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Buzz! Creator Relentless Opens Digital Casual Division
Buzz! Creator Relentless Opens Digital Casual Division
Buzz! developer Relentless Software has launched a new digital division within the company, that will focus on developing social and casual games while keeping the console business separate.
Dec. 20, 2011
Triple Town: A Social Game Design Analysis
Triple Town: A Social Game Design Analysis
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday analysis, Vostu lead game designer Raul Aliaga Diaz examines Spry Fox's Triple Town and the match-3 social game's monetization strategy.
Dec. 20, 2011
U.S. Gamers Spent More Outside Of Stores Last Quarter
U.S. Gamers Spent More Outside Of Stores Last Quarter
United States consumers spent approximately $1.64 billion on games outside of the traditional retail channels, bringing total Q3 video game industry spend to just over $4 billion dollars.
Dec. 20, 2011
BioWare's Zeschuk: Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Will Never End'
BioWare's Zeschuk: Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Will Never End'
As part of a new Gamasutra feature, the co-founder of Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare promises that development will continue on the title a
Dec. 20, 2011
Indie Royale's Xmas Bundle Debuts Stardock's Xmas-Themed Elfsquad7 For PC
Indie Royale's Xmas Bundle Debuts Stardock's Xmas-Themed Elfsquad7 For PC
As a special seasonal surprise, Indie Royale's Xmas Bundle is world premiering Stardock and Tykocom's special holiday-themed game Elfsquad7 on PC for all previous and future buyers of its current Bundle.
Dec. 20, 2011
Feds indict 55 people in New York cybercrime ring
Feds indict 55 people in New York cybercrime ring
The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted 55 individuals for operating a $2 million organized cybercrime ring that relied on corrupt employees at companies and institutions to steal personal information of victims.
Dec. 20, 2011
Gamasutra Best Of 2011: Top 5 Overlooked Games
Gamasutra Best Of 2011: Top 5 Overlooked Games
Game Developer magazine EIC Brandon Sheffield looks at the games in 2011 across all platforms that didn't get the critical or commercial recognition they deserved.
Dec. 19, 2011
Opinion: Why On Earth Would We Write Our Own Game Engine?
Opinion: Why On Earth Would We Write Our Own Game Engine?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Blackbird Interactive CTO Yossarian King looks at the various reasons why you might want to (or might not want to) build your own game engine.
Dec. 19, 2011
IKinema Releases Browser Based Animation Tool Beta
IKinema Releases Browser Based Animation Tool Beta
Animation middleware developer IKinema released its free beta for WebAnimate, an"all-in-one platform" enabling developers to retarget and customize animations in their browsers.
Dec. 19, 2011
Nintendo, Tecmo Koei Reveal Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition For DS
Nintendo, Tecmo Koei Reveal Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition For DS
Nintendo subsidiary The Pokemon Company and Tecmo Koei are co-producing Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition, a Nintendo DS SRPG that mashes the two publishers's respective and long-running franchises.
Dec. 19, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Angry Birds, GTA III Battle For Top Chart Spot
Top iPhone Game Apps: Angry Birds, GTA III Battle For Top Chart Spot
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Grand Theft Auto III and Angry Birds to Kick the Buddy and more.
Dec. 19, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: Doodle Jump, Heavy Gunner 3D Head Up Sales Charts
Top Android Game Apps: Doodle Jump, Heavy Gunner 3D Head Up Sales Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Doodle Jump, Heavy Gunner 3D, and Tank Riders currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Dec. 19, 2011