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Mafia veterans' new studio licenses CryEngine 3 for RPG
Mafia veterans' new studio licenses CryEngine 3 for RPG
Warhorse Studios, the Prague-based developer recently founded by veterans from the Mafia series, has licensed Crytek's CryEngine 3 for an unannounced open-world RPG.
Feb. 9, 2012
Speech Graphics unveils lip synch service for game characters
Speech Graphics unveils lip synch service for game characters
UK-based startup Speech Graphics announced its new technology that analyzes audio to predict how muscles will move on a face to produce those sounds, then syncs that with the animation of a game's 3D characters.
Feb. 9, 2012
Gamasutra expert blogs: From residual royalties to customer psychology
Gamasutra expert blogs: From residual royalties to customer psychology
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including customer psychology on the Xbox Live Indie Games marketplace, whether developers should receive resid
Feb. 9, 2012
Jersey Shore star lends likeness to social games
Jersey Shore star lends likeness to social games
Apps Genius Corp has signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with Jersey Shore's Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his company to create four social games and mobile apps.
Feb. 9, 2012
Turtle Beach claims to be 2011's top accessory maker
Turtle Beach claims to be 2011's top accessory maker
Turtle Beach claims it was the number one third-party accessory company in 2011 based on dollar volume, and said its products controlled 50 percent of the headphones and headsets category for games last year.
Feb. 9, 2012
Report: iPad 3 announcement expected in March
Report: iPad 3 announcement expected in March
Apple will reportedly unveil the next iteration of its successful iPad tablet computer line at a San Francisco event taking place in early March -- and could ship the device shortly afterward.
Feb. 9, 2012
Ovelin raises $1.4M for music education games
Ovelin raises $1.4M for music education games
Finnish startup developer Ovelin has raised $1.4 million in funding, with which it plans to expand on its WildChords guitar-teaching game for iPad.
Feb. 9, 2012
DeNA restructuring leads to Ngmoco layoffs
DeNA restructuring leads to Ngmoco layoffs
Mobile developer Ngmoco confirmed today that there has been a number of layoffs in the company as part of a corporate restructuring in parent company DeNA.
Feb. 9, 2012
Minecraft, Portal 2 on shortlist for BAFTA's 2011 Game Award
Minecraft, Portal 2 on shortlist for BAFTA's 2011 Game Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the shortlist for its Game Award 2011, with the likes of Portal 2 and indie behemoth Minecraft up for the award.
Feb. 9, 2012
Call of Duty franchise sees 40 million monthly active users
Call of Duty franchise sees 40 million monthly active users
Activision's popular Call of Duty franchise has grown to host more than 40 million monthly active users across all its releases, while the relatively new Call of Duty Elite service has attracted 7 million users and 1.5 million paid annual members.
Feb. 9, 2012
Don't sell games, sell self-satisfaction
Don't sell games, sell self-satisfaction
Indie developer Jeff Vogel (Avadon: The Black Fortress) argues that players pay for easy-to-pirate indie games because it makes them feel good to
Feb. 9, 2012
Opinion: My game design hat
Opinion: My game design hat
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Nlogn Information's Charilaos Kalogirou shares the ways he had to "improve the fit" of his game design hat while trying to create an approachable and addictive game.
Feb. 9, 2012