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38 Studios fiasco leads Rhode Island to amend state law
38 Studios fiasco leads Rhode Island to amend state law
The Rhode Island Senate approved legislation to hasten settlements in the state's ongoing lawsuit against those held responsible for mismanagement of a $75 million state loan to Curt Schilling's bankrupt 38 Studios.
Jan. 31, 2014
Get a job: Wargaming.net is hiring a graphics software engineer for Xbox 360
Get a job: Wargaming.net is hiring a graphics software engineer for Xbox 360
Wargaming is seeking a graphics software engineer with DirectX 11, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 experience for its Chicago studio.
Jan. 31, 2014
Anti-NSA hacker hacks and defaces official Angry Birds website against NSA spying scandal
Anti-NSA hacker hacks and defaces official Angry Birds website against NSA spying scandal
A hacker going with the handle of Anti-NSA has hacked and defaced the official website Angry Birds following reports that NSA and British spy agencies are
Jan. 30, 2014
EA Salt Lake lays off staff to refocus on mobile development
EA Salt Lake lays off staff to refocus on mobile development
Electronic Arts lost some people today as the company restructured its Salt Lake studio, known for producing Risk Factions and a bevy of Sims 3 expansions, to focus on mobile development.
Jan. 30, 2014
CCP experimenting with streaming EVE to mobile via Amazon AppStream
CCP experimenting with streaming EVE to mobile via Amazon AppStream
CCP Games is streaming the character creation process of EVE Online to mobile and desktop devices via Amazon's AppStream service, which is currently being tested with a select group of developers.
Jan. 30, 2014
Zynga's goals for 2014 and onward, and why it bought NaturalMotion
Zynga's goals for 2014 and onward, and why it bought NaturalMotion
What does Zynga's new management hope to achieve, moving forward? Clues came in the form of the company's investor call, where it talked up NaturalMotion, cost-cutting, and mobile development.
Jan. 30, 2014
Zynga to shed 15 percent of its staff amid losses and decrease in players
Zynga to shed 15 percent of its staff amid losses and decrease in players
Today, Zynga announced its full year 2013 results alongside news that it plans to dramatically decrease its workforce as it loses money -- and players.
Jan. 30, 2014
The most successful mobile games of 2013
The most successful mobile games of 2013
Today, App Annie releases its 2013 retrospective report on mobile apps and games -- which includes trends, as well as full lists of the games which generated the most downloads and revenue.
Jan. 30, 2014
Jawfish Games shutting down after acquisition falls through
Jawfish Games shutting down after acquisition falls through
The Seattle-based online/mobile game developer is closing down and laying off all staff in the wake of a failed acquisition deal, citing financial difficulties in an increasingly inhospitable game market.
Jan. 30, 2014
Next Car Game reaps $1 million in sales after a week on Early Access
Next Car Game reaps $1 million in sales after a week on Early Access
Bugbear Entertainment earned over $1 million in revenue from a week of selling access to their unfinished Next Car Game across both Steam's Early Access channel and their own pre-order website.
Jan. 30, 2014
Zynga makes big mobile play with $527 million NaturalMotion acquisition
Zynga makes big mobile play with $527 million NaturalMotion acquisition
Zynga announced Thursday the $527 million acquisition of NaturalMotion, a company focused on mobile game and technology development.
Jan. 30, 2014
Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11
Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11
Mushroom 11 is a game about a blob. It's also the kind of game that developer Itay Keren has always wanted to make.
Jan. 30, 2014