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'People panicked and gave a retired baseball player a huge amount of taxpayer money'
'People panicked and gave a retired baseball player a huge amount of taxpayer money'
"People just panicked and gave a retired baseball player a huge amount of taxpayer money" - Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee says he isn't surprised that Project Copernicus failed to sell at auction last week.
Dec. 20, 2013
Disney removes energy system from Where's My Water following complaints
Disney removes energy system from Where's My Water following complaints
As the pressure from players and critics mounts on free-to-play game companies to provide fair in-app purchases, Disney is the latest company that has dialed back on its microtransactions.
Dec. 20, 2013
Video: Using plot devices to create gameplay
Video: Using plot devices to create gameplay
Daniel Benmergui demos and discusses the design behind his IGF award-winning, comic-building puzzler, Storyteller, a game which implements familiar plot devices found in children's books and television dramas.
Dec. 20, 2013
New Oculus VR publishing arm led by former EA exec
New Oculus VR publishing arm led by former EA exec
David DeMartini -- former head honcho of EA Partners and Origin -- is the first member of Oculus’ new publishing initiative, which aims to help devs bring their games to the Oculus Rift headset.
Dec. 20, 2013
The processes behind King's Candy Crush
The processes behind King's Candy Crush
The minds behind Candy Crush Saga and other King games share the processes and shed light on the discussions that lead to their development success.
Dec. 20, 2013
Mark Kern reportedly fired from his job as CEO of Red 5 Studios
Mark Kern reportedly fired from his job as CEO of Red 5 Studios
The CEO and co-founder was reportedly ousted by the Red 5 board of directors today. How this affects work on the studio's flagship MMO Firefall remains to be seen.
Dec. 20, 2013
Target Breach Affecting 40 Million Was Likely an Inside Job
Target Breach Affecting 40 Million Was Likely an Inside Job
The US, originator of Black Friday holiday sales and the dubious homeland of in-store, post-Thanksgiving brawls over hot toys (remember Tickle-Me Elmo?), has been hit with the largest retail breach of credit and debit card information of 2013. In fact, at 40 million affected and counting, the security incident at Target may be one of the largest retail breaches ever.
Dec. 19, 2013
The IoT Tipping Point in Old and New Smart Cities
The IoT Tipping Point in Old and New Smart Cities
It’s only been six weeks since the breakthrough Internet of Things (IoT) World Forum in Barcelona, but the momentum to build web-enabled Smart Cities
Dec. 19, 2013
The Year Ahead in Networking
The Year Ahead in Networking
Throughout 2013, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with services provider leaders from around the globe.  Whether they are large or small, focused on
Dec. 19, 2013
The 25 most popular stories on Gamasutra in 2013
The 25 most popular stories on Gamasutra in 2013
It's clear that 2013 was one of the most exciting and announcement-packed year for video games we've seen -- but which stories were the most searched for, the most read, the most popular?
Dec. 19, 2013
Perfect World ready to take free-to-play MMOs to consoles
Perfect World ready to take free-to-play MMOs to consoles
Back in September, MMO house Perfect World revealed plans to move into the mobile game space. Today, the company said that it has opened a console game division.
Dec. 19, 2013
Gamasutra's Best of 19XX: Brandon Sheffield's Top 5 Video Games
Gamasutra's Best of 19XX: Brandon Sheffield's Top 5 Video Games
Independent game developer and Gamasutra senior contributing editor Brandon Sheffield didn't have much time to play new video games this year. But he did still play some great video games in 2013.
Dec. 19, 2013