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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Live from (near) GDC 2019
Latest episode available to download now, recapping the biggest news from San Francisco this week
GDC 2019 (Page 2)
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Epic Games Store is making the industry better but “gamers don't see that”
CEO Tim Sweeney addresses backlash against exclusivity deals, promises human curation to block “shock controversy games” like Rape Day
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Google Stadia can succeed if it follows Fortnite's footsteps | Opinion
Pitching the new streaming service as a competitor to PlayStation is bound to failure, but there is a market that Google could cultivate and own
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Valve stays the course despite intensifying competition
Steam business update at GDC sees Valve open its network to all developers for online play
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"If we make room for them, then there is no room for anyone else"
IGF Award host Meg Jayanth calls for devs to reject fascists, demand better treatment for themselves and their colleagues
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Walmart exploring its own game streaming service - Report
Retail giant began talking to developers and publishers about its plans earlier this year
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Would a Google Stadia subscription service be bad news for the industry?
Analysts discuss Stadia's potential to drive "a major downward trend" on prices, and what subscriptions mean for developers and diversity of games
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Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Microsoft's accessible device included among third-party controllers Google's platform will support
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Indies clean up at GDC Awards 2019
God of War takes home yet another Game of the Year gong, and Return of the Obra Dinn wins $33,000 in IGF prizes
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Phil Harrison: Stadia starts an "inevitable and one-way shift" away from consoles
Google VP also addresses concerns about bandwidth caps and those cryptic game teases shown before the keynote
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Loot boxes aren't the problem but how we use them is, says legal expert
“The key is how we use these mechanics, not whether we use them,” says Will Bucher
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Epic Games Store line-up expands with Private Division, more Ubisoft titles and Quantic Dream exclusives
GDC 2019: Humble Bundle will also start selling Epic keys
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Epic Games announces $100m MegaGrants program, launches free Online Services tools
GDC 2019: Unreal Engine creator also releasing ray tracing and photorealism tech, debuts new Chaos physics and destruction tech
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Oculus: "It's no longer a burden to get into virtual reality"
Nate Mitchell and Jason Rubin discuss how a two-pronged approach with Quest and Rift S will finally bring down the barriers to VR
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Oculus "phasing out" Rift, launching $399 Rift S this spring
GDC 2019: Newest headset drops external trackers for Oculus Insight inside-out sensors, will have cross-play and cross-buy with Quest
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Mega Crit's Slay the Spire has sold 1.5m copies
And more than 40% of those sales came from China
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Google Stadia has promise, but GDC failed to address its biggest obstacles | Opinion
The GI team weighs in on bandwidth, business models, and the potential link between accessibility and diversity
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Google unveils first details of Stadia streaming service
"The next generation is not in a box," says internet giant
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Unity partners with Tencent for China, cloud gaming services
Also at the GDC keynote: Unity acquires Graphine, doubles down on developer-first mission: "We're not here to make games"
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Interactive streaming and the future of media
Genvid discusses how crowd-play and interactive games can impact the future of the business
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Kicking off the streaming wars | Opinion
GDC 2019: Industry giants have decided that the medium's future lies in streaming - but success is far from assured even for enormous players like Google and Amazon
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GDC 2019 Preview: 18 must-see sessions
We round up the biggest keynotes, reveals and panels ahead of next week's conference
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Xbox Live is coming to iOS and Android, but not Switch (yet)
GDC 2019: Microsoft reveals new cloud services and packages for games studios
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Google teases GDC reveal
Tech giant promises "all will be revealed" at Game Developers Conference keynote address next month
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Rieko Kodama to receive GDCA Pioneer Award
Sega veteran to be honored for tech and game design achievements on titles such as Phantasy Star, Skies of Arcadia