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12.17.2014

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'How Video Games Are Made: My 16 Months Inside the Development of Defense Grid 2' Available Today
GamePolitics
Russ Pitts' new book chronicles 16 months of highs and lows at Hidden Path Entertainment.

Valve Reinstates 'Hatred' on Steam Greenlight
GamePolitics
Gabe Newell apologizes to Creative Destruction too.

You may not know it yet, but Telltale Games rules the entertainment industry
Fresno Bee
"They have just as much signature style as classic filmmakers like Martin Scorsese or Woody Allen."

Is a New EU Tax Law Screwing Over Indie Developers?
Kotaku UK
New piece of European Union legislation coming into effect on January 1st that changes the tax laws is bad news for indies.

Dragon Age Inquisition DLC expands multiplayer
CVG
Standard Edition owners also offered $10 Deluxe Upgrade.

New Steam controller design leaked
Eurogamer
Now has a D-pad.

Puerto Rico doles out first game dev incentives
GII
Breach HD studio receiving 40% tax credit on staff salaries, equipment purchased from local vendors.

Valve Is Now Preventing Users From Gifting Steam Games Across Countries
GameSpot
Steam region locks game gifting.

Players Are Trying To Clean Up Pokémon's Hacked Trading System
Kotaku
Right now, the GTS is a mess.

Pac-Man themed restaurant coming to Chicago
Polygon
Get your eat on at Level 257 in January.

Help Us Save Net Neutrality!
A recent proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler would allow ISPs to charge content providers extra money for faster access to its customers. The proposal goes against everything that the Open Internet Order stands for. Wheeler believes that this is the solution to the FCC's loss in the D.C. Appeals Court to Verizon, but everyone who knows anything about Net Neutrality will tell you this is a huge step in the wrong direction. So what can all of us do about? We can use the tools provided by the ECA to let the FCC and lawmakers in D.C. know that we want them to halt the murder of net neutrality. You can get started at action.theeca.com right now!

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