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Learn to break into the Korean mobile market at GDC China
Learn to break into the Korean mobile market at GDC China
At next week's GDC China in Shanghai, Neowiz's Eliot Shin will offer advice to help other developers launch a successful mobile game in the lucrative Korean market.
Nov. 13, 2012
Players won't pay just because they like your game
Players won't pay just because they like your game
Idealistic free-to-play developers Flippfly had to face reality when their app, Monkey Drum got great ratings but generated little cash: you need to leave them wanting more.
Nov. 13, 2012
ISACA tackles biometrics, cybersecurity with latest IT audit programs
ISACA tackles biometrics, cybersecurity with latest IT audit programs
To help IT auditors stay up to date with the latest organizational requirements, ISACA has published three new customizable IT audit/assurance programs. They cover cybercrime detection and prevention, the use of biometrics, e-commerce security, and the implementation of virtual private networks (VPNs).
Nov. 13, 2012
Video: How social games evolved between FarmVille and CityVille
Video: How social games evolved between FarmVille and CityVille
Zynga's Mark Skaggs discusses the lessons he learned between launching FarmVille and CityVille, showing how far the genre has evolved, in this free video from GDC Online 2012.
Nov. 12, 2012
Wii U launch may outpace Wii's, though momentum is the real challenge
Wii U launch may outpace Wii's, though momentum is the real challenge
Although the Nintendo Wii U is set to outperform its predecessor's first few months on sale, IHS Screen Digest says the new console will have a major challenge in keeping this momentum up.
Nov. 12, 2012
THQ's troubles mount as it fails to pay a lender
THQ's troubles mount as it fails to pay a lender
THQ's current financial woes appear to be escalating rapidly, as the company has now defaulted on some part of a $50 million credit facility it has with lender Wells Fargo. (Update: THQ confident this will be resolved)
Nov. 12, 2012
Halo 4 tops UK charts with weaker sales than previous installments
Halo 4 tops UK charts with weaker sales than previous installments
The long-awaited Halo 4 debuted at the top of the UK sales charts last week, although it didn't manage to beat week-one sales for previous top-sellers Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.
Nov. 12, 2012
Next Mass Effect ditches Unreal for EA's internal Frostbite engine
Next Mass Effect ditches Unreal for EA's internal Frostbite engine
Frostbite is fast-becoming the standard engine for most of Electronic Arts' new titles -- BioWare has chosen the engine for its next Mass Effect release, as well as a new lead developer.
Nov. 12, 2012
Apple cracking down on browser-based user acquisition
Apple cracking down on browser-based user acquisition
Apple is cracking down on services like Tapjoy that incentivize app downloads to help developers acquire users, and at least one company is already starting to feel the impact on its revenues.
Nov. 12, 2012
Release This: Call of Duty: Black Ops II premieres in U.S. and Europe
Release This: Call of Duty: Black Ops II premieres in U.S. and Europe
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Lego The Lord of the Rings, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star to retailers in North America.
Nov. 12, 2012
Halo 4's look came from artistic obsession
Halo 4's look came from artistic obsession
"It is about designing the character, but it's also about storytelling." 343 Industries senior concept artist Gabriel "Robogabo" Garza obsessed for years over the design of Halo 4's updated Master Chief.
Nov. 12, 2012
Not even November can save U.S. game retail now
Not even November can save U.S. game retail now
"By practically every measure this will be the worst year for [U.S. video game] retail since 2006," says Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews. Click through for some holiday retail gloom.
Nov. 12, 2012