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Road to the IGF: Lucky Frame's Bad Hotel
Road to the IGF: Lucky Frame's Bad Hotel
As part of Gamasutra's Road to the IGF series, Lucky Frame's Yann Seznec shares insights into the music-and-building mobile game Bad Hotel, which has been nominated for an audio award.
Jan. 25, 2013
'I failed to find Vigil a home.'
'I failed to find Vigil a home.'
As he walks out the door today, Jason Rubin reflects on his accomplishments -- and, in this case, failures -- during his short tenure during THQ's final days in an interview with Game Informer.
Jan. 25, 2013
Could The Room's success predict a new trend?
Could The Room's success predict a new trend?
Leigh Alexander looks at Fireproof Studios' iPad hit The Room in the context of a legacy of "escape the room" puzzle titles -- and finds massive opportunity for an under-explored iOS genre.
Jan. 25, 2013
Twitter ordered by France to reveal anti-semitic tweeters
Twitter ordered by France to reveal anti-semitic tweeters
A French court yesterday ruled that Twitter must reveal the identities of users who post racist and anti-Semitic comments following demands from the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF).
Jan. 25, 2013
What to check out at CiscoLive if you want to know about BYOD, Unified Access or the Internet of Everything
What to check out at CiscoLive if you want to know about BYOD, Unified Access or the Internet of Everything
If you’re attending CiscoLive London, we’ve got some great talks, challenges (competition where you can win a variety of prizes), and new solutions being launched.  In this blog I’m going...
Jan. 25, 2013
VDI – The Questions You Didn’t Ask (But Really Should)
VDI – The Questions You Didn’t Ask (But Really Should)
There’s no shortage of content out there (a quick Google search easily confirms this) when it comes to looking for vendor-originated material touting the
Jan. 25, 2013
Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 5: Service Catalog and Management (and free white paper)
Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 5: Service Catalog and Management (and free white paper)
I introduced the Cisco Domain TenSM framework for data center and cloud transformation back in December, and after my previous blog discussing "Domain 4:
Jan. 25, 2013
Journey, Dishonored, The Walking Dead lead Choice Awards nominations
Journey, Dishonored, The Walking Dead lead Choice Awards nominations
The 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards nominees are led by Journey, Dishonored, and The Walking Dead, with the winners revealed at GDC this March.
Jan. 24, 2013
Video: Will Wright remembers his first game, Raid on Bungeling Bay
Video: Will Wright remembers his first game, Raid on Bungeling Bay
He may be known today as the creator of SimCity, The Sims and Spore, but Will Wright's career began with a fondly remembered helicopter arcade game for computer publisher Broderbund.
Jan. 24, 2013
Double Fine's The Cave: What the critics are saying
Double Fine's The Cave: What the critics are saying
This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Ron Gilbert and Double Fine Productions' puzzle-adventure game The Cave, which reviewers describe as "entertaining, surprising, and inventive."
Jan. 24, 2013
MMO devs will lose the fight against content churn, says SOE's Smedley
MMO devs will lose the fight against content churn, says SOE's Smedley
"The days when companies can make content [generation] the number one strategy, in the kinds of games we make, are over, because we can't win the war," says SOE CEO John Smedley. So what are the other options?
Jan. 24, 2013
THQ sell-off official: Here's how much money changed hands
THQ sell-off official: Here's how much money changed hands
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court today approved the sale of the majority of publisher THQ's assets, revealing how much each company paid to get their hands on THQ's studios and IPs.
Jan. 24, 2013