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Funcom secures $1.6M in run-up to LEGO MMO launch
Funcom secures $1.6M in run-up to LEGO MMO launch
Funcom hasn't found itself in the greatest financial situation recently, with falling revenues. Thanks to additional equity and the launch of its LEGO MMO, the company is looking to turn things around.
April 28, 2014
Rovio sees profits halved during 'foundation-building' 2013
Rovio sees profits halved during 'foundation-building' 2013
Rovio saw its profits cut by more than 50 percent during the 2013 fiscal year, with the company describing the last twelve months as "foundation-building."
April 28, 2014
Surprise! New Mexico landfill excavation unearths E.T. Atari games
Surprise! New Mexico landfill excavation unearths E.T. Atari games
If you currently refer to the Atari video game burial of 1983 as "an urban legend," Microsoft has got the proof for you that the burial of millions of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games did in fact happen.
April 28, 2014
Dark Souls studio acquired by major Japanese publishing house
Dark Souls studio acquired by major Japanese publishing house
Japanese media corporation Kadokawa today announced that it has acquired Dark Souls studio From Software, with the aim to take advantage of the company's worldwide influence.
April 28, 2014
For Square Enix, designing Hitman as a 'board game' just made sense
For Square Enix, designing Hitman as a 'board game' just made sense
Making the next game in the Hitman franchise a tilt-shifted, turn-based puzzle game for mobile was risky enough -- the fact that it's Square Enix Montreal's first project just ups the stakes.
April 28, 2014
You and me become we: Dancing with Bounden
You and me become we: Dancing with Bounden
Adriaan de Jongh talks co-op mobile dance game Bounden, and how Game Oven's work aims to negotiate the often-awkward, sometimes divine spaces between people using just a smartphone as a touchstone.
April 28, 2014
Nintendo can be about more than video games, says Iwata
Nintendo can be about more than video games, says Iwata
To hear Iwata tell it, Nintendo's history is that of an entertainment company focused on 'improving people's quality of life with fun,' rather than on a specific medium like video games.
April 28, 2014
Vince Zampella invests in new mobile game company Nuclear Division
Vince Zampella invests in new mobile game company Nuclear Division
Respawn cofounder Vince Zampella has partnered with casino game veteran Larry Pacey to launch Nuclear Division, a mobile game company headquartered in the L.A. metropolitan area.
April 28, 2014
TowerFall grosses $500,000 after launching on PC, PlayStation 4, Ouya
TowerFall grosses $500,000 after launching on PC, PlayStation 4, Ouya
The IGF-nominated game -- roundly considered to be the best game on the Ouya platform at launch -- has found sustaining success for developer Matt Thorson.
April 28, 2014
Sports and eSports inch closer, as MLG partners with the X Games
Sports and eSports inch closer, as MLG partners with the X Games
Major League Gaming and ESPN's X Games to come together in Austin, with cross-overs in both awards and attendee packages.
April 28, 2014
Video: How to use YouTube streamers to market your game
Video: How to use YouTube streamers to market your game
Professional YouTuber Ryan "NorthernLion" Letourneau spoke at GDC 2014 about how to effectively communicate with YouTubers and streamers in order to (hopefully) persuade them to cover your game.
April 28, 2014
Call for Blogs: The 50th anniversary of BASIC
Call for Blogs: The 50th anniversary of BASIC
Many of today's game developers got their start programming in BASIC, a simple computer language popular in the 1980s. Now's your chance to share your memories with Gamasutra's readers!
April 28, 2014