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Samsung launches Android controller that connects to your TV
Samsung launches Android controller that connects to your TV
This year saw Apple introduce gamepad support for iOS devices. Now Android is about to get its own take on the mobile game controller, as Samsung today revealed its own controller hardware.
Dec. 18, 2013
Standalone DayZ release sees remarkable day-one sales
Standalone DayZ release sees remarkable day-one sales
DayZ, the zombie survival game that started as an Arma II mod, was released as a standalone game earlier this week, and subsequentally racked up 142,403 sales within its first 24 hours on sale.
Dec. 18, 2013
Video: Learn how 'bad guys' attack apps
Video: Learn how 'bad guys' attack apps
Denim Group founder and CTO Dan Cornell walks developers through how attackers take advantage of expanded access to sensitive data and network services on Android, iOS, and web apps.
Dec. 18, 2013
Game Developer Help List rallies industry vets to aid rookie devs
Game Developer Help List rallies industry vets to aid rookie devs
One developer put out a call on Twitter for experienced game-makers willing to make themselves available to help up-and-coming developers make their games. The response was so big, it broke Google.
Dec. 18, 2013
EA investors file suit over Battlefield 4
EA investors file suit over Battlefield 4
Investors filed a complaint in court this week that EA senior executives willfully misled them and the public about the quality of Battlefield 4 in an effort to inflate stock prices.
Dec. 18, 2013
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Leigh Alexander's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Leigh Alexander's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra contributing editor Leigh Alexander continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing her picks for the best games of 2013.
Dec. 18, 2013
GameAnalytics and MobileApp Tracking team up to better track mobile players
GameAnalytics and MobileApp Tracking team up to better track mobile players
Two tools -- one for tracking your ads and installs, and another for analyzing your game's performance -- join forces to allow a rounded picture of user behavior in-game.
Dec. 18, 2013
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Alex Wawro's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Alex Wawro's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra editor Alex Wawro continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing his picks for the best games of 2013.
Dec. 18, 2013
Ridiculous Fishing, Badland are Apple's games of 2013
Ridiculous Fishing, Badland are Apple's games of 2013
Apple has revealed its top mobile game picks for 2013, honoring Ridiculous Fishing from Vlambeer and Badland from Frogmind as the top iPhone and top iPad games of the year respectively.
Dec. 17, 2013
Extrasolar's unique take on exploration, discovery, and 'free-to-play'
Extrasolar's unique take on exploration, discovery, and 'free-to-play'
Extrasolar is a tough game to describe, but here goes: It's a free-to-play alternate reality browser game about exploring an alien planet, that doesn't actually use the free-to-play business model.
Dec. 17, 2013
More noteworthy devs join IGF 2014's jury panels
More noteworthy devs join IGF 2014's jury panels
The juries behind GDC 2014's Independent Games Festival will include highly lauded developers deciding the finalists for the Excellence in Visual Arts and Excellence in Audio Awards.
Dec. 17, 2013
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Mike Rose's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2013: Mike Rose's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra editor Mike Rose continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing his picks for the best games of 2013.
Dec. 17, 2013