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Kickstarter Gaming Projects Garnered $83 Million in 2012

Kickstarter Gaming Projects Garnered $83 Million in 2012

Gaming projects garner more funding than films, technology and art.

Bayonetta Creator Lashes Out as Kotaku Over PC Gaming/Valve Article

Bayonetta Creator Lashes Out as Kotaku Over PC Gaming/Valve Article

Leaves Kotaku contributing journalist reeling.

Chinese Gaming Industry Posts $9.7 Billion USD Revenue in 2012

Chinese Gaming Industry Posts $9.7 Billion USD Revenue in 2012

Online gaming posted the lion's share of revenue, followed by mobile gaming.

THQ Agrees to Being Sold in Parts, EA Named As Interested Party

THQ Agrees to Being Sold in Parts, EA Named As Interested Party

The auction of THQ's IPs begins on January 23rd.

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 3)

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 3)

In our final part in the series, we look at the effects of Kickstarter and the fall of Silicon Knights.

Portal Game Designer Calls on Female Developers to Make Themselves More Visible

Portal Game Designer Calls on Female Developers to Make Themselves More Visible

Kim Swift issues a call to arms for her fellow devs.

Eidos Founder and Life President Ian Livingstone Awarded CBE

Eidos Founder and Life President Ian Livingstone Awarded CBE

Commended for one in 2006, this makes two in Livingstone's court.

Valve: “Current Latency of Technology Bottlenecks Virtual Reality”

Valve: “Current Latency of Technology Bottlenecks Virtual Reality”

So cross that off your Steam Box features wish list.

Windows 8 Uptake Even Less Than Vista Within Same Period of Release

Windows 8 Uptake Even Less Than Vista Within Same Period of Release

And it's a long, long way off from being in Windows 7's league.

Petville RIP: Zynga Ends Social Game to Help Cut Costs

Petville RIP: Zynga Ends Social Game to Help Cut Costs

The game joins Mafia Wars 2 in getting the ax.

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 2)

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 2)

We continue our look back at the major headlines of the year - and how they'll be influencing the one to come.

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 1)

Forward Unto 2013: Major Headlines of 2012 That Will Culminate Next Year (Part 1)

It was truly a year - and it will continue into the next.

The War Z: Paralleling the Gaming of Systems

The War Z: Paralleling the Gaming of Systems

Do missing game features include a working game at launch?

Valve’s Steam Box: Why It Won’t Arrive Till Late 2014 to Early 2015

Valve’s Steam Box: Why It Won’t Arrive Till Late 2014 to Early 2015

Don't count on Valve's hardware to see release for a while.

Monolith Soft: “We’d Most Likely Reject Someone Who Doesn’t Know His Games”

Monolith Soft: “We’d Most Likely Reject Someone Who Doesn’t Know His Games”

A passion for video games is what the developer seeks foremost.

Kinect Therapy System for Soldiers Being Developed by Microsoft

Kinect Therapy System for Soldiers Being Developed by Microsoft

The hardware is being tested for a home therapy solution and post traumatic stress treatment.

Square Enix High on Social Gaming Because of More Profitable Titles

Square Enix High on Social Gaming Because of More Profitable Titles

President Yoichi Wada weighs in on why we're seeing a rise in social games from SE.

Electronic Arts Falls Off the NASDAQ 100 on Christmas Eve

Electronic Arts Falls Off the NASDAQ 100 on Christmas Eve

Erstwhile publisher joins RIM, Netflix and more in this year's shake up.

Square-Enix LA Hit by Layoffs, Undisclosed Number of Employees Gone

Square-Enix LA Hit by Layoffs, Undisclosed Number of Employees Gone

But don't worry! FFXIV: A Realm Reborn is fine.

Machinima Cuts 10% of Workforce, Hiring for Sales and Marketing

Machinima Cuts 10% of Workforce, Hiring for Sales and Marketing

Cuts happened primarily in the editorial department of the Youtube video producer.