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TIGA $150K Games Contest winners announced
TIGA $150K Games Contest winners announced
UK game industry trade group TIGA has revealed the winners of its £100,000 ($158,980) TIGA Games Contest, with the aim to help the winning developers build games prototypes and securing funding for innovative titles.
April 11, 2012
Sony shares fall following $6.4B fiscal year loss forecast
Sony shares fall following $6.4B fiscal year loss forecast
Sony's share price dropped by more than 7 percent today, following the news that the company has revised its 2011 fiscal year forecast to project losses of ¥520 billion ($6.4 billion).
April 11, 2012
Amazon Appstore introduces in-app purchase service
Amazon Appstore introduces in-app purchase service
Amazon has added in-app purchase support for Android games available via its Appstore, allowing game developers to offer digital content and subscriptions in-game.
April 11, 2012
Miniclip, PlayJam partnership brings casual games to Smart TVs
Miniclip, PlayJam partnership brings casual games to Smart TVs
Interactive casual TV gaming network PlayJam today announced a partnership with casual games company Miniclip, as a means of expanding its Smart TV content.
April 11, 2012
Gaikai's cloud gaming service now available via Facebook
Gaikai's cloud gaming service now available via Facebook
Gaikai has launched its cloud gaming services via Facebook, allowing users of the social network to stream the likes of Saints Row: The Third and Magicka via their web browsers.
April 11, 2012
DigiPen offers new undergraduate programs in sound design
DigiPen offers new undergraduate programs in sound design
The Washington-based DigiPen Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that it will offer two new programs this fall for undergraduates looking to pursue an education in sound design.
April 11, 2012
BBC Worldwide invests in HTML5 company to expand mobile reach
BBC Worldwide invests in HTML5 company to expand mobile reach
BBC Worldwide has invested an undisclosed sum in HTML5 company Spaceport.io, which will help the organization develop new games for mobile devices and connected TVs.
April 11, 2012
Kongregate users hate demos -- but will buy your game all the same
Kongregate users hate demos -- but will buy your game all the same
When Lars Doucet's game Defender's Quest hit Flash portal Kongregate as a demo, players ripped it apart -- for being a demo. But some quick community management set things right, he said in a new Gamasutra feature.
April 11, 2012
Analysis: Skyward Sword proves that Zelda needs to evolve
Analysis: Skyward Sword proves that Zelda needs to evolve
In this editorial, Gamasutra's Christian Nutt argues that Nintendo's flagship adventure series' latest installment wastes players' time -- and tries to pinpoint why.
April 11, 2012
From the Editor: What Gamasutra's growth says about our readership
From the Editor: What Gamasutra's growth says about our readership
What exactly does Gamasutra's latest website traffic record say about our readership? Editor-in-Chief Kris Graft participates in a bit of healthy boastfulness as the site hits a new milestone.
April 11, 2012
SQL injection tops SMB database security concerns
SQL injection tops SMB database security concerns
More than half of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are most concerned about SQL injection attacks against their databases, according to a survey of 6,000 SMBs users of GreenSQL’s database security product.
April 11, 2012
DHS gets California company to hack game consoles
DHS gets California company to hack game consoles
In a project that started from law enforcement agencies' request to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was then farmed out to the US Navy, Obscure Technologies of California has been awarded a contract to find ways of hacking game consoles.
April 11, 2012