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Now the NCAA has sued EA over alleged breach of contract
Now the NCAA has sued EA over alleged breach of contract
It feels like the various lawsuits between Electronic Arts and groups of current and former NCAA student athletes are neverending -- and now the NCAA has jumped onboard, suing EA for alleged breach of contractual obligations.
Nov. 21, 2013
Designing better controls for the touchscreen experience
Designing better controls for the touchscreen experience
Best practices for touchscreen design are finally maturing, and uniquely-touchable game experiences have shown the ability to excite and surprise players.
Nov. 21, 2013
GameStop sales, profits up - but investors wonder what's next
GameStop sales, profits up - but investors wonder what's next
GameStop's sales and profits got a boost during the last financial quarter thanks in part to sales of Grand Theft Auto V. Now the company looks to capitalize on next-gen consoles.
Nov. 21, 2013
Madame Bovary, the Gritty Triple-A Experience
Madame Bovary, the Gritty Triple-A Experience
In this humor column reprinted from the December 2009 edition of Game Developer magazine, Matthew Wasteland reminds us of some of the creative baggage triple-A games have yet to leave behind.
Nov. 21, 2013
Sponsored News: Havok wants you for the Project Anarchy Game Dev Challenge
Sponsored News: Havok wants you for the Project Anarchy Game Dev Challenge
Havok wants you develop games using its free, mobile-focused engine and toolset Project Anarchy, and is ready to put up the money to get game developers on board.
Nov. 21, 2013
Get a job: Insomniac is hiring an AI programmer
Get a job: Insomniac is hiring an AI programmer
"Insomniac Games is looking for a talented programmer who can design and implement gameplay systems and features -- specifically with AI in mind. If AI is your thing -- then we want to hear from you!"
Nov. 21, 2013
Insomniac supporting Starlight Children's Foundation holiday drive
Insomniac supporting Starlight Children's Foundation holiday drive
Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games is participating in this year's Starlight Wish Lists event, providing donations to children's hospitals in California and North Carolina.
Nov. 20, 2013
PS4 owners see console failures; Sony says less than 1% affected
PS4 owners see console failures; Sony says less than 1% affected
Gamasutra EIC Kris Graft booted up his PlayStation 4 earlier this week, to find that it had the dreaded "blue light of death" and needed to be sent back to Sony -- Sony says less than 1% are affected.
Nov. 20, 2013
Get a job: Wargaming West is looking for a web project manager
Get a job: Wargaming West is looking for a web project manager
"Wargaming West is hiring a Web Project Manager to join our Web Services team which is responsible for ensuring the top-notch quality of our game infrastructure services."
Nov. 20, 2013
Unity adds free GameAnalytics tools for users
Unity adds free GameAnalytics tools for users
Unity Technologies is bringing GameAnalytics' free services to the Unity Asset Store Online Services Program, providing analytics tools designed "to follow up where the Unity engine ends."
Nov. 19, 2013
Xbox One users won't get to broadcast Twitch streams until 2014
Xbox One users won't get to broadcast Twitch streams until 2014
In a company announcement this morning, an Xbox One representative said that gameplay recording and live streaming through Twitch.TV would not be available through the console until early next year.
Nov. 19, 2013
Get a job: 2K Games is hiring an executive assistant
Get a job: 2K Games is hiring an executive assistant
2K is looking for an executive assistant to work with the company president, chief operational officer and other executives at its Novato, CA-based location. Administrative experience required.
Nov. 19, 2013