Neowin News Feed for: Austin

Crytek opens first US studio in Austin with former THQ members

John Callaham — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:08:33 +0000

Crytek has announced it will launch its first US-based game development studio in Austin, Texas, which will have 35 team members that were formerly a part of the now shut down THQ-owned Vigil Games. Read more...

Apple's $304 million Austin campus approved

John Callaham — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:41 +0100

A planned $305 million Apple campus in Austin, Texas has received approval from the Travis County Commissioners Court, after giving Apple millions in tax incentives. Read more...

$304 million Apple Austin campus "in peril" over incentive delays

Nathan Tsui — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:05:02 +0100

A planned $304 million Apple campus in Austin, Texas is now "in peril," along with the 3,600 new jobs with it, because of delays by the county in approving incentives for the tech company. Read more...

Homeless men being used as living WiFi hotspots in Austin

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:09:13 +0000

A new marketing campaign has launched at the South by Southwest festival where homeless people in Austin, Texas are being turned into living WiFi hotspots. The men are paid donations for WiFi access. Read more...

Microsoft Store to open new location in Austin, Texas

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:24:11 +0000

Microsoft will open its latest Microsoft Store retail location in Austin, Texas in the near future. It will become the 16th such Microsoft Store to open since the company opened its first retail shop. Read more...

NCsoft lays off 70 staff from Austin HQ

oddcrap — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:43:23 +0100

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MMO publisher NCsoft has confirmed that 70 employees at its Austin headquarters have been laid off as part of new plans to restructure the company. Initial reports suggested that NCsoft was being forced to reduce... Read more...

BioWare Austin created, working on MMORPG

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:08:51 +0000

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Canadian videogame developer BioWare Corp. has announced the opening of a new studio, BioWare Austin, based in Austin, Texas. It is the second of BioWare's studios and the first to be located outside of Canada.... Read more...

Ion Storm Austin closes

Marcel Klum — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:49:16 +0000

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Hot on the heels of Atari announcing the closing of its Santa Monica, CA, and Beverly, MA, offices, Eidos quietly announced yesterday that it has closed its Ion Storm Austin office and will ramp up... Read more...

Austin Game Conference promises detailed PSP discussion

Dice — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:23:18 +0100

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The coming PSP will be given more detailed information, which is expected to air at the Austin Game Conference this September. The conference will run from September 9th to September 10th in Austin, Texas and... Read more...

Austin Powers Pinball Screens & Facts

Marcel Klum — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:48:45 +0000

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Allow myself to inroduce... myself. I'm Austin "Danger" Powers. You see, danger is my middle name. Danger and excitement are what being an international Man of Mystery is akk about. Yeah baby! You'll find both... Read more...