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IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more

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IGN Entertainment has acquired the Gamer Network family of digital brands for an undisclosed sum. Gamer Network’s publications are GamesIndustry.biz, Eurogamer (including six local language editions) , Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and Dicebreaker.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Stop pretending it’s a movie trailer

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Most games do not call for the flashy or stylistic trailer editing you see in a typical Hollywood movie trailer. MORE editing does not mean BETTER editing and LESS editing does not mean WORSE editing. Of course, there is a fine line between flashy and simple editing. The reverse also applies.

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Last time we had a global recession, life style games were barely a thing only in the form of subscription based MMO’s. How do you think modern lifestyle games without subscriptions will fare?

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There is also often trading from expensive entertainment (e.g. lavish vacations, theme parks, theater going) to cheaper forms of entertainment (camping, hiking, video games, local attractions, etc.). Instead of getting the collector's edition, they'll buy the standard edition.

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PlayStation to attend Tokyo Game Show 2024

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Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to return to this year's Tokyo Game Show. As reported by VGC , the platform holder hasn't fully been at the event since 2019. It was there last year, but only showcased a range of independent titles at the show. Read more

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VR hype soars as Facebook buys Oculus | 10 Years Ago This Month

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The modern era of virtual reality as we know it started around June of 2012, when John Carmack brought the Oculus Rift to the Electronic Entertainment Expo and showed it off to attendees with Doom 3 BFG Edition.

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Evercade units stolen in robbery

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Retro console Evercade and its creator Blaze Entertainment were the subjects of a robbery on December 6, which saw an amount of stock stolen from the company. In a blog post , the firm said that a lorry carrying limited edition units of the Evercade EXP was the subject of a suspected "targeted, possible organised attack."

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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

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They are a hosting company that specializes in providing high-performance, low-latency infrastructure for real-time entertainment. Utomik Another well known Dutch game tech company is i3D.net. In 2019 Ubisoft bought the company. The Dutch lounge is an initiative from The Dutch Games Association and is made possible by Creative NL.