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Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 [Review, Specification, Price & Performance]
Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 [Review, Specification, Price & Performance]
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 is an excellent laptop that completely replaces your desktop PC. With its large screen, a full-sized keyboard and a built in Blu-ray
Oct. 10, 2012
10 Social Game Lessons from 2012
10 Social Game Lessons from 2012
Steve Meretzky (Playdom Game Design VP) and Dave Rohrl (VP of Game Production at Goko) presented ten lessons they've learned in their "2012: Social Games Year in Review" GDC Online session.
Oct. 9, 2012
Opinion: Negative developers and team stability
Opinion: Negative developers and team stability
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Blitz Game Studios' technical manager Lee Winder looks at how "negative developers" can impact your team, and how to turn them into positive contributors.
Oct. 9, 2012
Considering Japan...
Considering Japan...
Japanese games have earned a well-deserved reputation for sucking -- that is, if you're not actually playing them, argues Gamasutra's Christian Nutt, who says you should ignore Resident Evil 6 and play Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Oct. 9, 2012
'Tablet-first' dev Supercell grossing $500K a day on iOS
'Tablet-first' dev Supercell grossing $500K a day on iOS
Social game developer Supercell is the latest studio to see huge revenues from its mobile endeavors, as the company has stated that it is currently grossing over $500,000 a day from two releases.
Oct. 9, 2012
Games for the masses: GameMaker's surprising Steam Workshop integration
Games for the masses: GameMaker's surprising Steam Workshop integration
Gamasutra looks at the launch of YoYo's GameMaker: Studio on Steam, whose close integration to upload and share your games via the Steam Workshop means a surprising new ecosystem is available to indies.
Oct. 9, 2012
Layoffs at digital game studio Backbone Entertainment
Layoffs at digital game studio Backbone Entertainment
Independent development company Backbone Entertainment, best known for porting popular video games to portable and digital platforms, has been hit by a round of layoffs. [UPDATE: Backbone confirms layoffs.]
Oct. 9, 2012
Lack of a single vision can stall development on mods
Lack of a single vision can stall development on mods
"The biggest problem is a lack of single vision. ... I think that, with mods, the reason a lot of them don't get released is because they were team efforts." - Dean Hall, creator of popular ARMA 2 mod DayZ.
Oct. 9, 2012
Most Popular Facebook Games: From FarmVille 2 to Zynga Poker
Most Popular Facebook Games: From FarmVille 2 to Zynga Poker
Every other week, Gamasutra examines the most popular Facebook games, this time looking at the sudden growth of FarmVille 2 and the audience dropoff for several other Zynga titles.
Oct. 9, 2012
Teens looking for console games, not social titles
Teens looking for console games, not social titles
While the traditional console market has declined at retail over the past several months, it remains an extremely prominent market for teen consumers, who are still very keen on purchasing major high-budget releases.
Oct. 9, 2012
Building better communities: The next challenge for free-to-play
Building better communities: The next challenge for free-to-play
"Wall Street is trading in picoseconds, and we still have 16-player games. This is really small. This is not even modern online technology at all. It's basically 10 years behind," says Gabe Leydon with Machine Zone.
Oct. 9, 2012
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From deadbeat gamers to anti-BioShocks
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From deadbeat gamers to anti-BioShocks
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks on topics including why mini-roguelikes are "anti-BioShocks," deadbeat games, and more.
Oct. 9, 2012