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How to know when your game idea is good enough to make
How to know when your game idea is good enough to make
"If I forget about an idea after 4 or 5 months I know it was a good thing we never started it, but if after two years it's still there and you're still excited by it, then that's the time to start thinking about putting it into production."
July 24, 2012
Video: Loom creator Brian Moriarty seeks out the essence of good game design
Video: Loom creator Brian Moriarty seeks out the essence of good game design
Infocom and LucasArts veteran Brian Moriarty believes that coding lies at the very core of good game design, and at GDC 2012, he outlined how his design course strips game creation down to its most basic elements.
July 24, 2012
The Game Developers Conference introduces new mobile app
The Game Developers Conference introduces new mobile app
Organizers of Game Developers Conference have announced the GDC Mobile App, a new multi-function tool for GDC exhibitors and attendees, to debut at GDC Europe 2012.
July 24, 2012
Indie Royale returns with 10-game July Jubilee Bundle
Indie Royale returns with 10-game July Jubilee Bundle
The latest 10-game Indie Royale bundle includes Telltale Games' Puzzle Agent, Spiderweb Software's 5-game Geneforge Saga,, and Pom Pom Games' Mutant Storm Reloaded, among others.
July 24, 2012
Latest report shows India now ahead of the US in email spam volume
Latest report shows India now ahead of the US in email spam volume
The latest 'Dirty Dozen' spam-relaying countries report from Sophos shows that Asia in general, and India in particular, is now responsible for the greatest volume of the world’s spam.
July 24, 2012
Boston hospital loses laptop with patients' personal information
Boston hospital loses laptop with patients' personal information
A physician’s unencrypted personal laptop that may have contained protected health information on 3,900 patients at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center was stolen, the hospital admitted Monday.
July 24, 2012
FTC warns unauthorized wireless charges becoming a significant problem
FTC warns unauthorized wireless charges becoming a significant problem
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning that unauthorized charges on wireless phone bills, known as “cramming”, are becoming an increasingly serious problem for US consumers.
July 24, 2012
The games of retail: What U.S. shoppers have bought in 2012
The games of retail: What U.S. shoppers have bought in 2012
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews takes an in-depth look at the top-selling U.S. video game retail games for the first half of the year, and possible steps for game makers during the second half.
July 23, 2012
Your game industry in your words, week of July 20
Your game industry in your words, week of July 20
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Limbo's Martin Stig Andersen, Dejobaan's Ichiro Lambe, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata, and many others in this weekly roundup.
July 23, 2012
eShop, Time Travelers, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
eShop, Time Travelers, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including Level-5's new visual novel Time Travelers, and a new campaign to promote downloadable retail games for 3DS.
July 23, 2012
Apple fixes iOS hack, but now Mac App Store targeted
Apple fixes iOS hack, but now Mac App Store targeted
Apple has issued a temporary fix for the hack that allows users to download premium content in iOS games and applications for free, but the culprit behind the exploit is now turning his attention to the Mac App Store.
July 23, 2012
Top iPhone game apps: Fieldrunners 2 reports strong sales in debut week
Top iPhone game apps: Fieldrunners 2 reports strong sales in debut week
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Fieldrunners 2 and Where's My Perry? to Flick Kick Football and more.
July 23, 2012