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Release This: Hitman HD Trilogy hits retail stateside
Release This: Hitman HD Trilogy hits retail stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Hitman HD Trilogy to North America and Europe, while PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale debuts in Japan.
Jan. 28, 2013
Oculus Rift prepares to ship 10,000 dev kits
Oculus Rift prepares to ship 10,000 dev kits
In March, Oculus will ship development kits for the most promising virtual reality headset to date to 10,000 backers of its Kickstarter campaign. We spoke to the company to find out how that's going, and what's next.
Jan. 28, 2013
LittleBigPlanet Vita studio wants to publish your indie games
LittleBigPlanet Vita studio wants to publish your indie games
Double Eleven, the Middlesbrough, UK-based studio behind the PS Vita installment of LittleBigPlanet, has branched out into publishing, and will soon publish PSN games from other indie studios.
Jan. 28, 2013
Director J.J. Abrams will keynote 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit with Valve's Newell
Director J.J. Abrams will keynote 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit with Valve's Newell
Film and TV director J.J. Abrams, who is set to director the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, will keynote the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit next week alongside Valve co-founder Gabe Newell.
Jan. 28, 2013
Clash of Clans' 5 keys to success
Clash of Clans' 5 keys to success
With Supercell now raking in more than $1 million a day, Gamasutra talks to Clash of Clans product lead Lasse Louhento about what makes the casual strategy game so popular.
Jan. 28, 2013
Japan's best-selling games of 2012 dominated by Nintendo
Japan's best-selling games of 2012 dominated by Nintendo
Nintendo dominated the top-selling games in Japan during 2012, new data from Media Create shows, with Pokemon Black/White 2 the best-selling game by a long shot.
Jan. 28, 2013
Crytek's new Austin studio could be a second chance for Vigil
Crytek's new Austin studio could be a second chance for Vigil
The Crysis an CryEngine developer's first U.S. presence could be a blessing for a struggling Austin game development community. It will be run by Vigil's former GM and co-owner David Adams.
Jan. 28, 2013
Obituary: Award-winning game composer Normand Corbeil
Obituary: Award-winning game composer Normand Corbeil
"Normand was not only one of the most talented composers of his generation; he was a formidable person, kind and humble," wrote game development studio Quantic Dream of Corbeil's work on Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy.
Jan. 28, 2013
GDC's Game Narrative Summit adds Spec Ops, ZombiU, Ghost Recon talks
GDC's Game Narrative Summit adds Spec Ops, ZombiU, Ghost Recon talks
GDC 2013 has added talks to its new Game Narrative Summit, including mythology for Wii U launch title ZombiU, narrative in Spec Ops: The Line, and authenticity in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.
Jan. 28, 2013
Interview: What Vigil's core team is up to at its new Crytek home
Interview: What Vigil's core team is up to at its new Crytek home
Crytek has long had plans to open a U.S. branch, but the opportunity to do that never really presented itself in such an appealing way as it did when Vigil's talent was up for grabs.
Jan. 28, 2013
Q&A: Crytek owns Homefront - so now what?
Q&A: Crytek owns Homefront - so now what?
It's not often that a studio, deep in development of a game for a publisher, has the opportunity to buy the franchise outright. But this month, Crytek found itself in that unique position.
Jan. 28, 2013
Wipeout vets start new life outside of racing genre
Wipeout vets start new life outside of racing genre
Four key leaders from shuttered Wipeout developer Sony Liverpool turned down opportunities to join larger studios, instead starting the independent studio Sawfly. Here's a quick introduction...
Jan. 28, 2013