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Schell Brings Craft Culture To Games With Puzzle Clubhouse
Schell Brings Craft Culture To Games With Puzzle Clubhouse
Viral media and craft culture online present fascinating new opportunities for user-generated gaming -- Jesse Schell talks to us about Puzzle Clubhouse, a collaborative game design project.
Dec. 29, 2011
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Surprises
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Surprises
Continuing our 2011 retrospective, editor-at-large Leigh Alexander rounds up the year's five biggest surprising events -- from closures following successes to unexpected hardware performance.
Dec. 29, 2011
Opinion: Skyrim And Gaming's Old School Myth And Legend
Opinion: Skyrim And Gaming's Old School Myth And Legend
Remember what game culture was like in the weird old days, before information was plentiful and the internet connected all? Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander looks at what Skyrim reminds us we've missed.
Dec. 29, 2011
India's Paladion to set up cybercrime monitoring hub in Oman
India's Paladion to set up cybercrime monitoring hub in Oman
Indian information security firm Paladion Networks has announced plans to set up a dedicated hub in Oman to monitor and respond to cybercrime in the sultanate.
Dec. 29, 2011
No rogue certificates were issued by Comodohacker, says GlobalSign
No rogue certificates were issued by Comodohacker, says GlobalSign
After an extensive review, Belgian certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign said that no rogue certificates were issued and no customer data were exposed as the result of a breach disclosed in September.
Dec. 29, 2011
Critical Reception: Nintendo/Intelligent Systems' Pushmo
Critical Reception: Nintendo/Intelligent Systems' Pushmo
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Intelligent Systems' 3DS puzzler Pushmo, which reviewers describe as "the best downloadable game Nintendo's ever offered in any format."
Dec. 28, 2011
Angry Birds, GTA III Lead Post-Holiday iOS Charts
Angry Birds, GTA III Lead Post-Holiday iOS Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Grand Theft Auto III and Angry Birds earning top iPhone sales, while The Sims: FreePlay and Atari's Greatest Hits emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Dec. 28, 2011
Skyward Sword Sells Less Than 320K In Its Japanese Holiday Debut
Skyward Sword Sells Less Than 320K In Its Japanese Holiday Debut
Along with all PS Vita games, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has completely fallen off the top software sales charts in Japan, selling less than 320,000 copies in its debut holiday month.
Dec. 28, 2011
Silicon Knights Suffers Setback In Suit Against Epic
Silicon Knights Suffers Setback In Suit Against Epic
Silicon Knights suffered a setback in its lawsuit against Epic Games after a judge granted a motion to exclude the reports and testimony of an analyst that was key to the developer's case.
Dec. 28, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: GTA III Overtakes Longtime Chart Leader Cut The Rope
Top Android Game Apps: GTA III Overtakes Longtime Chart Leader Cut The Rope
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Grand Theft Auto III, Cut the Rope, and Fruit Ninja currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Dec. 28, 2011
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Mobile Games
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Mobile Games
From quirky puzzle games and psychedelic rhythm titles, to sleek arcade platformers, Gamasutra news editor Tom Curtis highlights the five best mobile games of 2011.
Dec. 28, 2011
Coco Girl Dev MetroGames Faces Allegations, 'Financial Problems'
Coco Girl Dev MetroGames Faces Allegations, 'Financial Problems'
The COO for Playdom-funded social and mobile game developer MetroGames tells Gamasutra the studio is "facing serious financial problems," as sources close to the studio allege employee "extortion."
Dec. 28, 2011