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Critical Reception: Toys for Bob's Skylanders Giants
Critical Reception: Toys for Bob's Skylanders Giants
This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Toys for Bob's collectible figure-driven adventure game Skylanders Giants, which reviewers describe as "one of those rare titles that offers something for everyone."
Oct. 24, 2012
iPad Mini: Developers react
iPad Mini: Developers react
With the iPad finally entering the mini tablet market, what are developers hopes and concerns for the device? And how will it affect the current tablet landscape? Gamasutra talked to ten tablet game devs to find out.
Oct. 24, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From silent heroes to camera angles
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From silent heroes to camera angles
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as a critique of silent protagonists, what developers can learn from camera angles in sports games, and more.
Oct. 24, 2012
Gree spends $173M to snatch up mobile card game dev
Gree spends $173M to snatch up mobile card game dev
Gree has made another nine-digit acquisition for a mobile social game studio, Pokelabo, which just released a card battle game that could be seen as a competitor to DeNA's successful Rage of Bahamut.
Oct. 24, 2012
Thatgamecompany's Journey wins 2012 GameCity Prize
Thatgamecompany's Journey wins 2012 GameCity Prize
Thatgamecompany's PSN-exclusive Journey has been chosen as the winner of the second annual GameCity Prize, an award that celebrates the most creative and culturally significant games from both indie and AAA developers.
Oct. 24, 2012
Beyond shovelware: Where do social games go from here?
Beyond shovelware: Where do social games go from here?
When Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said "consumers won't pay for crap," he hit the nail on the head as to why some social game companies are going through a crisis, argues Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris.
Oct. 24, 2012
Zynga: Is this the start of a turnaround?
Zynga: Is this the start of a turnaround?
Game developers may not be lining up at Zynga's doors after a cost restructuring that resulted in approximately 150 layoffs earlier this week, but in business terms, are things finally on the upswing?
Oct. 24, 2012
Nintendo: No more underage teens making Wii Us
Nintendo: No more underage teens making Wii Us
Following reports that electronics manufacturer Foxconn hired underage teenagers in its factories, Nintendo has confirmed this as fact, denouncing the practice as a violation of the company's guidelines.
Oct. 24, 2012
Weakened 3DS sales lead to lower forecast for Nintendo
Weakened 3DS sales lead to lower forecast for Nintendo
Nintendo recorded a slightly larger loss than expected for the first six months of the current fiscal year, due to weaker sales of the Nintendo 3DS overseas than it had anticipated, and the upcoming launch of the Wii U.
Oct. 24, 2012
Skylanders, Just Dance Wii bundles land in time for Christmas
Skylanders, Just Dance Wii bundles land in time for Christmas
Having already lowered the price of its Wii console earlier this month, Nintendo is now well and truly sounding the holiday wars horn, announcing new Wii bundles to go with the console's big Christmas releases.
Oct. 24, 2012
Volunteers step in to help embattled Kickstarter game Haunts
Volunteers step in to help embattled Kickstarter game Haunts
Haunts: The Manse Macabre, the Kickstarter-funded game that went awry last week, has been given a new lease of life, as the developer say that it will be finished with the help of volunteers.
Oct. 24, 2012
Video: Creating unforgettable characters the Deadly Premonition way
Video: Creating unforgettable characters the Deadly Premonition way
"If you can't remember any of the names of the characters, then you have a crappy game." - Deadly Premonition director Hidetaka "SWERY" Sueherio lays down the law at his design talk at last year's GDC (free video inside).
Oct. 24, 2012