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Robot Entertainment announces Orcs Must Die! sequel for this summer
Robot Entertainment announces Orcs Must Die! sequel for this summer
Robot Entertainment, formed in 2009 by a number of veterans from Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios, has announced a sequel to its popular strategy game Orcs Must Die!
April 2, 2012
UK indie dev Mediatonic doubling headcount this year
UK indie dev Mediatonic doubling headcount this year
UK indie game developer Mediatonic, best known for platformer Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, is expanding its staff headcount as it moves its London headquarters.
April 2, 2012
Worms creator Andy Davidson returns to Team17
Worms creator Andy Davidson returns to Team17
Andy Davidson, the creator of the Worms franchise, has returned to developer Team17 14 years after he originally left to help support the upcoming release of Worms Revolution.
April 2, 2012
Latest Silent Hill titles fail to ignite UK sales charts
Latest Silent Hill titles fail to ignite UK sales charts
EA's FIFA Street topped the UK sales charts for the third week in a row, while both of the new Silent Hill games, HD Collection and Downpour, were nowhere to be found in the top 10 chart.
April 2, 2012
Super Meat Boy iOS now in development
Super Meat Boy iOS now in development
Indie developer and Team Meat co-founder Edmund McMillen has confirmed that an iOS version of popular platformer Super Meat Boy is currently in development.
April 2, 2012
'Molydeux' game jam participants create more than 250 titles
'Molydeux' game jam participants create more than 250 titles
The Twitter-inspired "What Would Molydeux?" game jam recently concluded, and participants from around the world submitted more than 250 games as part of the event.
April 2, 2012
Runescape adds first microtransaction system
Runescape adds first microtransaction system
Jagex's long-running online game Runescape has begun experimenting with microtransactions with a mini-game that allows players to spend real world currency.
April 2, 2012
Indie Royale opens pre-orders for the 'April Fools Bundle'
Indie Royale opens pre-orders for the 'April Fools Bundle'
The IndieGames and Desura co-created bundle site, Indie Royale, begins taking pre-orders for its April Fools Bundle headlined by an acclaimed tower-defense game, along with four other titles.
April 2, 2012
Survey: Game industry workers happier, laid off less often in 2011
Survey: Game industry workers happier, laid off less often in 2011
The game industry was slightly more stable last year, as developers experienced fewer layoffs, and reported feeling more satisfied with their work, according to the 11th annual Game Developer Salary Survey.
April 2, 2012
Indie developers earned much more in 2011
Indie developers earned much more in 2011
U.S. independent game developers working by themselves or in teams earned a lot more money last year, according to Game Developer's 2011 Game Industry Salary Survey.
April 2, 2012
Sponsored Post: PlayPhone to offer mobile business advice via free webinar
Sponsored Post: PlayPhone to offer mobile business advice via free webinar
In an effort to reach out to the mobile gaming community, mobile networking organization PlayPhone has announced a free, sponsored webinar that will examine some of the most important business issues facing modern app developers.
April 2, 2012
Game Developer reveals 2011 Game Industry Salary Survey results
Game Developer reveals 2011 Game Industry Salary Survey results
Game Developer magazine has debuted its industry standard Salary Survey results, finding that the average 'mainstream' U.S. industry salary was virtually flat in 2011 at $81,000.
April 2, 2012