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Video: How to make killer game loops
Video: How to make killer game loops
Developers who want to create addictive games with a broad appeal will need to master game loops -- Henric Suuronen shared some advice and common pitfalls for making compelling game loops at GDC Europe 2011.
July 20, 2012
Dishonored's 'baby steps' for pushing the medium forward
Dishonored's 'baby steps' for pushing the medium forward
In a new feature interview, the co-creative director of Arkane's upcoming stealth action game Dishonored discusses why we see so many games based on other games.
July 20, 2012
Our Top 30 Developers: Three Rings to Zeboyd Games
Our Top 30 Developers: Three Rings to Zeboyd Games
Editors of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra teamed up to list our top 30 studios of the last 12 months, honoring those who did something new, different, and better within this dynamic industry.
July 20, 2012
A cyber terrorist ate my hamster
A cyber terrorist ate my hamster
Space Rogue is a graduate of L0pht Heavy Industries - one of the original and best of the old-school hacking groups. He knows a bit about hacking, hacking events – and those that never happened.
July 20, 2012
Police close the investigation into ClimateGate
Police close the investigation into ClimateGate
Nearly three years ago, computers at the University of East Anglia were breached and thousands of confidential scientific documents, many skeptical that climate change is man-made, were stolen and subsequently leaked. The incident became known as ClimateGate.
July 20, 2012
Group claims credit for hack into Yale's network
Group claims credit for hack into Yale's network
The group NullCrew has claimed that it hacked into Yale University’s network and stole user names, passwords, social security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers of 1,200 students and staff.
July 20, 2012
EA, Microsoft, Zynga formally oppose law preventing gay marriage
EA, Microsoft, Zynga formally oppose law preventing gay marriage
Game companies Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Zynga have joined numerous other companies in a formal amicus brief against the United State's Defense of Marriage Act, which serves as one of the biggest obstacles against gay marriage in the country.
July 19, 2012
Xbox division sees healthy boost, but not because of Xbox
Xbox division sees healthy boost, but not because of Xbox
Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, which covers the Xbox 360, saw revenues increase 20 percent in the last fiscal quarter, but it seems the company's video game business had little to do with it.
July 19, 2012
Bigpoint closes mobile division, cancels games, lays off staff
Bigpoint closes mobile division, cancels games, lays off staff
German online games publisher Bigpoint has closed down its mobile game development branch, cancelled the majority of its mobile games in development, and laid off 29 of its employees as part of a company shake-up.
July 19, 2012
A new age of survival horror games, thanks to indie developers
A new age of survival horror games, thanks to indie developers
Large game companies don't see creepy, tension-filled horror games as viable business opportunities. But small developers are picking up the slack, exploring ways to terrify players.
July 19, 2012
XBLA re-certification price too costly for Fez team
XBLA re-certification price too costly for Fez team
The costly price of re-certifying Xbox Live Arcade games and releasing a new patch for a game on the digital service is holding Fez developer Polytron back from fixing a game-breaking bug.
July 19, 2012
The hit makers: Chillingo goes beyond Angry Birds
The hit makers: Chillingo goes beyond Angry Birds
Best known as the publisher of the biggest name in mobile games, does Chillingo truly offer value to developers? Its co-founders speak to Gamasutra about what the publisher, part of EA since 2010, can do.
July 19, 2012