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Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space topples Draw Something
Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space topples Draw Something
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Angry Birds Space, Draw Something, and Hunger Games: Girl on Fire currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 23, 2012
Slightly Mad's crowdfunding platform raises $660K for C.A.R.S. project
Slightly Mad's crowdfunding platform raises $660K for C.A.R.S. project
Need for Speed: Shift developer Slightly Mad Studios today revealed that its recently launched crowd-funding platform has already raised more than half a million Euros for the studio's next game.
March 23, 2012
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stepping down from CESA chairman role
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stepping down from CESA chairman role
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), although he will continue to serve on the board.
March 23, 2012
Bethesda tight-lipped on possible Prey 2 cancellation
Bethesda tight-lipped on possible Prey 2 cancellation
Publisher Bethesda Softworks has chosen not to comment on rumors that Human Head's Prey 2 is no longer in development, creating a bit of uncertainty over whether the sci-fi shooter will see the light of day.
March 23, 2012
Minecraft pulled in more than $80M in Mojang's first 15 months
Minecraft pulled in more than $80M in Mojang's first 15 months
Mojang's recently quantified the success of its indie hit Minecraft, noting that the popular world-building title has earned more than $80 million since the company's official founding in October 2010.
March 23, 2012
Zynga paid cold hard cash for Omgpop
Zynga paid cold hard cash for Omgpop
Social games giant Zynga has confirmed via a new SEC filing that it paid $180 million for Draw Something developer Omgpop, while also revealing that it paid for the company in cash rather than liquid shares.
March 23, 2012
In-depth: PIMPL vs pure virtual interfaces
In-depth: PIMPL vs pure virtual interfaces
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, BitSquid co-founder Niklas Frykholm compares the advantages and disadvantages with using the PIMPL idiom versus pure virtual interfaces.
March 23, 2012
Latest Angry Birds isn't coming to Windows Phone, or maybe it is
Latest Angry Birds isn't coming to Windows Phone, or maybe it is
Rovio's CEO and head of marketing have been sending mixed signals about whether Angry Birds Space will make the transition over to Microsoft's mobile platform.
March 23, 2012
Schafer demonstrates unique Kinect adventure game prototype
Schafer demonstrates unique Kinect adventure game prototype
In a lecture at New York University's Game Center, Double Fine's Tim Schafer presented a never before-seen adventure game prototype for Kinect that uses emotion choices to create interaction and storytelling.
March 23, 2012
Schafer: Kickstarter won't take business from traditional publishers, yet
Schafer: Kickstarter won't take business from traditional publishers, yet
In a Gamasutra-attended lecture, Double Fine's Tim Schafer talks about his team's Kickstarter project, today's adventure game audience and the scarcity of humor in the genre.
March 23, 2012
Mega Man creator says many Japanese teams lack a 'creative vision'
Mega Man creator says many Japanese teams lack a 'creative vision'
In Gamasutra's latest feature interview, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune points out some key problems with Japanese development, noting that many teams don't operate under a single unified vision.
March 23, 2012
Indie Royale Debuts Ninjabee-spotlighting Ninja Lightning Pack
Indie Royale Debuts Ninjabee-spotlighting Ninja Lightning Pack
Gamasutra sister bundle site Indie Royale has launched its latest 100-hour "lightning pack," highlighting five games from indie veteran and Band Of Bugs creator NinjaBee.
March 23, 2012