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Announcing its move to the mobile gaming market last week, Reign Gaming by Novatech Ltd. have launched their first ever line-up of gaming laptops, fe

Three Ways the NBA Top Shot Economy Could Collapse by Ethan Levy on 04/12/21 02:45:00 pm     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   While scouting the market for new games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform, were always tracking the lat...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] - 12.4.2021 - Oulu, Finland - Game publisher VRKiwi announced that the upcoming VR game Crystal Raiders will go into open beta from Friday 23th of April to Sunday 2nd of May (Pacific Time). Crystal Raiders is a co-op action-adventure game by Nieko developers, where the players explore an ancient castle, filled with crystal guardians, trap...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Hi-Rez Studios announced an industry-leading remote work policy today, allowing creative game industry professionals to work wherever they feel most productive.   The new Creativity Unchained program allows and encourages over 80 percent of Hi-Rez Studios employees to work remotely in a collaborative, creative environment. Employee...

Analysis: Apple vs. Epic - the key monopoly takeaways by Simon Carless on 04/12/21 03:00:00 pm     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   [The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ ...

The Epic Games Store is haemorrhaging cash to deliver exclusives and free games ); } Epics bid to disrupt the digital distribution status quo with the Epic Games Store (EGS) is costing the company hundreds of million of dollars each year.  Court documents submitted by Apple ahead of its high-profile showdown with Epic indicate the Fortnite creator lost around $181 million on the EGS in 2019, and was projected to lose another $273 million on the storefront in 2020. The filing...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Alawar has announced the development of They Always Run — a game about a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy. Alawar has announced the development of a 2D action game thats sure to appeal to fans of space westerns. They Always Run is being developed by the companys internal division, known for such projects as Dis...

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); } The patches for a number of PlayStation 3 titles have seemingly vanished for some users ahead of the closure of the PlayStation 3 digital marketplace. Back in March, Sony confirmed it would be shutting down the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PSP stores on web and consoles, leaving many fans worried about how the company would look to preserve titles on those platforms.  Journey, Twisted Metal can no longer be patched on PlayStation 3.  That means new players looking to acquire t...

Live Ops Management before Live Ops - a.k.a. Live Ops Tool Development of 2021 at Square Enix Montreal by David Molnar on 04/12/21 01:00:00 pm   The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   Live Ops Blog Series  1. Live Ops Management befo...