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CastleVille designer leaves Zynga to lead a (much) smaller team
CastleVille designer leaves Zynga to lead a (much) smaller team
"As we look back on our careers, the experiences from the five or 10 person teams have consistently produced our fondest memories," says Dave Pottinger, the ex-CastleVille lead who's gone on to form a new studio.
July 23, 2012
DRM firm Uniloc files infringement suit against Mojang's 'Mindcraft'
DRM firm Uniloc files infringement suit against Mojang's 'Mindcraft'
DRM tech firm Uniloc, which has previously clashed with such high-profile publishers as Activision Blizzard and Sony, has now set its sights on Minecraft developer Mojang.
July 23, 2012
Relic co-founder Moravek rejoins THQ in management revamp
Relic co-founder Moravek rejoins THQ in management revamp
THQ continues to make moves towards a hopeful recovery, as Relic Entertainment co-founder Ron Moravek is the latest big name to be added to THQ's management team revamp.
July 23, 2012
EA may lose its NCAA Football exclusive rights
EA may lose its NCAA Football exclusive rights
Electronic Arts may have to give up its exclusive rights to develop NCAA Football games when its current agreement with the NCAA ends in 2014, as part of a proposed settlement in a lawsuit that dates back in 2008.
July 23, 2012
Opinion: Pursuing excellence
Opinion: Pursuing excellence
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Raven Software veteran and Flippfly co-founder Aaron San Filippo looks at the concept of "excellence" for games, and at dozens of common traits for excellent games.
July 23, 2012
Have game designers failed when players are cheating?
Have game designers failed when players are cheating?
"If somebody's encouraged to use cheats…I've kind of failed as a designer. Because they want to play a different game than the game I'm providing for them." -Civilization's Sid Meier
July 23, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 details new Facebook Developer Day
GDC Europe 2012 details new Facebook Developer Day
GDC Europe 2012 has revealed a new Facebook Developer Day, with the social media giant sponsoring a tutorial helping developers get the most from their social games -- on both the web and mobile platforms.
July 23, 2012
Borderlands developer wonders why the game hasn't been cloned
Borderlands developer wonders why the game hasn't been cloned
"Not that I want anyone to steal it," says Gearbox president Randy Pitchford, but "the formula's right there," wondering how this industry which does "nothing but steal" has left his game alone.
July 23, 2012
Nearly 70,000 mobile phones will be lost or stolen during the London Olympics
Nearly 70,000 mobile phones will be lost or stolen during the London Olympics
Venafi has been extrapolating statistics from mobile phone loss – and expects the equivalent of 200 million books full of data will be lost during the course of the London Olympics.
July 23, 2012
Growing concern over what Microsoft may be doing with Skype
Growing concern over what Microsoft may be doing with Skype
Following the first ever loss reported by Microsoft last week – largely blamed on the purchase of aQuantive in 2007 – it is the purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011 that is most concerning security folks.
July 23, 2012
More than 100 infected PCs found in Japan’s Finance Ministry
More than 100 infected PCs found in Japan’s Finance Ministry
The Japanese Finance Ministry announced on Friday that it had discovered 123 desktop computers that had been infected with a remote access trojan between January 2010 and November 2011.
July 23, 2012
Pinterest locks down accounts to stem hacking
Pinterest locks down accounts to stem hacking
The social sharing site Pinterest has begun temporarily locking down accounts in an effort to combat an increase in suspected hacking on the site.
July 23, 2012