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Halfbrick's Sydney Studio State-Funded, Working On New Fruit Ninja
Halfbrick's Sydney Studio State-Funded, Working On New Fruit Ninja
A new branch of Australian developer and publisher Halfbrick, maker of popular iOS game Fruit Ninja, is being funded as part of New South Wales' 3 million Australian dollar Interactive Media Fund.
Dec. 5, 2011
Opinion: Procedural Generation Cost Analysis
Opinion: Procedural Generation Cost Analysis
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, student developer Tyler Coleman examines the questions devs should consider for procedurally generated content in their projects.
Dec. 5, 2011
Gree Lifts Veil On New Social Gaming Platform
Gree Lifts Veil On New Social Gaming Platform
When Japanese mobile social game developer and network operator GREE releases its new platform in the second quarter of 2012, it will feature a "fully borderless system" and new developer tools.
Dec. 5, 2011
12 iOS Indie Devs Pledge Sales To Charities
12 iOS Indie Devs Pledge Sales To Charities
As part of a "12 Indie Apps For Christmas" campaign, a dozen independent iOS developers have each pledged 25 percent of December sales from their games to either the Child's Play or Doctors Without Borders charities.
Dec. 5, 2011
Japan's Gumi Raises Nearly $26M For Gree Social Games
Japan's Gumi Raises Nearly $26M For Gree Social Games
One of the biggest Japanese publishers on Gree's mobile social games network, Gumi (Yakuza Wars, Pirate Wars), raised ¥2 billion, or $25.7 million, in a new investment round last week.
Dec. 5, 2011
Russian media, election watchdog silenced through cyberattacks
Russian media, election watchdog silenced through cyberattacks
Russian media outlets and an election watchdog said they were the targets of cyberattacks during the recent Russian elections.
Dec. 5, 2011
Xenoblade's North American Release A Victory For Fans And The Medium Both
Xenoblade's North American Release A Victory For Fans And The Medium Both
Gamasutra's Christian Nutt discusses why the North American release of the outstanding Xenoblade Chronicles means more than you might think.
Dec. 2, 2011
The Craft of Game Systems: Powerful, Flexible Systems
The Craft of Game Systems: Powerful, Flexible Systems
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday piece, Microsoft game designer Daniel Achterman examines what developers should keep in mind when attempting to build powerful and flexible -- yet simple -- game systems.
Dec. 2, 2011
Have a Heart, The Show Must Go On: This Week In Indie Games
Have a Heart, The Show Must Go On: This Week In Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a 2D adventure game set in space and a re-release of Pixel's indie platformer Cave Story.
Dec. 2, 2011
Facebook Commits To HTML5 With Mobile Developer Relations Hire
Facebook Commits To HTML5 With Mobile Developer Relations Hire
Today, Facebook further emphasized its commitment to HTML5 and mobile development by announcing it has hired web developer James Pearce as the company's new mobile head of developer relations.
Dec. 2, 2011
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Registers 1 Million Players
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Registers 1 Million Players
Seven months after its debut this April, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online -- the kid-friendly MMO from Gazillion Entertainment and The Amazing Society -- has surpassed 1 million users.
Dec. 2, 2011
Major Layoffs As Day 1 Studios Loses Konami Publishing Deal
Major Layoffs As Day 1 Studios Loses Konami Publishing Deal
F.E.A.R. 3 and MechAssault developer Day 1 Studios has been forced to lay off 95 percent of one of its development teams as a result of losing a publishing deal with Japanese game company Konami.
Dec. 2, 2011