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Xperf Wait Analysis: Finding idle time
Xperf Wait Analysis: Finding idle time
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Valve Software's Bruce Dawson takes us through his Xperf experience finding the cause of (and a workaround for) repeated hangs in Visual Studio's output window.
May 14, 2012
World of Tanks developer bringing its free to play games to China
World of Tanks developer bringing its free to play games to China
Wargaming.net has signed an agreement with online entertainment company KongZhong Corporation to release its free-to-play online games such as World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and World of Battleships in mainland China.
May 14, 2012
Annual U.S. game retail could hit six-year low in 2012
Annual U.S. game retail could hit six-year low in 2012
"Should the contraction from 2011 continue at this pace, annual U.S. retail video game revenue in 2012 could fall below the $12.6 billion figure from 2006," says Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews.
May 14, 2012
Get a job: Treyarch and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Treyarch and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Avalanche Studios, Treyarch, Monolith Productions, and others.
May 14, 2012
Soul Sacrifice and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Soul Sacrifice and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including Keiji Inafune's PS Vita game, a new studio from several Q Entertainment veterans, and more.
May 14, 2012
Serious Sam's latest indie outing grew into more than marketing
Serious Sam's latest indie outing grew into more than marketing
Serious Sam Double D: XXL was meant to be part of the marketing campaign for a retail release of a new Serious Sam game. But it grew into something larger, developer Nathan Fouts tells Gamasutra.
May 14, 2012
When not to become a game designer, according to Diablo III lead Jay Wilson
When not to become a game designer, according to Diablo III lead Jay Wilson
In a new Gamasutra interview, Diablo III director Jay Wilson identifies exactly who shouldn't go into design -- and pinpoints exactly what he thinks a designer's job should be.
May 14, 2012
Activision awards $42M to former Infinity Ward staff, though trial will commence
Activision awards $42M to former Infinity Ward staff, though trial will commence
A source close to the matter tells Gamasutra this sum is not an admission of guilt; the trial over fraud allegations from Vince Zampella and Jason West's sacking is still set to take place May 29.
May 14, 2012
Mozilla’s objection to IE-only Windows on ARM: a major row in the making
Mozilla’s objection to IE-only Windows on ARM: a major row in the making
Windows is not Apple’s iOS, says Mozilla's top lawyer after the organization complained that Firefox and other browsers would be excluded from Windows RT running on ARM systems.
May 14, 2012
South Carolina county takes nine month to notify thousands of data breach victims
South Carolina county takes nine month to notify thousands of data breach victims
Officials with York County, South Carolina, took nine months to notify close to 17,000 job applicants and vendors that their social security numbers were exposed by an intrusion into a web application server.
May 14, 2012
Awesomenauts and Frobisher Says highlight this week's Best of Indie Games
Awesomenauts and Frobisher Says highlight this week's Best of Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including the new online battle arena title from Swords & Soldiers developer Ronimo Games.
May 11, 2012
PopCap tailors new Plants vs. Zombies games for China, Tencent partnership
PopCap tailors new Plants vs. Zombies games for China, Tencent partnership
Casual game developer PopCap will release two new games from its popular Plants vs. Zombies series for Android devices in China, and has tailored the titles for the country.
May 11, 2012