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Funtactix, Paramount Releasing Rango Online Game With 'The World' Platform
Funtactix, Paramount Releasing Rango Online Game With 'The World' Platform
Browser-based game developer Funtactix announced that it is releasing Rango: The World, an online game based on Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies' upcoming animated feature film.
Feb. 10, 2011
Kontagent Now Tracking 100 Million Monthly Facebook Users
Kontagent Now Tracking 100 Million Monthly Facebook Users
Kontagent, which provides an analytics platform for social game and app developers, announced that it is now tracking more than 100 million monthly active Facebook users, or one in every six users on the social network.
Feb. 10, 2011
Lawmakers Ask FTC To Investigate Apple, Google's In-App Purchases
Lawmakers Ask FTC To Investigate Apple, Google's In-App Purchases
Following recent complaints and reports about accidental charges in mobile games, several democratic lawmakers are urging the Federal Trade Commission to review in-app purchases on Apple and Google/Android devices.
Feb. 10, 2011
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor to Keynote at Texas Game On! 2011
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor to Keynote at Texas Game On! 2011
Organizers of the annual Game On! Texas conference announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will deliver a keynote speech addressing the importance of game-based education at the event in April.
Feb. 10, 2011
Interview: Bigpoint's Big Plans Begin With Battlestar Galactica
Interview: Bigpoint's Big Plans Begin With Battlestar Galactica
Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz speaks to Gamasutra about his company's first big U.S.-targeted launch -- this week's Battlestar Galactica -- how it plans to attack the American market, the fate of Planet Moon, and more.
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: Richard Garriott Talks Space Flight, Carmack Team-Up
DICE 2011: Richard Garriott Talks Space Flight, Carmack Team-Up
Richard Garriott is helping fund John Carmack of id Software's drive to popularize private space flight, alongside making social games, which will represent his "new empire."
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: Ubisoft's Raymond Says Games Are 'Becoming The Water Cooler'
DICE 2011: Ubisoft's Raymond Says Games Are 'Becoming The Water Cooler'
Jade Raymond, onetime producer on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, is now leading Ubisoft Toronto as managing director, guiding the studio's direction. But this time the studio is looking further into the social space.
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: Kung Fu Panda’s John Stevenson On Love Driving Work
DICE 2011: Kung Fu Panda’s John Stevenson On Love Driving Work
In one of the few D.I.C.E. Summit talks not explicitly focused on game development, Kung Fu Panda co-creator John Stevenson shared film industry lessons that he hoped would inspire the audience to do their best work.
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: NPD's Frazier Sees Tech Driving New Experiences, Growth
DICE 2011: NPD's Frazier Sees Tech Driving New Experiences, Growth
Speaking at the 2011 DICE Summit this morning, NPD analyst Anita Frazier said new technology is driving growth in the game market. But she argued that technology for its own sake is not enough to excite consumers.
Feb. 10, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Will Of The Silent Protagonist
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Will Of The Silent Protagonist
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks including a look at the power of the silent protagonist to an analysis of player agency via Quick-Time Events.
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: Mark Cerny On The Death Of The $50 Million Game
DICE 2011: Mark Cerny On The Death Of The $50 Million Game
With the console industry contracting, Mark Cerny used a D.I.C.E. Summit talk to address how the industry is going to have to learn how to reduce project budgets from current historic highs.
Feb. 10, 2011
New Publisher Outplay Entertainment To Create 150 Jobs in Dundee
New Publisher Outplay Entertainment To Create 150 Jobs in Dundee
Outplay Entertainment, a new games publisher based in Dundee, Scotland, is to receive £2.25 million from the Scottish Government, creating 150 jobs and encouraging growth in the Scottish video games industry.
Feb. 10, 2011