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GarageGames Releases Torque 3D Engine Version 1.2
GarageGames Releases Torque 3D Engine Version 1.2
GarageGames has released the latest version of its popular Torque 3D engine, adding new art, new tutorials and new features for gameplay elements, along with a new first-person shooter development tutorial.
Nov. 18, 2011
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today revealed the nominees for its 2011 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, with the award due to be presented to the winning team later this month.
Nov. 18, 2011
League of Legends Passes 32.5M Registrations, 11.5M Monthly Players
League of Legends Passes 32.5M Registrations, 11.5M Monthly Players
Riot Games' popular free-to-play online strategy game League of Legends now boasts over 32.5 million registered players, according to developer Riot Games, with 11.5 million of those playing each month.
Nov. 18, 2011
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
Nordic Games' Wii-based karoke series We Sing has now reached 1 million worldwide sales, the company revealed at an event for the newest release, We sing UK Hits.
Nov. 18, 2011
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
A new survey of the video game market by the Cowen Group suggests that the rise of cheap and free social and mobile games hasn't significantly impacted the market for traditional console games.
Nov. 18, 2011
Pac-Man Fever's Gary Garcia Passes Away
Pac-Man Fever's Gary Garcia Passes Away
Gary Garcia, one-half of pop music duo Buckner & Garcia and co-creator of early '80s hit single "Pac-Man Fever", has passed away at his home in Englewood, Florida yesterday.
Nov. 18, 2011
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of November 18
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of November 18
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from game industry figures such as Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot, Tale of Tales' Auriea Harvey, Kongregate's Jim Greer and more in this new weekly roundup.
Nov. 18, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Microsoft, Sucker Punch Productions, and Digital Extremes.
Nov. 18, 2011
Borderlands Dev Gearbox's Brand New Office
Borderlands Dev Gearbox's Brand New Office
Plano, Texas-based Gearbox Software (Borderlands, Duke Nukem Forever) has secured a new 61,000-square-foot space inside a new Dallas-area project.
Nov. 18, 2011
Rockstar's Dan Houser: We 'Take A Little Bit Of Time' To Decide On A Sequel
Rockstar's Dan Houser: We 'Take A Little Bit Of Time' To Decide On A Sequel
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, the Rockstar VP and GTA producer explains one reason the company is slow to sequel -- and why we're seeing _Max
Nov. 18, 2011
GDC 2012 Debuts Level Design, Writing, Startup, Tech Art Tutorials
GDC 2012 Debuts Level Design, Writing, Startup, Tech Art Tutorials
Organizers of GDC 2012 have debuted initial full-day tutorials for the March event in San Francisco, featuring full-day sessions on game writing, level design, studio startups, and much more.
Nov. 18, 2011
Border control specialist says more needs to be done with passenger history
Border control specialist says more needs to be done with passenger history
As the ongoing furore over the relaxation of security at UK border crossings continues with politicians name-calling the UK’s border control agency, a leading biometric and border control specialist says that more needs to be done behind the scenes to boost the UK’s security.
Nov. 18, 2011