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For sale: Kingdoms of Amalur and other 38 Studios assets
For sale: Kingdoms of Amalur and other 38 Studios assets
Rhode Island-based 38 Studios has been down and out for some time, following its financial difficulties and inevitable collapse last year. Now the company's assets are to be sold at auction in November.
Sept. 27, 2013
Select game developers used the Steam Controller. Here's what they said
Select game developers used the Steam Controller. Here's what they said
We talk to developers who've actually used Valve's upcoming stickless wonder. From its flexibility to its haptic feedback, people who make games are optimistic about the Steam Controller.
Sept. 27, 2013
Q&A: Understanding the future of Linux game development
Q&A: Understanding the future of Linux game development
When it comes to Linux game development and porting, Ryan "icculus" Gordon is The Guy. With Valve's biggest push yet into Linux, we ask what the future holds for the open-source OS.
Sept. 27, 2013
Food Network On the Road, WillowTree's eHealth talks added to ADC
Food Network On the Road, WillowTree's eHealth talks added to ADC
ADC adds talks on programming and designing the Food Network TV companion app On the Road, and on meeting patients' and providers' needs in an eHealth app case study of Johnson & Johnson's BabyCenter.
Sept. 27, 2013
Video: 'It's much easier to be original than conventional' - Tale of Tales
Video: 'It's much easier to be original than conventional' - Tale of Tales
"We're not rich, but we're still here." The Path and The Graveyard devs recap their last 10 years of work in experimental art games, and discuss their resolutions for the next 10 years.
Sept. 27, 2013
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
In my first SDN blog, I asserted that "Services" - that is technical support, professional and consultancy services - are the missing "S" in the SDN debate.  I'd...
Sept. 26, 2013
UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases
UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases
The Office of Fair Trading has concluded its in-app purchase investigation, stating that some games are utilizing "potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices to which children may be particularly susceptible."
Sept. 26, 2013
Valve's Linux push: What do game developers think?
Valve's Linux push: What do game developers think?
Valve says Linux is the future of PC games and this week, the PC game behemoth backed up that rhetoric. We spoke with game developers about what the Linux push means for PC game development.
Sept. 26, 2013
What it was like to 'go indie' in the 90s
What it was like to 'go indie' in the 90s
In this reprint from the August 1998 issue of Game Developer magazine, industry agent Susan Lewis offers advice for burgeoning independents -- and plenty of it remains true today.
Sept. 26, 2013
Zeptolab touts 400M downloads as Cut the Rope 2 is revealed
Zeptolab touts 400M downloads as Cut the Rope 2 is revealed
As Cut the Rope studio Zeptolab today revealed the next step for its behemoth mobile franchise, the company said that its games have seen more than 400 million downloads globally to date.
Sept. 26, 2013
'The death of the video game console was prematurely announced.'
'The death of the video game console was prematurely announced.'
"The macro economic of the game industry is incredibly strong," says Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison, in an interview with Eurogamer on the long life still ahead for consoles.
Sept. 26, 2013
OpenKit, the open-source successor of OpenFeint, is now live
OpenKit, the open-source successor of OpenFeint, is now live
Following social feature SDK provider OpenFeint's surprise closure in late 2012, the service's original co-founders have officially unveiled its open-source successor platform, OpenKit.
Sept. 26, 2013