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Release This: Karaoke Revolution, Carnival Games Sequels Debut Stateside
Release This: Karaoke Revolution, Carnival Games Sequels Debut Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 and Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do to North American store shelves.
April 4, 2011
2011 Games for Health Conference Reveals Keynote, Initial Speaker Lineup
2011 Games for Health Conference Reveals Keynote, Initial Speaker Lineup
Organizers of the 2011 Games for Health Conference revealed that this year's opening keynote will be delivered by Positive Psychology founder Dr. Martin Seligman, who will speak on games' psychological benefits.
April 4, 2011
Opinion: FileSystemWatcher - A Cool Thing I Didn’t Know About Until Recently
Opinion: FileSystemWatcher - A Cool Thing I Didn’t Know About Until Recently
Q-Games' (PixelJunk) Ben Carter talks about how the FileSystemWatcher utility has made a "massive difference" to his studio's build system, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
April 4, 2011
Tretton: Japan Quake May Delay Sony's NGP Past 2011 In Some Regions
Tretton: Japan Quake May Delay Sony's NGP Past 2011 In Some Regions
SCEA president Jack Tretton said production delays caused by the recent Japanese earthquake may delay the release of the company's code-named Next Generation Portable past the end of the year in some regions.
April 4, 2011
EVE Online Players Raise Over $44,000 For Japanese Aid
EVE Online Players Raise Over $44,000 For Japanese Aid
Players in EVE Online, CCP's science-fiction MMORPG, donated $44,607.50 over the past two weeks to help those affected by Japan's recent earthquakes and tsunamis.
April 4, 2011
Hacker Group Anonymous Threatens Sony Sites Over PS3 Hacking Lawsuit
Hacker Group Anonymous Threatens Sony Sites Over PS3 Hacking Lawsuit
Anonymous, the hacker group responsible for recent attacks against PayPal and Amazon, announced its intentions to attack Sony websites in retaliation for the legal actions against PS3 hackers. [UPDATE: Group gathering employees' personal informatio
April 4, 2011
In-Depth: Bigpoint's Hubertz Talks Bastings Hire, Mobile Market Entrance
In-Depth: Bigpoint's Hubertz Talks Bastings Hire, Mobile Market Entrance
Gamasutra talks to online game firm Bigpoint's two joint CEOs -- with Heiko Hubertz spearheading U.S. operations, while Discovery Networks EMEA vet Arthur Bastings takes over in Europe.
April 4, 2011
Interview: Moonshot Games On Fallen Frontier, Moving From AAA To indie
Interview: Moonshot Games On Fallen Frontier, Moving From AAA To indie
After moving from Bungie into indie development, Moonshot Games' managing director Michel Bastien talks about the concept of Fallen Frontier, the formation of the indie studio, and the team members' new lives as indies.
April 4, 2011
Virtuos: Game Developers Increasingly Open To Code Outsourcing
Virtuos: Game Developers Increasingly Open To Code Outsourcing
Code outsourcing doesn't have the best reputation, but Shanghai-based outsourcing firm Virtuos argues, "there's absolutely no reason why it could not work for the games
April 4, 2011
Avast Software reports almost 750,000 alleged pirates of single license key
Avast Software reports almost 750,000 alleged pirates of single license key
Avast Software has revealed that just under 750,000 pirates are using the pay-for security software license details of an Arizona bar association with more than 1,500 legal professionals on its books.
April 4, 2011
Spammers targeting Kroger customers in the US
Spammers targeting Kroger customers in the US
Reports show that the email customer list of Kroger, one of the major supermarket chains in the US, has fallen into the hands of hackers, who are said to be spamming the list with large volumes of unwanted messages.
April 4, 2011
iPhone/iPad 4.3.1 untethered jailbreak arrives
iPhone/iPad 4.3.1 untethered jailbreak arrives
Cellcos selling network locked iPhones and iPads have woken up this morning to news that the famous iPhone Dev Team have released an 'untethered' jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1, the latest version of the operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
April 4, 2011