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Interview: Totem Games' Cavanagh On Moving From AAA To iPhone
Interview: Totem Games' Cavanagh On Moving From AAA To iPhone
Previously lead designer at the now defunct Bizarre Creations, Matt Cavanagh has formed his own indie studio and is looking to focus on creating local multiplayer iPhone games, he tells Gamasutra.
July 21, 2011
Sony Insurer Sues Over Data Breach Defense Payouts
Sony Insurer Sues Over Data Breach Defense Payouts
A major insurer is claiming in newly filed court papers that it is not responsible to pay costs related to defending 55 different lawsuits surrounding the breaches of Sony's PlayStation and Qriocity servers earlier this year.
July 21, 2011
Analyst: Ubisoft Sales Estimates Too Low For Second Quarter
Analyst: Ubisoft Sales Estimates Too Low For Second Quarter
A new report from Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia notes that, while recently reported Ubisoft earnings for the fiscal first quarter bettered expectations, the company's estimates for the second quarter are far lower than expected.
July 21, 2011
Live Gamer Acquires GamerDNA and BrandPort
Live Gamer Acquires GamerDNA and BrandPort
Online monetization platform Live Gamer has acquired video game ad network gamerDNA Media and advertising platform BrandPort, and is set to form a new business unit from the pairing.
July 21, 2011
Konami's Pro Baseball 2011 Sits Atop Japanese Software Charts
Konami's Pro Baseball 2011 Sits Atop Japanese Software Charts
Konami's Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 topped the Japanese software sales charts in its debut week, while the majority of the top 10 was new software last week, according to data from Media Create.
July 21, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From A Designer's Value To Voice Overs
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From A Designer's Value To Voice Overs
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including another IGDA letter from a a Team Bondi worker, measuring a design'er value, and voice over for produ
July 21, 2011
Develop: New IP Must Be First To Market For Success Says Sumo’s Wilson
Develop: New IP Must Be First To Market For Success Says Sumo’s Wilson
As part of a Gamasutra-attended presentation at the Develop conference today, Gareth Wilson, chief games designer at Sumo Digital, warned that new IP must be first to market, or else aimed away from core gamers.
July 21, 2011
Interview: TGC's Hunicke On Journey's Unique Creative Hallmarks
Interview: TGC's Hunicke On Journey's Unique Creative Hallmarks
ThatGameCompany's Robin Hunicke talks to Gamasutra about Journey's distinctive creative signatures, and the team's practical approach to designing experiences that feel organic.
July 21, 2011
GDC Online 2011 Reveals Riot Games, EverQuest II, Gamification Talks
GDC Online 2011 Reveals Riot Games, EverQuest II, Gamification Talks
GDC Online has debuted major new lectures for the October show in Austin, featuring Riot Games on iterative tool creation, SOE on introducing streaming to EverQuest II, and Bunchball on the essence of gamifica
July 21, 2011
Rift's Hartsman: The Hidden Costs Of Gold Farming Hurt MMOs
Rift's Hartsman: The Hidden Costs Of Gold Farming Hurt MMOs
As part of Gamasutra's latest feature, an in-depth examination of how MMO economies really function, Trion Worlds studio general manager Scott Hartsman explains exactly how gold farmers hurt developers and players.
July 21, 2011
Police swoop on hacktivists in the US, UK and Netherlands
Police swoop on hacktivists in the US, UK and Netherlands
Police and law enforcement officials have swooped on and arrested more than 20 people in the US, the UK and the Netherlands in connection with the spate of LulzSec and AntiSec hacktivist attacks in recent months.
July 21, 2011
Alleged Laval botnet creator arrested in Canada
Alleged Laval botnet creator arrested in Canada
The alleged author of the Laval botnet has been arrested by police in Canada. It is thought that the 24-year-old programmed the malware himself and then infected servers in Canada, the US and beyond, creating a vast network of zombie PCs.
July 21, 2011