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The Internet Archive launches its arcade: Classic games in a browser
The Internet Archive launches its arcade: Classic games in a browser
The famous archiver of web content has moved into game preservation, offering a huge selection of classic arcade games, now playable in-browser.
Nov. 3, 2014
Online game permanently offline? The EFF wants to make it legal to fix that
Online game permanently offline? The EFF wants to make it legal to fix that
Current copyright law makes modifying some aspects of games legally dicey, in the U.S. As part of a bigger push, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is seeking to change that.
Nov. 3, 2014
Grassroots marketing for your indie game
Grassroots marketing for your indie game
When it comes to grassroots marketing your indie game, there's no one correct way that works for everyone. But three successful indie game developers offered up tips on what has worked for them.
Nov. 3, 2014
Turning around a 4-year old game: How Halfbrick resurrected Age of Zombies
Turning around a 4-year old game: How Halfbrick resurrected Age of Zombies
What do you do when your game's past its prime? If you’re Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios, you keep your team on the project and push updates that reinvigorate the game with fresh content.
Nov. 3, 2014
We Built Glitch City: Lessons learned by LA's indie dev collective
We Built Glitch City: Lessons learned by LA's indie dev collective
A group of L.A.-based indie developers have gained more than they ever thought they would by uniting to form Glitch City, a development collective they jokingly refer to as the "indie Voltron."
Nov. 3, 2014
Report: China opening intellectual property courts
Report: China opening intellectual property courts
The country is notoriously hard to do business in, and one reason is that it has a famous disregard for copyrights. Will that change?
Nov. 3, 2014
Kabam taps EA Mobile SVP Nick Earl as president of its studios
Kabam taps EA Mobile SVP Nick Earl as president of its studios
Nick Earl, who oversaw the mega-company's mobile hits in the Simpsons: Tapped Out era, flees for the mid-core dev studio during a year where it's making a lot of news.
Nov. 3, 2014
Brianna Wu offers cash reward for info leading to arrest of harassers
Brianna Wu offers cash reward for info leading to arrest of harassers
Dev who was forced from her home by threats has put together an $11,000 reward to encourage informants to come forward.
Nov. 3, 2014
PlayStation Plus hits 7.9 million subscribers
PlayStation Plus hits 7.9 million subscribers
Sony's paid game network service, required for many online games on the PS4, has begun to grow more rapidly this generation.
Nov. 3, 2014
Nintendo reconsidering its policy of region-locking games
Nintendo reconsidering its policy of region-locking games
The 3DS doesn't allow users to play games bought in a different territory -- but President Iwata says the company's considering the issue.
Nov. 3, 2014
What is creativity? Raph Koster demystifies innovation and imagination
What is creativity? Raph Koster demystifies innovation and imagination
At GDC Next today, veteran game designer Raph Koster aimed to demystify creativity in game design, and give practical tips on how to be creative.
Nov. 3, 2014
When it comes to game design, innovation isn't job no. 1
When it comes to game design, innovation isn't job no. 1
Tadhg Kelly argued at GDC Next today that successful game design isn’t necessarily about reinventing the wheel, but embracing past successful game designs, extending them, and cross-pollinating with other designs.
Nov. 3, 2014