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Game studio hits Hasbro with cloning lawsuit
Game studio hits Hasbro with cloning lawsuit
"Peak Games has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Hasbro and Backflip Studios for taking Peak’s popular game, Toy Blast, cloning it, and cloaking it under the My Little Pony brand."
Oct. 24, 2016
Voice actors' union strike brings 250+ picketers to EA's front door
Voice actors' union strike brings 250+ picketers to EA's front door
Deadline reports roughly 250 people showed up at Electronic Arts' Playa Vista, CA office to protest in person after U.S. actors guild SAG-AFTRA went on strike against EA and 10 other game companies Friday.
Oct. 24, 2016
Making an open-world RPG out of a Rudyard Kipling classic: Kim
Making an open-world RPG out of a Rudyard Kipling classic: Kim
The Secret Games Company's new game Kim is, like The Witcher 3, an open-world RPG based on a book of the same name. The similarities end there; SGC's Jeremy Hogan explains how (and why) Kim was made.
Oct. 24, 2016
Following layoffs, Wooga confirms the death of Black Anvil Games
Following layoffs, Wooga confirms the death of Black Anvil Games
German game maker and publisher Wooga recently confirmed to PocketGamer that it has shut down its internal game studio Black Anvil Games and cut ties with Black Anvil chief Wilhelm Oesterberg.
Oct. 24, 2016
Heads up, devs: Itch.io now does coupon codes
Heads up, devs: Itch.io now does coupon codes
Game distribution platform Itch.io has augmented its service with a small, but potentially handy feature for devs: coupon codes.
Oct. 24, 2016
Video Game Deep Cuts: Mario's Hard Indiepocalypse
Video Game Deep Cuts: Mario's Hard Indiepocalypse
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at Mario speedrunning, the state of 'indiepocalypse', & why it's hard to make games.
Oct. 24, 2016
How to Solve VR's Customer Relationship Problems
How to Solve VR's Customer Relationship Problems
It's not you, it's me. Well, mostly you. Why the immersive technology industry needs to start seeing new people so the market can grow.
Oct. 24, 2016
Thoughts on Fighting Game Difficulty and Casual
Thoughts on Fighting Game Difficulty and Casual
Lately, there's been discussion about modern fighting games and their efforts to attract more casual players. I believe there are many barriers that prevent this, but should all these barriers be eliminated entirely?
Oct. 24, 2016
8 Questions That Improve Your Game's Narrative
8 Questions That Improve Your Game's Narrative
Angel McCoy gives writers and narrative designers tips for how to improve on a story they work on. McCoy is a narrative designer at ArenaNet, working on the AAA MMO GUILD WARS 2.
Oct. 24, 2016
DDoS Attack on DNS; Major sites including GitHub PSN, Twitter Suffering Outage
DDoS Attack on DNS; Major sites including GitHub PSN, Twitter Suffering Outage
Major websites have gone down worldwide --- The reason is still unclear but a major DNS provider is suffering a massive DDoS attack and experts are connecting
Oct. 21, 2016
New Ransomware Asks User to Play Click Me Game while Encrypting Data
New Ransomware Asks User to Play Click Me Game while Encrypting Data
Karsten Hahn, a malware analyst at GData, has identified new ransomware that is currently in its developmental phase. According to Hahn’s analysis, the
Oct. 21, 2016
Gamasutra reacts to the Nintendo Switch announcement
Gamasutra reacts to the Nintendo Switch announcement
Today the Gamasutra editorial team took to our Twitch channel to discuss the potential highs and lows of the newly announced Nintendo Switch.
Oct. 21, 2016