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Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $25K To Still Serving Veterans
Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $25K To Still Serving Veterans
Activision's Call of Duty Endowment, which raises money and awareness for military veterans' unemployment, said this week that it donated $25,000 to non-profit group Still Serving Veterans.
Oct. 28, 2010
Adobe's Flash 3D Efforts Powered By TransGaming's SwiftShader
Adobe's Flash 3D Efforts Powered By TransGaming's SwiftShader
Game development software company TransGaming revealed that it is the company behind the 3D rendering technology recently announced for Flash Player and Adobe AIR platforms.
Oct. 28, 2010
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Horror, Casuality, Casualties
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Horror, Casuality, Casualties
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Ben Abraham stretching from pieces on Dead Space 2 through casual trawls through games, to the industry's prob
Oct. 28, 2010
Q&A: Patapon 3 Director On Avoiding 'Needless Complexity' In Sequels
Q&A: Patapon 3 Director On Avoiding 'Needless Complexity' In Sequels
Gamasutra speaks with Patapon 3 director Hiroyuki Kotani to discuss how the team tried to avoid overly complex design, the game's visual evolution, and how music can help attract a worldwide audience.
Oct. 28, 2010
Red 5 Using NaturalMotion's Morpheme Engine For Firefall Animation
Red 5 Using NaturalMotion's Morpheme Engine For Firefall Animation
NaturalMotion announced today that its Morpheme animation engine would be used in Red 5's upcoming free-to-play action MMO Firefall, which is due to hit some time in 2011.
Oct. 28, 2010
Research: Halo: Reach September's Most Discussed Game Online
Research: Halo: Reach September's Most Discussed Game Online
Halo: Reach was the most talked-about game online in September, surpassing previous leader Modern Warfare 2, according analytics that tracked conversations on gaming forums and communities.
Oct. 28, 2010
GameCareerGuide's '15 Disks' Classic Challenge Ends as 'Joy' Begins
GameCareerGuide's '15 Disks' Classic Challenge Ends as 'Joy' Begins
Our sister educational site's staff pick a winner in the latest, very competitive game design challenge -- while launching a
Oct. 28, 2010
Designer's Notebook: Are Games Missing Joy?
Designer's Notebook: Are Games Missing Joy?
In the latest edition of his Designer's Notebook column, design veteran Ernest Adams questions whether games lack joy, and explains how this emotion is distinct from
Oct. 28, 2010
2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Nuovo Award Jury
2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Nuovo Award Jury
Independent Games Festival organizers have announced the jury deciding the 2011 IGF Nuovo Award for 'art games', including notables like Jason Rohrer, Clint Hocking, Rod Humble and Ian Bogost.
Oct. 28, 2010
Dead Rising 2 Ships 2 Million, But Capcom Profits Down
Dead Rising 2 Ships 2 Million, But Capcom Profits Down
As Dead Rising 2 ships 2 million units, Capcom's seeing sales up -- but the title's month delay, a strong yen, and "substantial" underperformance for Lost Planet 2 continue to weigh on the company's profits.
Oct. 28, 2010
City Interactive Licenses CryEngine 3 For Two New FPS Titles
City Interactive Licenses CryEngine 3 For Two New FPS Titles
Warsaw, Poland-based publisher and developer City Interactive has licensed Crytek's CryEngine 3 for the development of two unannounced FPS games it plans to release over the next "couple of years", the companies announced.
Oct. 28, 2010
Mikami Joins ZeniMax With Tango Gameworks Acquisition
Mikami Joins ZeniMax With Tango Gameworks Acquisition
Renowned Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami (Vanquish) will become part of the ZeniMax Media family -- the Bethesda Softworks parent has acquired his Tokyo-based development house, Tango Gameworks.
Oct. 28, 2010