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GameStop Q4 sales, profits drop as company continues digital transition
GameStop Q4 sales, profits drop as company continues digital transition
As U.S. specialty retailer GameStop continues to navigate a tricky transition from a physical to digital video game market, the Grapevine, TX-based company reported a drop in fiscal Q4 revenues and profits.
March 22, 2012
Bidding war likely led to 'eyebrow raising' Omgpop price - analyst
Bidding war likely led to 'eyebrow raising' Omgpop price - analyst
"A bidding war likely led to too high of a price for the developer," says analyst Ben Schachter, regarding Zynga's reported $210 million acquisition of Draw Something developer Omgpop.
March 22, 2012
'Survival horror' market too small for Resident Evil, says Capcom producer
'Survival horror' market too small for Resident Evil, says Capcom producer
"For the North American market, I think the series needs to head in that [action-oriented] direction," Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata tells Gamasutra. So where does that leave "survival horror"?
March 22, 2012
What can games do with cognitive flow?
What can games do with cognitive flow?
"You sit down, ready to get in a few minutes of gaming. Hours pass... You ask yourself: Where did the time go?" writes Sean Baron, Microsoft Studios user experience researcher, in a new feature on cognitive flow in games.
March 22, 2012
In-Depth: Light pre-pass renderer on iPhone
In-Depth: Light pre-pass renderer on iPhone
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, game programmer Simon Yeung shares his experiments getting a light pre-pass renderer to run on an iPhone 4S at 30 frames per second with 30 dynamic lights.
March 22, 2012
StubHub turns to fraud specialist to combat abuse of its platform
StubHub turns to fraud specialist to combat abuse of its platform
StubHub, an online ticket exchange, was having trouble with criminals using its open platform to verify credentials that had been stolen from other sources. The website turned to SilverTail for help, explained Robert Capps, senior manager of trust and safety at the company.
March 22, 2012
Michaels fraudsters headed to prison
Michaels fraudsters headed to prison
Two southern California men pled guilty this week to participating in a PIN-pad tampering scheme at 84 Michaels craft stores that resulted in the theft of 94,000 debit and credit card account numbers.
March 22, 2012
China says most foreign cyberattacks come from Japan, US, and South Korea
China says most foreign cyberattacks come from Japan, US, and South Korea
In an apparent effort to turn the public relations tables, China is claiming that most of the foreign cyberattacks against Chinese computers are coming from Japan, the US, and South Korea.
March 22, 2012
Gamasutra member blogs: From Japanese games to ME3's ending
Gamasutra member blogs: From Japanese games to ME3's ending
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as black hat game design, Japanese games targeting Western audiences, an open letter to BioWare on Mass Effect 3's ending.
March 21, 2012
Crossover games for Pokemon, One Piece lead Japanese sales
Crossover games for Pokemon, One Piece lead Japanese sales
Nintendo and Tecmo Koei's DS collaboration Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition debuted in Japan as the top-selling game, adding to the success that franchise crossovers have had in the country lately.
March 21, 2012
Zynga buys Draw Something maker Omgpop
Zynga buys Draw Something maker Omgpop
Social game giant Zynga has purchased New York City-based developer Omgpop, along with its recent and tremendous mobile/social game hit Draw Something, and other properties.
March 21, 2012
Stardock: Impulse sale helped fuel company's most successful year
Stardock: Impulse sale helped fuel company's most successful year
Privately-held developer Stardock Corporation said last year was its most successful since opening in 1993, thanks in part to its sale of digital distribution platform Impulse to GameStop.
March 21, 2012