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East Coast Game Conference is all business

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

Gamers gather at for East Coast Game Conference

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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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"

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.

Epic's new title for Apple devices

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.

Ready for battle

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.

Joystick Labs looking for more startup gaming firms

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.

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.

NC State's video game program cracks top 50 list

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."

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.

"MUSE" is a 3-D shooter for Apple devices

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."

Infinity Blade II graphics can dazzle, reviewers say

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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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.

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.

Witch's Workshop

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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