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Nintendo UK Head Yarnton Chairs August 2011's Edinburgh Interactive Festival
Nintendo UK Head Yarnton Chairs August 2011's Edinburgh Interactive Festival
Organizers for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival in Scotland confirmed Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton as the new chairman for the event, taking place August 11 and 12, 2011.
Dec. 16, 2010
Gaikai 'Not Concerned' With Onlive's Cloud Gaming Patent
Gaikai 'Not Concerned' With Onlive's Cloud Gaming Patent
David Perry, CEO of cloud gaming company Gaikai, said he is "not concerned" that a recent patent awarded to fellow streaming game firm OnLive could hinder competition in remote server gaming.
Dec. 16, 2010
CityVille, Zuma Blitz Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
CityVille, Zuma Blitz Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines the explosive growth of recently released hits like Zynga's CityVille and PopCap Games' Zuma Blitz.
Dec. 16, 2010
Nexon Chooses PlaySpan's Monetization Platform, UltimatePay
Nexon Chooses PlaySpan's Monetization Platform, UltimatePay
MapleStory publisher Nexon America has selected PlaySpan's Monetization-As-A-Service platform and UltimatePay service for managing sales of NX (Nexon Cash), the virtual currency used in all of its free-to-play titles.
Dec. 16, 2010
Play140 Launching Public Beta For Twitter, SMS Games
Play140 Launching Public Beta For Twitter, SMS Games
Cambridge-based start-up Play140 announced the beta launch of its first three social games playable through Twitter and text messages: T.A.G. (The Acronym Game), Be Greedy, and Robot Smash Battle.
Dec. 16, 2010
Analysis: How Choice Works - And Doesn't Work - In Disney Epic Mickey
Analysis: How Choice Works - And Doesn't Work - In Disney Epic Mickey
Gamasutra's Jeffrey Matulef explores how choice works (and doesn't work) in Warren Spector's Disney Epic Mickey, concluding: "it's a step in the right direction, but hardly the revolution that was promised."
Dec. 16, 2010
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Developers
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Developers
Another look at the best of 2010 in Gamasutra's continuing series -- this time putting the year's best developers in the limelight, in a year which saw the possibilities for games explode.
Dec. 16, 2010
Boyd: Spotty Results For XBL Indie Games Winter Uprising Promotion
Boyd: Spotty Results For XBL Indie Games Winter Uprising Promotion
Promotion creator and indie developer Robert Boyd said the Indie Games Winter Uprising event has seen only mixed success, thanks partly to troubles with Microsoft's submission process for the service.
Dec. 16, 2010
Take-Two's Talks 'Milestone' Year, 'Prospective' Kinect Support
Take-Two's Talks 'Milestone' Year, 'Prospective' Kinect Support
Calling the profitable period ending October 31 "a milestone year for Take-Two," the GTA publisher's earnings call also included comments on "prospective" Kinect support and healthy PS3/Xbox 360 growth.
Dec. 16, 2010
BioWare Takes Unique Approach To PS3 Mass Effect 2 Character History
BioWare Takes Unique Approach To PS3 Mass Effect 2 Character History
BioWare is taking an interesting approach to helping PS3 players get up to speed when Mass Effect 2 launches in January 2010 -- an interactive comic that helps them build a history for their character.
Dec. 16, 2010
Speed Network To Air Gran Turismo 5 Reality Show
Speed Network To Air Gran Turismo 5 Reality Show
Sony and Polyphony Digital are running a massive race competition around recently-released Gran Turismo 5, partnering with car maker Nissan on a multi-phase gaming event -- televised as a reality show.
Dec. 16, 2010
Google's Chris Pruett On Meeting Android Playtesting Hurdles
Google's Chris Pruett On Meeting Android Playtesting Hurdles
Google game developer advocate Chris Pruett explains how he met the challenge of gathering player metrics for his first Android game, without having to watch ov
Dec. 16, 2010