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I can see something like this eventually getting built into Google’s Ingress game.
Swarm! casts humans as ants in the first Google Glass MMO gameA concept game aims to transform humans into ants as part of the first MMO designed for Google GlassWIRED UKCondé Nast [http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/06/google-glass-game-swarm]
Using Mario Kart to demonstrate your startup’s new product is a neat idea. The website with all their results can be found here [http://kartlytics.com/].
http://www.joyent.com/blog/introducing-kartlytics-mario-kart-64-analytics
Hard to believe they are still losing money on each console sold. Looks unlikely a price cut will be in the plans any time soon.
Nintendo still selling Wii U at a lossMario maker confirms it is still recording a loss for each unit of hardware soldGamesIndustry.bizBrendan Sinclair [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-08-07-nintendo-still-selling-wii-u-at-a-loss]
Carmack has been a huge backer of the Oculus Rift since it’s inception, so this comes as no surprise. Shortly after the announcement, id tweeted [https://twitter.com/idsoftware/status/365124044405739521] to confirm Carmack will still be involved there as well.
John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTOWe have incredible news to share with the community: legendary game programmer John Carmack will be officially joining the Oculus team as...Oculus VR [http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-
Former Monolith developers behind F.E.A.R have announced their new studo, Blackpowder Games and their first title, Betrayer [http://www.blackpowdergames.com/betrayer/]. The high contrast black and white look is an interesting and unique style to go with.
Ex-Monolith devs form BlackpowderKey devs behind F.E.A.R., No One Lives Forever re-team with colleagues for PC action adventure BetrayerGamesIndustry.bizChris Buckley [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-08-05-ex-monolith-devs-form-black
Devolver games has a simple message about posting videos of their games to youtube or twitch.
Can I stream and monetize Devolver Digital games? | Devolver Digital Games Purveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent video game creators worldwide.Devolver Digital Games [http://canipostandmonetizevideosofdevolvergames.com/]
Members participate in Xbox Community Ambassadors or the Enforcement United beta, and on the backend, we track your participation, calculate your XP, and award loot to your Gamertag as you level up. There’s no need to opt in to earn rewards, submit your activity, or create a new profile. We’ll take care of the heavy lifting.
Looks like leveling your gamertag was successful enough for Valve/Steam that Microsoft is jumping on the bandwagon too. I wonder how long until they add trading cards to
I understand it’s to protect their trademark, but there really is something incredibly disgusting about Zynga suing anyone over using the phrase ‘[blank] With Friends’ when their whole company is built on blatantly stolen ideas from other games.
Zynga sues sex app maker over Bang With Friends nameThe makers of a “casual sex matchmaking app” called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga.BBC NewsZoe Kleinman [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23515738]
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The other key is to absorb all of that hate into one big fireball of motivation inside of your belly and then pour all of that energy into your work until you can unleash one big giant motherfucking HADOKEN upon the community that wins awards and sells millions and then the haters will truly be eating a giant bushel of dicks as you roll in a pile of money, acclaim, and community love.
Words to Live by.
Original source: http://dudehugespeaks.tumblr.com/post/56805389679/dynamite-fishing-an-op
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A great read if you know how to program. Even if you don’t, it makes an interesting skim through.
ScribdScribd [https://www.scribd.com/embeds/39999184/content]
There’s not that many titles out there that began on iOS and made their way to this many other platforms over time
Close to a 1/3 of sales came from IOS. This was a truly amazing game with some stunning audio. I could listen to the soundtrack all day.
CAPY – It’s Getting There » Blog Archive » WE SPIED A #SWORCERY INFOGRAPHIC [https://www.capybaragames.com/2013/07/a-sworcery-infographic/]
After owning the little cube for more than a month now, I can attest to this. The marketplace and UI are horrible. I’ve since sideloaded the thing with XBMC and Netflix, and has become a nice media device, however.
73 percent of Ouya owners haven’t paid for a single gameCEO Uhrman projects confidence even as majority aren’t spending money.Ars TechnicaKyle Orland [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/73-percent-of-ouya-owners-havent-paid-for-a-single-game/]