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March 8, 2013

Get a job: Pocket Gems seeks a game systems designer in San Francisco

“Join us in redefining how users engage games as a leader on our Design Team. We’re looking for people who love the…

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Blog: Mid-core is bullshit

Veteran developer Kevin Gliner writes about how the concept of the mid-core game “comes up short for the same reasons traditional casual…

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Freebie Alert: iPad Puzzler ‘Help Volty’ Free Until March 10th

We’re fairly eagle-eyed when it comes to spotting the good games that grace the App Store’s shelves, but inevitably with such an…

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TA Plays: ‘Block Fortress’ – It’s Like ‘Minecraft’ With Guns

Block Fortress [$1.99] is a blast. It’s a sandbox tower defense game that plays like Minecraft, except with guns. Across the game’s…

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Sticky Bees Unleashed upon Kickstarter

Sticky Bees is a weird, simple, adorable iOS game about smashing hundreds of bugs with your big bee body. That bee body…

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Natural Selection 2 credit card scam sees developer out $30,000

Valve has deactivated 1,341 Steam keys for Natural Selection 2, a result of a scam that saw developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment out…

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Interstellar: Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Gets Release Date

It appears that the directorial return of filmmaking visionary, Christopher Nolan now has a release date targeted. His next project, a sci-fi…

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Tropico takes advantage of SimCity situation, on sale for 75% off

El Presidente knows how to capitalize on the mistakes of his enemies. The offline-capable Tropico franchise is taking advantage of the always-online…

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Super Joystiq Podcast 041: Tomb Raider, SimCity, Runner 2

Filed under: Podcasts This week’s Super Joystiq Podcast dreams of being a SPACE MARINE when it grows up. Talking games, Richard is…

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GDC 2013 to feature last ever Game Design Challenge, Warren Spector on narrative

As GDC 2013 rapidly approaches, newly highlighted talks include Warren Spector on the role and potential of narrative in games and an…

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Deep Sea’s Arnott launches Kickstarter for chanting game SoundSelf

Sound designer Robin Arnott, who created the audio-only terror experience Deep Sea and the sound for Antichamber and Capsule, is collaborating with…

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March is last month of Dance Central 3 DLC ‘for the near future’

This month marks the last time that we’ll see downloadable content for Dance Central 3 anytime soon, Harmonix has announced. “As Harmonix…

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Weekend Confirmed 155 – SimCity, Dark Souls

Garnett Lee is joined by Andrew Yoon and TRS’ Dan Trachtenberg. Jeff Cannata is AWOL, presumably because he’s still waiting to join…

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Richard Garriott hits Kickstarter with multiplayer RPG

Lord British pitches his vision of an Ultima successor……

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After Earth: New Trailer Gets Emotionally Unpredictable

A brand new trailer for this summer’s Smith-starring sci-fi survival spectacle, After Earth has hit. While not a radical departure from the…

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Nintendo consumes mushroom, stock grows over 7%

Nintendo has enjoyed a healthy bump in its stock price. Thanks to a weakening yen and an upswing in the US job…

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Miyamoto: Wii U interface performance will be better by summer

“Please wait.” That’s our impression of the Wii U’s user interface, and what you have to do to improve it. Speaking with…

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Initial Impressions: SimCity

I hadn’t played SimCity until the UK version unlocked at midnight and I’ve barely slept since then. Intravenous coffee, fresh from the…

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