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Don't miss our Road to the IGF finalist Q&A series
Don't miss our Road to the IGF finalist Q&A series
It's that time of year again: This week, we've started publishing our Road to the IGF series of interviews with Independent Games Festival Finalists. Don't miss them!
Jan. 30, 2014
Facebook game revenue strong, even as desktop user population declines
Facebook game revenue strong, even as desktop user population declines
Game revenue at Facebook was strong for the past fiscal quarter, the company said yesterday, even as the population of desktop users is on the decline.
Jan. 30, 2014
Video: Using analytics to understand players and inform design
Video: Using analytics to understand players and inform design
GamesAnalytics co-founder Mark Robinson discusses best practices for using analytics in design from day-one, including quickly adapting gameplay to new players' skills, in this talk from the GDC Vault.
Jan. 29, 2014
Dave Lebling revisits Zork in GDC 2014 Classic Game Postmortem
Dave Lebling revisits Zork in GDC 2014 Classic Game Postmortem
Organizers of the 2014 Game Developers Conference are announcing an exciting Classic Game Postmortem featuring Zork co-creator Dave Lebling.
Jan. 29, 2014
Latest Nintendo results lay bare the company's financial woes
Latest Nintendo results lay bare the company's financial woes
Nintendo already warned earlier this month that its current fiscal situation was looking far worse than originally forecast. Today the company revealed to what extent these issues lie.
Jan. 29, 2014
The Secret World studio Funcom in trouble with Norwegian authorities
The Secret World studio Funcom in trouble with Norwegian authorities
The Secret World developer Funcom is in trouble with the Norwegian authorities this morning, on suspicion of breaking Norwegian stock market law.
Jan. 29, 2014
Angry Birds' Rovio: 'We have not colluded with the NSA'
Angry Birds' Rovio: 'We have not colluded with the NSA'
Following speculation that the user data from Rovio's mobile hit franchise Angry Birds has been targeted by the NSA, Rovio has now said that it has never shared any user data with the agency.
Jan. 29, 2014
Nintendo management taking pay cuts after poor fiscal results
Nintendo management taking pay cuts after poor fiscal results
UPDATE Following its latest poor fiscal results, Nintendo said today that its president and board members will take pay cuts to make up for the weak demand for its Nintendo Wii U console.
Jan. 29, 2014
Sony's Santa Monica studio is expanding to a new home
Sony's Santa Monica studio is expanding to a new home
Sony's Santa Monica studio, best known for the God of War series, is planning to up sticks and move down the coast to the Playa Vista area.
Jan. 29, 2014
How the creator of EverQuest plans to bring MMOs into a new era
How the creator of EverQuest plans to bring MMOs into a new era
Brad McQuaid and Salim Grant discuss Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, an upcoming MMO set to bring the challenge of old-school EverQuest to the modern age.
Jan. 29, 2014
Build LEGO in your browser with Google's Build With Chrome
Build LEGO in your browser with Google's Build With Chrome
Earlier this week Google launched Build With Chrome, a WebGL game that runs in your browser and replicates the experience of playing with LEGO bricks.
Jan. 29, 2014
Google releases Glass minigames to entice game developers
Google releases Glass minigames to entice game developers
Google is trying to encourage developers to make games for Glass headsets, and earlier this week the company published five downloadable minigames that demonstrate the hardware's capabilities.
Jan. 29, 2014