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Vivendi having trouble finding a suitor for Activision Blizzard - report
Vivendi having trouble finding a suitor for Activision Blizzard - report
Earlier this week, reports emerged that Vivendi had entered talks with a number of major companies to sell off its majority stake in Activision Blizzard, but at the moment, potential buyers aren't showing much interest.
July 13, 2012
Codemasters explores arcade angle for its F1 Racing series
Codemasters explores arcade angle for its F1 Racing series
As part of Codemasters' switch to purely racing games earlier this year, the company has now announced a new spin on its F1 Racing franchise called F1 Race Stars, with a more casual, arcade approach.
July 13, 2012
Chasing Call of Duty was Homefront's folly, says Gearbox boss
Chasing Call of Duty was Homefront's folly, says Gearbox boss
Randy Pitchford, head of Borderlands studio Gearbox, offers his take on the 2011 closure of Kaos Studios, saying he's "suspicious" of attempts to court the Call of Duty audience.
July 13, 2012
Bigger investment pool drew Twisted Metal's Jaffe to mobile, social games
Bigger investment pool drew Twisted Metal's Jaffe to mobile, social games
Twisted Metal developer David Jaffe explains why he is getting into the smartphone and social games business with his new startup, in a new Gamasutra feature.
July 13, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of July 13
Your game industry in your words: Week of July 13
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Gearbox's Randy Pitchford, Warren Spector, Frederick Raynal, and many others in this weekly roundup.
July 13, 2012
Get a job: LucasArts and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: LucasArts and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at LucasArts, id, Yager Development, and more.
July 13, 2012
Gamasutra, Game Career Guide weekend website maintenance
Gamasutra, Game Career Guide weekend website maintenance
Gamasutra.com and its sibling site GameCareerGuide.com will be down for three to four hours beginning Saturday, July 14 at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) for planned server maintenance.
July 13, 2012
Video: Cubes all the way down: Fez technical postmortem
Video: Cubes all the way down: Fez technical postmortem
In this video from GDC 2012, Fez programmer Renaud Bedard outlines the techniques he used and the lessons he learned while creating Fez, Polytron's long-anticipated and mind-bending puzzle platformer.
July 13, 2012
UK ISP says Digital Economy Act is past its sell-by date
UK ISP says Digital Economy Act is past its sell-by date
Last month Ofcom finally published its draft code for the application of the Digital Economy Act. Now UK ISP Entanet asks, “is the DEA old before its time?”
July 13, 2012
FTC urges Congress to renew cross-border online scam power
FTC urges Congress to renew cross-border online scam power
A US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official urged Congress on Thursday to reauthorize the Safe Web Act, which gives the agency power to combat cross-border online scammers.
July 13, 2012
Fortnite will be Epic's first game for Unreal Engine 4
Fortnite will be Epic's first game for Unreal Engine 4
Epic Games announced on Thursday that its upcoming survival game Fortnite will be exclusive to PC, and will mark the studio's first title to use Unreal Engine 4.
July 12, 2012
Amazon gets into free to play games with new virtual transaction service
Amazon gets into free to play games with new virtual transaction service
On Thursday Amazon announced that it is getting into the free to platy game business with Game Connect, a new service that allows users to sync select free to play titles directly to their Amazon account.
July 12, 2012