insomniac Games

Insomniac Games seeks an Environment Artist to work in Durham, NC creating worlds by modeling/sculpting assets, authoring textures and materials, and doing in-editor level composition and layout. ...

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Breaking down nearly 50 years of video game revenue

In a recent story, Bloomberg shared data from the analyst Pelham Smithers that tracks video game revenue across the last 50 years or so, broken down by platform. ...

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