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Opinion: Game Developers Should Love Their Pirates
Opinion: Game Developers Should Love Their Pirates
In this Gamasutra opinion piece, Tadhg Kelly tackles the issue of making money in the face of piracy, offering advice to help developers earn what they deserve, without the need for restrictive DRM.
Feb. 14, 2011
Longtime UK Developer The Code Monkeys Shutting Down
Longtime UK Developer The Code Monkeys Shutting Down
Yorkshire-based game developer The Code Monkeys -- developer of games on platforms ranging from the ZX81 to the iPad -- is shutting down after nearly a quarter of a century, the company confirmed.
Feb. 14, 2011
Ubisoft Beats Q3 Sales Forecast, New Assassin's Creed Coming Next Fiscal Year
Ubisoft Beats Q3 Sales Forecast, New Assassin's Creed Coming Next Fiscal Year
Ubisoft said it beat Q3 sales forecasts, generating 600 million euros ($809.6 million), up 21 percent, as Assassin's Creed Brotherhood shipped 6.5 million units and dance games shipped 10.5 million.
Feb. 14, 2011
Killzone 3, Crysis 2 Hit Torrent Sites Prior To Official Launch
Killzone 3, Crysis 2 Hit Torrent Sites Prior To Official Launch
Illegitimate versions of Sony and Guerrilla's Killzone 3 were leaked on torrent sites over the past week, while EA and Crytek's upcoming Crysis 2 hit piracy sites over a month before launch.
Feb. 14, 2011
High Moon Studios Developing Transformers Movie Tie-In
High Moon Studios Developing Transformers Movie Tie-In
High Moon Studios is developing the high-definition console versions of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a video game prologue to the events of the upcoming Transformers film.
Feb. 14, 2011
Report: Zynga Valued Between $7-9B
Report: Zynga Valued Between $7-9B
Social game developer Zynga is talking with potential backers about raising around $250 million in a new round of funding that could value the CityVille/FarmVille company at between $7 billion and $9 billion.
Feb. 14, 2011
DC Universe Online PS3 Discs Locked To Single Account
DC Universe Online PS3 Discs Locked To Single Account
Sony Online Entertainment has disclosed that copies of its PS3 MMORPG DC Universe Online can only be linked to a single account, effectively preventing users from reselling, trading, or renting the game.
Feb. 14, 2011
Bill Roper: Publisher Funding For Largescale MMOs 'Just Doesn't Work'
Bill Roper: Publisher Funding For Largescale MMOs 'Just Doesn't Work'
Talking to Gamasutra, ex-Blizzard and Flagship veteran Bill Roper has offered sharp criticisms of publisher funding models for larger MMOs that are "not sustainab
Feb. 14, 2011
GDC 2011 Highlights O'Donnell, Shanda, Moriarty Talks, Expands Capacity
GDC 2011 Highlights O'Donnell, Shanda, Moriarty Talks, Expands Capacity
GDC 2011 organizers are highlighting key talks from Bungie's Marty O'Donnell, Shanda CEO Alan Tan, and Loom creator Brian Moriarty, also revealing an expansion into Moscone West for this year's show.
Feb. 14, 2011
DICE 2011: The Gamasutra Coverage Round-Up
DICE 2011: The Gamasutra Coverage Round-Up
Gamasutra rounds up its extensive on-site coverage of last week's DICE Summit 2011, which included talks from companies like Polyphony Digital, BioWare, Zynga, NPD, 5th Cell and more.
Feb. 14, 2011
Newell: Valve More Profitable Per Employee Than Apple, Google
Newell: Valve More Profitable Per Employee Than Apple, Google
Valve is now 250 employees strong, and company founder Gabe Newell says it's "tremendously profitable" -- more profitable per employee than Google and Apple, according to media reports.
Feb. 14, 2011
Microsoft's Ballmer Highlights Possible Windows Phone 7, Kinect Integration
Microsoft's Ballmer Highlights Possible Windows Phone 7, Kinect Integration
At a keynote at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft chief exec Steve Ballmer showed a tech demo of the company's Windows 7 phones integrated with a game of Rally Ball on Xbox 360's Kinect.
Feb. 14, 2011