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Fils-Aime: Wii U To Offer Publishers 'Flexible' Online System
Fils-Aime: Wii U To Offer Publishers 'Flexible' Online System
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says the company's upcoming Wii U will offer "a much more flexible system" for online gameplay, allowing publishers to use their own preferred network solution.
July 5, 2011
Viximo Adds Germany's Lokalisten To Social Game Distribution Network
Viximo Adds Germany's Lokalisten To Social Game Distribution Network
Cambridge-based Viximo has added Germany's Lokalisten and Spielwise sites to the lineup of social networks for its game and app distribution platform, adding over 3 million potential users for its selection of social games.
July 5, 2011
Survey: UK Games Market To Reach £3.6B In 2011
Survey: UK Games Market To Reach £3.6B In 2011
A new survey of the consumer games market in the United Kingdom estimates total sales across all formats will total £3.6 billion in 2011, with a drop in console sales drawing the number down slightly from 2010.
July 5, 2011
Zynga Spent $53.3M To Acquire Words With Friends Maker Newtoy
Zynga Spent $53.3M To Acquire Words With Friends Maker Newtoy
Social gaming giant Zynga spent $53.3 million when it bought Words With Friends maker Newtoy last December, the largest in a string of acq
July 5, 2011
Opinion: Why Do Games Publishers Exist?
Opinion: Why Do Games Publishers Exist?
In the age of digital distribution and social marketing, do we need these inflated, expensive, inefficient organizations? Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell gets ready for the revolution.
July 5, 2011
Interview: Yamaoka, Shigihara, And Jackson Play For Japan
Interview: Yamaoka, Shigihara, And Jackson Play For Japan
Gamasutra talks with talented composers Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), Laura Shigihara (Plants vs Zombies), and Woody Jackson (L.A. Noire) about their work and contributions to charity album Play for Japan.
July 5, 2011
Opinion: Stay On Target
Opinion: Stay On Target
Xiotex Studios founder Byron-Atkinson-Jones shares the advantages and disadvantages of small studios working on multiple game projects at the same time, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
July 5, 2011
Feature: Defining 'Fairness' in MMOs
Feature: Defining 'Fairness' in MMOs
In Gamasutra's latest feature, MMO economy expert Simon Ludgate picks apart "fairness" in the context of an MMO, citing examples and speaking to creators such as Ric
July 5, 2011
Gamasutra Adds New Market-Specific Twitter, RSS Feeds
Gamasutra Adds New Market-Specific Twitter, RSS Feeds
Leading 'art, business and science of games' website Gamasutra has added new Twitter and RSS feeds for social, smartphone/tablet, console, serious, and indie games to easier follow game verticals.
July 5, 2011
GDC Online 2011 Debuts First Sessions For Game Narrative Summit
GDC Online 2011 Debuts First Sessions For Game Narrative Summit
GDC Online has revealed the initial lineup for its Game Narrative Summit, which features speakers from Eidos on Deus Ex: Human Revolution's branching narrative, MIT on crafting education-based ARGs, and more.
July 5, 2011
Fat Princess Developers Form New Studio Following Closure
Fat Princess Developers Form New Studio Following Closure
Several core members of Fat Princess creator Titan Studios have formed a new company, Carbon Games, following Titan's closure around one month ago, according to online reports.
July 5, 2011
Texas Funds Elementary Student Nutrition Education Game
Texas Funds Elementary Student Nutrition Education Game
Nonprofit medicine research and education company The Cooper Institute is fighting childhood obesity with The Quest to Lava Mountain, an educational game targeted at grade school children.
July 5, 2011