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Indie Dev Tuna Technologies Founders Shrink Company To Two
Indie Dev Tuna Technologies Founders Shrink Company To Two
The founders of independent Yorkshire-based boutique developer Tuna Technologies announced today they are restructuring the company to include just two employees -- themselves.
Nov. 17, 2010
AIAS Announces Randy Pausch And Mark Beaumont Scholarship Recipients
AIAS Announces Randy Pausch And Mark Beaumont Scholarship Recipients
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences today announced the four recipients of its annual Randy Pausch and Mark Beaumont Scholarships, who will each receive $2,500 to put towards their game-related education.
Nov. 17, 2010
Opinion: Gaming and Confronting Our Humanity
Opinion: Gaming and Confronting Our Humanity
In this opinion piece, Gamasutra correspondent Richard Clark looks at the ways games can make us acutely aware of our own humanity -- in games ranging from Braid to Far Cry 2.
Nov. 17, 2010
UK-Based RuneScape Dev Jagex Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
UK-Based RuneScape Dev Jagex Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit brought against RuneScape developer Jagex, but not before the UK studio spent a purported seven figures defending itself.
Nov. 17, 2010
Zynga Unveils CityVille, First International Launch
Zynga Unveils CityVille, First International Launch
FarmVille and FrontierVille developer Zynga has announced CityVille, the company's first title to receive an international launch, which will become available with a public beta "in the coming weeks".
Nov. 17, 2010
Gaikai Cloud-Based Games Service Enters Open Beta With 11,000 Public Users
Gaikai Cloud-Based Games Service Enters Open Beta With 11,000 Public Users
Gaikai founder Dave Perry has announced that the cloud-based gaming service has entered open beta, with 11,000 invitations going out to selected members of the public over the past 48 hours.
Nov. 17, 2010
Analyst Reveals October U.S. Console Sales - iPod Touch 'Cannibalizing' Handhelds?
Analyst Reveals October U.S. Console Sales - iPod Touch 'Cannibalizing' Handhelds?
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter breaks out October's U.S. console sales figures, examining why Wii and PS3 struggled while Xbox 360 grew -- and suggesting iPod Touch is "cannibalizing" handheld hardware.
Nov. 17, 2010
Fallout: New Vegas Gets Xbox 360-Exclusive DLC In December
Fallout: New Vegas Gets Xbox 360-Exclusive DLC In December
In another DLC exclusivity win for Microsoft, Bethesda Softworks says it'll release the first DLC package for Fallout: New Vegas, titled Dead Money, on Xbox Live on December 21.
Nov. 17, 2010
October Software: Medal of Honor Sells 1M, Tony Hawk A 'Virtual No-Show'
October Software: Medal of Honor Sells 1M, Tony Hawk A 'Virtual No-Show'
1 million Medal of Honor units sold in October, a "virtual no-show" for Tony Hawk: Shred and other disappointments weighed on the month's software sales -- but Take-Two's NBA 2K11 outperformed.
Nov. 17, 2010
Interview: Klei's Cheng Talks Life After Shank
Interview: Klei's Cheng Talks Life After Shank
Now that Shank is well past its late summer launch and received a wide-ranging critical reception, we catch up with Klei's Jamie Cheng to reflect on the interesting journey of a small project gone big.
Nov. 17, 2010
Independent Games Festival, Babycastles Announce New York IGF Exhibit
Independent Games Festival, Babycastles Announce New York IGF Exhibit
The Independent Games Festival and New York indie game space Babycastles are teaming up for a free exhibit featuring IGF 2010-winning games from Monaco through Tuning this November 18th to November 27th.
Nov. 17, 2010
GameCareerGuide: Latest Results Bring Joy, New Challenge Goes Classic
GameCareerGuide: Latest Results Bring Joy, New Challenge Goes Classic
Education-focused site GameCareerGuide announces the latest Game Design Challenge results, which are based around the concept of Joy, while ushering in a
Nov. 17, 2010