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April 27

East Coast Game Conference is all business

Game developers, industry professionals and job seekers gather in Raleigh for largest gaming event on East Coast.

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April 24

Conference to highlight Triangle's growing videogame industry

Tech Wire Gamer: The East Coast Game Conference is set for Wednesday and Thursday in Raleigh with an agenda packing high-profile speakers as well as discussions about the latest trends in gaming.

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Updated April 11

Epic Games cancels Gears title, plans return to PC roots

At a game developers conference, Epic executives disclose that the Cary-based developer of the $1 billion "Gears of War" franchise has dropped development of a new Gears title. It could have been for the hands-free Kinect. However, Epic is returning to its PC roots with an unnamed title.

It's still hands-on control for "Gears of War" It's still hands-on control for "Gears of War"

Updated March 8

Epic is apple of iPad eye with another new game

Tech Wire Gamer: Epic Games' new "Infinity Blade: Dungeons" is the third title it has developed for Apple's mobile iOS platform, and again Apple promotes Epic in a new product launch. On Wednesday it was the new iPad.

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March 8

Epic Games China's 'Mercenary Ops' creates post-Apocalyptic world

Tech Wire Gamer: The company, which is in part owned by Cary-based Epic Games, unveils its shooter for PCs with support for up to 16 in multi-player role at the Game Developers Conference.

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Updated March 7

Epic Games unveils new Apple title: 'Dungeons'

Tech Wire Gamer: The Cary-based company discloses its third game for mobile Apple devices at same eventmoments after the new iPad is introduced.

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March 7

Joystick Labs looking for more startup gaming firms

Joystick Labs Tech Wire Gamer: The accelerator for new gaming companies has helped seven ventures get to market and is accepting applications for its next wave of firms through May 25.

March 5

R.A. Salvatore's 'Kingdoms of Amalur' an epic - but easy - game

Tech Wire Gamer: From striking visuals to a great story, sound and stunning weapons, Amalur has all the ingredients to be a classic game. Unfortunately, the combat is horrendously easy.

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March 5

NC State's video game program cracks top 50 list

DGRC Tech Wire Gamer: For the second consecutive year, the Digital Game Research Center at NCSU has made The Princeton Review "Top Schools for Video Game Design Study."

March 5

Lab Rats Studio building Android version of first title

Tech Wire Gamer: M.U.S.E. debuts as an iOS game at iTunes and draws good reviews. The company traces its origins to Wake Tech's video game development program.

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Updated March 2

Epic's Infinity Blade II wins top mobile game honor

Tech Wire Gamer: The International Mobile Gaming Awards picks "B;ade" as "Grand Prix" overall winner and also for "excellence in game play."

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Updated February 23

New game studio fiveonenine formally opens in Durham

Tech Wire Gamer: The startup is close to launching its first title, has several others planned, and aims to be a "top five social gaming" company by the end of this year.

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Updated February 21

Epic Games powers 'Doctor Who' on new Sony mobile platform

Tech Wire Gamer: BBC Worldwide and Supermassive Games are using the Cary-based gaming company's Unreal Engine 3 for the Sony PlayStation Vita version of "Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock." The game is the first to utilize Unreal for the Vita.

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February 15

Angry Birds hits Facebook; RTP's SparkPlug Games title debuts

Tech Wire Gamer: Angry Bids is now on Facebook; "Witch's Workshop" is the new game from SparkPlug for Android and iOS; Zynga reports a loss.

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Updated February 10

Epic's new video game engine power will 'shock,' exec says

Cary-based Epic Games' new Unreal 4 game engine is already running on next-generation game platforms that "we can't name yet," says Epic Vice President Mark Rein. Interestingly, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney references two Epic partners - Microsoft and Kincet, Apple and Siri - in his remarks about the future of gaming technology.

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