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RSA 2012: Coviello's mea culpa
RSA 2012: Coviello's mea culpa
Looking none the worse for wear from the huge RSA data breach last year, Chairman Arthur Coviello Jr. said he and his team felt the breach “personally” and have struggled to regain the company's reputation in the security community.
Feb. 28, 2012
Top iPhone game apps: Updated Draw Something overtakes Where's My Water?
Top iPhone game apps: Updated Draw Something overtakes Where's My Water?
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Draw Something and Midway Arcade to Move the Box and more.
Feb. 27, 2012
Release This: SSX, Binary Domain hit retail stateside
Release This: SSX, Binary Domain hit retail stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings SSX, Binary Domain, Devil Survivor 2, and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure to retailers in North America.
Feb. 27, 2012
Unreal Engine 4 to be unveiled at GDC
Unreal Engine 4 to be unveiled at GDC
Epic Games is set to preview the next Unreal Engine at the Game Developers Conference next month to select show attendees.
Feb. 27, 2012
Hawken publisher Meteor receives $10M in funding
Hawken publisher Meteor receives $10M in funding
Meteor Entertainment, the publisher behind upcoming mech-battler Hawken, has raised $10 million in a new series of funding.
Feb. 27, 2012
Games-on-demand service GameTanium adds Android tablet support
Games-on-demand service GameTanium adds Android tablet support
Games on demand company Exent announced today that its subscription based GameTanium service is available for Android tablets, allowing users to play numerous popular titles as part of a single monthly package.
Feb. 27, 2012
Social, casual market dominated game investments in 2011, report says
Social, casual market dominated game investments in 2011, report says
Investment bank Digi-Capital reports that social and casual games made up roughly half of all game related investments and mergers in terms of value in 2011, projecting that this pattern will continue in 2012.
Feb. 27, 2012
CCP president Mike Tinney steps down
CCP president Mike Tinney steps down
EVE Online developer CCP has confirmed that Mike Tinney, the president of the company's North American branch, has stepped down to found a new startup in the health sector.
Feb. 27, 2012
Road to the IGF: Team Dust's Dust
Road to the IGF: Team Dust's Dust
As part of Gamasutra's Road to the IGF series, Team Dust's Patrick Sullivan from the Art Institute of Phoenix discusses the inner workings of his team's IGF Student Showcase finalist Dust.
Feb. 27, 2012
Journey dev looking beyond PlayStation for future projects
Journey dev looking beyond PlayStation for future projects
Thatgamecompany's Journey could be the developer's final game built only for Sony platforms. With its exclusivity contract with Sony due to expire, the company is looking for ways to expand its potential audience.
Feb. 27, 2012
Brain Age, Theatrhythm, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Brain Age, Theatrhythm, 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 Nintendo's new Brain Age title, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy's strong debut, and more
Feb. 27, 2012
Sponsored feature: Converting free users to paying customers
Sponsored feature: Converting free users to paying customers
In Gamasutra's latest sponsored feature, monetization company PlaySpan details some essential tips for increasing revenue and with online-enabled games and apps.
Feb. 27, 2012