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Microsoft 'axed next-gen Obsidian game'

Microsoft 'axed next-gen Obsidian game'

Publishing contract for alleged Xbox 720 game 'fell through'

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Obsidian staff 'missed Metacritic pay by 1 point'

Obsidian staff 'missed Metacritic pay by 1 point'

Fallout New Vegas 'was only entitled bonuses with 85 score'

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Tall order for game documentary Kickstarter

Tall order for game documentary Kickstarter

'Us and the Game Industry' makes $7k with three days left to reach $20k goal

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Kickstarter joy as Wasteland 2 hits $900k target

Kickstarter joy as Wasteland 2 hits $900k target

Public gives green light for sequel to 1988 RPG

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$600,000 made in Wasteland 2 Kickstarter craze

$600,000 made in Wasteland 2 Kickstarter craze

Sequel to 1988 RPG looks certain as funds come fast

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Double Fine Kickstarter hits $3m

Double Fine Kickstarter hits $3m

Just a few hours remain for crowdsourcing experiment

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Double Fine's Kickstarter journey ends tomorrow

Double Fine's Kickstarter journey ends tomorrow

Pledged support currently stands at $2.8 million

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Charity tech developer secures £500,000 funding

Charity tech developer secures £500,000 funding

Money to be used to expand PlayMob team and widen global reach of in-game fundraising GiverBoard project

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League of Legends backers fund Hawken

League of Legends backers fund Hawken

Free-to-play mech game receives $10m in funding

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Cross-platform SDK gets $12m in funding

Cross-platform SDK gets $12m in funding

Game Closure rejects offers from Facebook, Zynga, Gree, and Motorola

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Sony 'upbeat' on early Vita sales data

Sony 'upbeat' on early Vita sales data

'I would be pleased if we reached similar sales to Japan', claims SCEA chief

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Last-gasp triumph for Code Hero Kickstarter

Last-gasp triumph for Code Hero Kickstarter

Crowdfunding project bursts into life after several quiet weeks

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UK retail 'undercuts digital Vita prices by 17%'

UK retail 'undercuts digital Vita prices by 17%'

But PSN charges less in Japan and North America

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'Only a fifth of games customers use credit cards'

'Only a fifth of games customers use credit cards'

Nine out of ten consumers 'prefer to use cash alternative', research suggests

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Code Hero Kickstarter going to the wire

Code Hero Kickstarter going to the wire

Unique dev tool raises another $50k in four days; 66 hours left to raise remaining $32k

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Double Fine Kickstarter hits $2m

Double Fine Kickstarter hits $2m

Crowdsourced investments begin to slow after show-stopping first week

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Humble Bundle Mojam raises $450,000 for charity

Humble Bundle Mojam raises $450,000 for charity

More than 80,000 contribute donations for Child's Play, EFF, Charity:Water and American Red Cross

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Notch: Schafer should crowdfund Psychonauts

Notch: Schafer should crowdfund Psychonauts

As Minecraft creator explains hurdles in personally financing the project

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Schafer details Kickstarter game as fund nears $2m

Schafer details Kickstarter game as fund nears $2m

DRM-free version of adventure game 'available to backers only'

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Unity CEO backs Kickstarter for gamified dev tool

Unity CEO backs Kickstarter for gamified dev tool

Code Hero turns games development into a game; Crowdfunding used to go beyond beta

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Zynga beats estimates in quarterly earnings report

Zynga beats estimates in quarterly earnings report

Social games company earnings at five cents a share, but GAAP earnings down

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Obsidian considers Kickstarter game

Obsidian considers Kickstarter game

Fallout: New Vegas developer receives 1000 hits a second in response to twitter query

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David Jaffe contemplates Kickstarter funding

David Jaffe contemplates Kickstarter funding

Outspoken developer begins preparation for new San Diego studio

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Double Fine Kickstarter passes $1.6 million

Double Fine Kickstarter passes $1.6 million

Tim Schafer's team quadruples budget target

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Schafer makes history as Kickstarter hits $1m

Schafer makes history as Kickstarter hits $1m

Double Fine on the front line of a game financing revolution

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