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Fans.lu Ties With Game Development Organization

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Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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Startup Boost Los Angeles Opens Apps For Fall Class

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The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups. Startup Boost Los Angeles says its program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google, in Venice.

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Batch 8 500 Startups Demo Day | Our Top Ten

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As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel. ” Demo Day.

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Workpop: Using UX And Design To Power The Next Career Site

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Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Starting on the employer side first, we put a big emphasis on design.

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At AngelHack Santa Monica, Teams Battle Sleep Deprivation, Nerves

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On Sunday, fighting frayed nerves and sleep deprivation, the courageous developers, designers and business folk prepped for their demos. The three finalists qualify for AngelHack's Global Demo Day to be held on January 24th, 2013 in Silicon Valley.

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Survios president and co-founder Nathan Burba is joining us at TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR

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Electronauts is designed to deliver a social experience, in which players can create music for their surroundings. The new title is immersive, but designed to be played in a social setting, like a party. Electronauts is an impressive title from the California VR studio that also developed the addictive first-person shooter, Raw Data.

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AppOnboard Gives Away Instant App Software For Free

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Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard has been offering up to the tool to many mobile game developers, to help them offer up game previews. READ MORE>>.

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