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Gamasutra Member Blogs: From cooldown hate to Twilight's game equivalent
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From cooldown hate to Twilight's game equivalent
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as the video game equivalent of Twilight, why cooldowns are one of the worst trends to hit games, and more.
May 9, 2012
Activision Blizzard beats expectations in Q1 despite drop in revenue
Activision Blizzard beats expectations in Q1 despite drop in revenue
Major publisher Activision Blizzard on Wednesday reported better than expected financial results for its fiscal first quarter, despite seeing revenues fall by more than 20 percent.
May 9, 2012
After a billion Angry Birds downloads, Rovio's follow-up may be Casey's Contraptions
After a billion Angry Birds downloads, Rovio's follow-up may be Casey's Contraptions
Angry Birds owner Rovio operates the most successful video game of all time. For its follow-up act, the company appears to be adopting Casey's Contraptions, an indie hit for the iPad.
May 9, 2012
Resistance developer Insomniac's first foray into social games
Resistance developer Insomniac's first foray into social games
Resistance developer Insomniac Games today revealed Outernauts, its first Facebook-bound title, will launch in the summer and be published by Electronic Arts.
May 9, 2012
Worldwide Mobage growth helps DeNA to record 2011 profits
Worldwide Mobage growth helps DeNA to record 2011 profits
Japanese mobile games giant DeNA today posted its financial results for the last full fiscal year, with record revenues and profits thanks in part to the worldwide rollout of its Mobage mobile gaming platform.
May 9, 2012
Disney Interactive losses narrow as social game transition continues
Disney Interactive losses narrow as social game transition continues
The Walt Disney Company's Interactive Media division, which covers its console and social games, was the only sector in the company to record losses during the first half of the current fiscal year.
May 9, 2012
C/C++ low level curriculum: Looking at optimized assembly
C/C++ low level curriculum: Looking at optimized assembly
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Gamer Camp's Alex Darby explains how to set up Visual Studio to look at optimized assembly code generated for simple code snippets.
May 9, 2012
Nine months later, Google+ game devs are reluctant to share success stories
Nine months later, Google+ game devs are reluctant to share success stories
An informal survey of game developers putting titles on Google+ reveals that while some are hopeful, none are willing to divulge specific user numbers that would surely be dwarfed by Facebook.
May 9, 2012
Retail plays an essential role even as games go digital, says EA's Peter Moore
Retail plays an essential role even as games go digital, says EA's Peter Moore
As the industry increasingly moves toward digital distribution and online-enabled games, developers are relying less and less on packaged goods, but EA COO Peter Moore says that retail will always play an important role in a studio's overall business.
May 9, 2012
The key to depth: simplicity
The key to depth: simplicity
In Gamasutra's latest feature, a postmortem of Gun Godz, Super Crate Box developer Vlambeer's first FPS, the developer explains its penchant for "minimalist game design."
May 9, 2012
Facebook now allows developers to sell their games
Facebook now allows developers to sell their games
For the first time, Facebook is allowing its game and application developers to charge a flat rate for its products, adding an additional revenue option to the traditionally free-to-play platform.
May 9, 2012
Facebook's new App Center takes inspiration from Apple's App Store
Facebook's new App Center takes inspiration from Apple's App Store
Facebook is hoping to bring more exposure to mobile-compatible apps on its platform with App Connect, a central hub that takes close inspiration from digital marketplaces such as Apple's App Store.
May 9, 2012