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Video: Building Star Wars: The Old Republic's scalable platform
Video: Building Star Wars: The Old Republic's scalable platform
BioWare's Dave Moore discusses how he and his team built a robust and scalable platform environment and how they anticipated the massive launch for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Aug. 28, 2013
Candy Crush developer King files suit over allegedly copied titles
Candy Crush developer King files suit over allegedly copied titles
Successful mobile and social developer King has filed suit against fellow mobile developer 6Waves, alleging that the company has blatantly copied two of its titles, Pet Rescue Saga and Farm Heroes Saga.
Aug. 27, 2013
Telltale bringing Walking Dead to Ouya
Telltale bringing Walking Dead to Ouya
Telltale has announced via its official blog that it is bringing its critically acclaimed and commercially successful The Walking Dead series to Ouya "this winter."
Aug. 27, 2013
Doubts cast on funding for Ouya's Free the Games recipients
Doubts cast on funding for Ouya's Free the Games recipients
Ouya has announced its first two successfully funded Free the Games awardees, Gridiron Thunder and Elementary, My Dear Holmes. However, questions have been raised concerning the legitimacy of the games' crowdfunding efforts.
Aug. 27, 2013
What's Next? Koster talks 'the revolution,' future of games
What's Next? Koster talks 'the revolution,' future of games
Ahead of GDC Next, designer & advisory board member Raph Koster discusses the future of games: "...The kids who grew up with 'mass market' gaming are adults.. The revolution has happened."
Aug. 27, 2013
You can now sell any Amazon product through your Android game
You can now sell any Amazon product through your Android game
Android mobile developers can now explore a new potential source of income, as Amazon today launched its Amazon Associates Program API -- a method for offering relevant products through your mobile app.
Aug. 27, 2013
A unique solution to the 'Curse of the Indie Multiplayer Game'
A unique solution to the 'Curse of the Indie Multiplayer Game'
It's a common issue with multiplayer-only indie games -- reams of empty servers, and no-one to play against. Size Five Games has been having similar issues, but today launched a unique method for fixing the problem.
Aug. 27, 2013
How GameStop may thrive - not just survive - in the age of digital
How GameStop may thrive - not just survive - in the age of digital
GameStop is known for its big used game sales, but the retailer's non-core businesses are growing. Gamasutra's Matt Matthews examines how the company is poised for growth, even as the market shifts to digital.
Aug. 27, 2013
GDC China 2013 adds DayZ, Ubisoft, Crytek production talks
GDC China 2013 adds DayZ, Ubisoft, Crytek production talks
The newest Production Track talks for September's GDC China event in Shanghai will explore Crytek's game design-minded management tips, DayZ's rise, and Ubisoft's Splinter Cell Blacklist art.
Aug. 27, 2013
Get a job: Wargaming is seeking a tools engineer
Get a job: Wargaming is seeking a tools engineer
"This individual will regularly engage and communicate with a variety of developers including artists, designers, programmer and producers to understand workflow and feature needs."
Aug. 26, 2013
Xbox Live made its transition to local currency today
Xbox Live made its transition to local currency today
Xbox Live officially made the transition away from Microsoft Points to local currency today, in a new update to tweak the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Aug. 26, 2013
The biggest spenders on mobile? Men who like console games
The biggest spenders on mobile? Men who like console games
Video game analytics firm EEDAR has released some interesting new statistics on mobile game users -- including a few which may just overturn some of our preconceived notions about the mobile audience.
Aug. 26, 2013