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Top Android Game Apps: Great Little War Game Storms Top Ten
Top Android Game Apps: Great Little War Game Storms Top Ten
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Great Little War Game, Shadowgun, and Turkey Blast Reloaded currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Nov. 21, 2011
Opinion: Post-Agile Production, Part 1
Opinion: Post-Agile Production, Part 1
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, production consultant Keith Fuller argues that video game production is headed into a "post-Agile world" as companies look at the bigger picture.
Nov. 21, 2011
Square Enix Opening Second Montreal Studio For New Hitman, Creating 250 Jobs
Square Enix Opening Second Montreal Studio For New Hitman, Creating 250 Jobs
Square Enix today revealed plans for further expansion in Montréal, Canada, with new jobs at its Deus Ex: Human Revolution house Eidos Montréal, and the creation of a new second studio.
Nov. 21, 2011
Trion Continues Overseas Expansion With Round of New Hirings
Trion Continues Overseas Expansion With Round of New Hirings
Redwood City-based Rift developer and operator Trion Worlds has announced new hirings as part of its move to expand overseas, including two former Electronic Arts marketing employees.
Nov. 21, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Holds Onto Top Of UK Charts Despite Multiple New Releases
Modern Warfare 3 Holds Onto Top Of UK Charts Despite Multiple New Releases
In a week full of new releases, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 managed to hold on to the top spot in the UK software sales charts, despite an 87 percent drop in sales week-over-week.
Nov. 21, 2011
Activision Aiming To Have Console CoD Elite Fixed By December 1
Activision Aiming To Have Console CoD Elite Fixed By December 1
Activision says it hopes to have "everything up and running" for the troubled Call of Duty Elite social and stat-tracking service by December 1, as work continues on the delayed PC version.
Nov. 21, 2011
Disney Nabs Onlive VP As Head Of Social Games
Disney Nabs Onlive VP As Head Of Social Games
Disney Interactive Media Group has hired OnLive VP for games and media John Spinale as its new senior vice president of social games, where he'll lead all aspects of the company's social business, including Playdom.
Nov. 21, 2011
Interview: Inside Square Enix's Major Montreal Expansion
Interview: Inside Square Enix's Major Montreal Expansion
The general manager at Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal and the head of a new Square Enix Montreal studio give Gamasutra the inside story on the newly-announced 250-person expansion plans.
Nov. 21, 2011
Microsoft Launches Kinect Accelerator Initiative
Microsoft Launches Kinect Accelerator Initiative
Microsoft has announced a new initiative called Kinect Accelerator that will provide a number of developers with the tools and resources to create business-focused programs for Kinect.
Nov. 21, 2011
Gree Files Lawsuit Against DeNA Over Antitrust Violation
Gree Files Lawsuit Against DeNA Over Antitrust Violation
Major Japanese social game firm Gree has sued gaming company DeNA for allegedly violating Japanese antitrust law, and is looking to claim damages of ¥1.05 billion ($13.7 million).
Nov. 21, 2011
Opinion: Plagiarism Is Just What We Do!
Opinion: Plagiarism Is Just What We Do!
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, University of Wales senior lecturer Mike Reddy discusses plagiarism in the game industry, and why copying might be what developers do best.
Nov. 21, 2011
Heavy Rain's Portrayal Of Female Lead Just Fine, Says De Fondaumiere
Heavy Rain's Portrayal Of Female Lead Just Fine, Says De Fondaumiere
Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière tells Gamasutra Heavy Rain's female lead Madison has "quite a nice role" despite drawing some flack for being
Nov. 21, 2011