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This week in Video Game Criticism: From Journey to Dear Esther
This week in Video Game Criticism: From Journey to Dear Esther
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including Journey's matchmaking, Dear Esther's shortcomings, and more.
March 27, 2012
Rayman Origins designer Chris McEntee's rational approach to game design
Rayman Origins designer Chris McEntee's rational approach to game design
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Rayman Origins designer Chris McEntee explains Ubisoft's "rational design" approach, and why he believes it's a key to success in the game design field.
March 27, 2012
Australia blocks China’s Huawei from broadband project over security concerns
Australia blocks China’s Huawei from broadband project over security concerns
The Australian government has blocked China’s Huawei Technologies from participating in the country’s AUS$36 billion national broadband network (NBN) project because of cybersecurity concerns.
March 27, 2012
Report: UK retailer Game closes 277 shops, cuts over 2,000 jobs
Report: UK retailer Game closes 277 shops, cuts over 2,000 jobs
Reeling video game retailer Game Group has suddenly closed 277 of its GAME and GameStation shops -- nearly half of its brick and mortar operations -- across the UK and Ireland.
March 26, 2012
Warner Bros. takes over Codemasters distribution from THQ
Warner Bros. takes over Codemasters distribution from THQ
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed an agreement to handle the distribution, sales, and marketing of Codemasters' 2012 games in North and South America.
March 26, 2012
Sworcery, Deus Ex lead Canadian Videogame Awards nominations
Sworcery, Deus Ex lead Canadian Videogame Awards nominations
Capy's acclaimed iOS adventure game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP picked up nine nominations -- the most for any game this year -- for the 2012 Canadian Videogame Awards.
March 26, 2012
Super Sting, Grasshopper Universe, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Super Sting, Grasshopper Universe, 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 Grasshopper and DeNA's joint venture, Final Fantasy Brigade, and more.
March 26, 2012
Top Android game apps: Cut the Rope challenges Draw Something
Top Android game apps: Cut the Rope challenges Draw Something
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Cut the Rope, Draw Something, and Skater Boy currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 26, 2012
Top iPhone game apps: Angry Birds Space, Draw Something head up paid charts
Top iPhone game apps: Angry Birds Space, Draw Something head up paid charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Draw Something and Angry Birds Space to Plumber Crack and more.
March 26, 2012
Release This: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 hits store shelves Stateside
Release This: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 hits store shelves Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and Ridge Racer Unbounded to North America and Europe, while Japan gets Kingdom Hearts 3D.
March 26, 2012
Report: Game Group CEO quits amid company turmoil
Report: Game Group CEO quits amid company turmoil
Troubled UK games retailer Game Group has now chosen professional services firm PvC as its administrator, while company CEO Ian Shepherd has reportedly left the company.
March 26, 2012
Idle Games and the 'holy war against social games that suck'
Idle Games and the 'holy war against social games that suck'
San Francisco-based startup Idle Games has a bone to pick with the current evolution of social games available, calling itself "the instigator of a holy war against social games that suck and aren't actually social."
March 26, 2012