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Opinion: Organic Game Design
Opinion: Organic Game Design
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, The Game Atlas' Stuart Urback discusses how organic architecture can apply to game design, analyzing the organic nature of four games.
Nov. 28, 2011
Fastest-Growing Facebook Games: From CastleVille To Storage Wars
Fastest-Growing Facebook Games: From CastleVille To Storage Wars
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines recently popular games like Zynga's latest title CastleVille, and A&E Networks Digital social game adaptation for TV's Storage Wars.
Nov. 28, 2011
This Week In Japanese News: From Kinect Sales To Game Archives
This Week In Japanese News: From Kinect Sales To Game Archives
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including Kinect's Japanese sales a year after its launch, no support for Game Archives when PS Vita launches, and m
Nov. 28, 2011
How A Baseball Pitcher And Comics Writer Work On Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning
How A Baseball Pitcher And Comics Writer Work On Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning
As part of a new Gamasutra feature interview, art director Tim Coman talks about how Todd McFarlane and Curt Schilling make their contributions to the content an
Nov. 28, 2011
Four people arrested in connection with US terrorist-funded PBX hacking
Four people arrested in connection with US terrorist-funded PBX hacking
The FBI has revealed that four hackers were arrested in the Philippines last week in connection with an organized attack on the clients of telecoms giant AT&T in the US. Newswire reports suggest that the hacker crew was funded by terrorists linked to an Al Qaeda group that carried out the Bali bombings in 2002 and which killed 202 people.
Nov. 28, 2011
Opinion: Test Driven Game Development Experiences
Opinion: Test Driven Game Development Experiences
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Bane Games' Alistair Doulin provides an overview of Test Driven Game Development and how his studio implemented it with iOS game Battle Group.
Nov. 25, 2011
In Pursuit of Hats: This Week In Indie Games
In Pursuit of Hats: 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 real-time strategy game with eggs and chickens, and a platformer about the 'pursuit' of hats.
Nov. 25, 2011
In-Depth: PlayStation Network Analysis, October 2011
In-Depth: PlayStation Network Analysis, October 2011
Console digital editor Ryan Langley examines PlayStation Network's debuts and successes during October 2011, using leaderboard and chart data to analyze their sales and downloads.
Nov. 25, 2011
Exploring 'Untapped' Realms Of Facebook Gaming With Social Dev A Bit Lucky
Exploring 'Untapped' Realms Of Facebook Gaming With Social Dev A Bit Lucky
Social gaming startup A Bit Lucky speaks out on the unexplored opportunities for Facebook game developers, noting that the "extremely young" social market has plenty of room to grow.
Nov. 25, 2011
Gameloft Offering iPads Pre-Loaded With Games As In-Flight Entertainment
Gameloft Offering iPads Pre-Loaded With Games As In-Flight Entertainment
French mobile and digital game publisher Gameloft has announced a deal with Australian air carrier Jetstar, in which Jetstar passengers will have access to iPads with pre-loaded Gameloft titles.
Nov. 25, 2011
UK Trade Body TIGA Launches $150K Games Development Contest
UK Trade Body TIGA Launches $150K Games Development Contest
UK game industry trade group TIGA is set to launch a game developers competition today, that will offer money prizes as a means of building games prototypes and securing funding.
Nov. 25, 2011
Magazine Publisher Future Merges UK, U.S. Branches Following Fiscal Year Losses
Magazine Publisher Future Merges UK, U.S. Branches Following Fiscal Year Losses
British video game magazine company Future Publishing is set to merge its UK and U.S. operations, following a decline in revenue and greater losses year-over-year.
Nov. 25, 2011