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Zynga Expanding Into Ireland
Zynga Expanding Into Ireland
Following news of Zynga's plans to found a Seattle studio, the developer of Farmville and Mafia Wars said it is continuing to expand its operations, this time into Ireland, according to reports out of the country.
Oct. 25, 2010
Crave Games To Publish Cartoon Network Game For 3DS
Crave Games To Publish Cartoon Network Game For 3DS
Crave Games announced a new game using Cartoon Network properties from Ben 10 to Samurai Jack through Dexter's Laboratory and beyond as "one of the first games for the Nintendo 3DS."
Oct. 25, 2010
Adobe Adding 3D Flash Game Hardware Acceleration, Expanding AIR Support
Adobe Adding 3D Flash Game Hardware Acceleration, Expanding AIR Support
Adobe has announced a new set of APIs enabling hardware-based 3D acceleration for Flash and AIR games, also debuting a new version of AIR that supports devices including TVs and many mobile phones.
Oct. 25, 2010
CA State Senator Yee Defends Violent Game Law Ahead Of Supreme Court
CA State Senator Yee Defends Violent Game Law Ahead Of Supreme Court
Just over a week before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. EMA, California State Senator Leland Yee has laid out his case in support of the restrictions on violent game sales in his law.
Oct. 25, 2010
Report: Some MySpace Games Sharing User IDs With Advertisers
Report: Some MySpace Games Sharing User IDs With Advertisers
In the wake of recent Facebook privacy breaches, a new report finds some MySpace apps -- including some games -- are sharing user ID data with advertisers, in violation of MySpace's terms of service.
Oct. 25, 2010
ChangYou's Q3 Revenues Up 25% To Record $85.6M
ChangYou's Q3 Revenues Up 25% To Record $85.6M
Chinese online game developer and operator ChangYou (Immortal Faith) reported record revenues of $85.6 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2010, up 25 percent over the same period last year.
Oct. 25, 2010
Sony Drops PSP Go Price For Japan, U.S.
Sony Drops PSP Go Price For Japan, U.S.
Media reports have revealed that Sony is cutting the price of the UMD-free PSP Go in Japan and the U.S., reducing the respective retail costs in the regions to ¥16,800 ($208) and $199.
Oct. 25, 2010
Nintendo's Fils-Aime: 'Apple Can Hurt Us More Than Microsoft'
Nintendo's Fils-Aime: 'Apple Can Hurt Us More Than Microsoft'
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has said that, with 14.1 million iPhones sold in the last quarter, Nintendo's main competitor today is Apple, a rival that could "absolutely hurt us more than Microsoft."
Oct. 25, 2010
Interview: Bigpoint's Adventures With Unity
Interview: Bigpoint's Adventures With Unity
Gamasutra speaks to Ruined Online developer Bigpoint about why Unity's the team's best bet -- and company shares advantages, disadvantages and best practices for working with the popular middleware.
Oct. 25, 2010
El Shaddai Director 'Doesn't Want To Follow' Western Ways
El Shaddai Director 'Doesn't Want To Follow' Western Ways
As Japanese companies struggle to make their games globally appealing, Japan-based El Shaddai director Takeyasu Sawaki tells Gamasutra, "I want to make someth
Oct. 25, 2010
Game Developer Reveals Its '20 Companies To Watch' For 2010-2011
Game Developer Reveals Its '20 Companies To Watch' For 2010-2011
Sister publication Game Developer magazine has announced twenty 'companies to watch' for 2010-2011, from Arkane through CCP to Runic -- Gamasutra lays out the full list of honorees here.
Oct. 25, 2010
Microsoft's Spencer: No 'Mandate' For First-Parties To Use Kinect
Microsoft's Spencer: No 'Mandate' For First-Parties To Use Kinect
Microsoft's Phil Spencer told Gamasutra that there's no mandate for first-party devs to create Kinect games, but the company would rather show developers "the opportunity that’s there" to innovate.
Oct. 25, 2010