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Get a job: Lucasfilm and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Lucasfilm 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 Lucasfilm, Sucker Punch Productions, and others.
June 15, 2012
Opinion: Ubisoft's Watch Dogs up against lofty expectations
Opinion: Ubisoft's Watch Dogs up against lofty expectations
One of the few surprises coming out of last week's E3 was Ubisoft's cyber-espionage action game Watch Dogs. Was it genuinely compelling, or did it stand out simply because it was "new"?
June 15, 2012
DeNA forecasts increased earnings despite 'Kompu Gacha' ban
DeNA forecasts increased earnings despite 'Kompu Gacha' ban
Tokyo-based social and mobile gaming giant DeNA has released its earnings expectations for the current fiscal quarter, noting an increase in earnings year-over-year despite a recent "Kompu Gacha" sales ban.
June 15, 2012
Gree, DeNA to gain a competitor in LINE social games platform
Gree, DeNA to gain a competitor in LINE social games platform
NHN Japan said this week that it plans to launch a social games platform for its popular social network LINE, as it looks to rival giants DeNA and Gree.
June 15, 2012
Virtual item trading to be banned in South Korea
Virtual item trading to be banned in South Korea
Authorities in South Korea plan to introduce a new law next month that will ban all virtual item trading and virtual item harvesting, as it says game item trading is one of the causes of teenage crime in the country.
June 15, 2012
BioWare 'looking at free-to-play' for Star Wars: The Old Republic
BioWare 'looking at free-to-play' for Star Wars: The Old Republic
As player subscriptions for BioWare's major MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic begin to dip, the studio has admitted that it is considering making the game free-to-play.
June 15, 2012
38 Studios founder Curt Schilling sued for $2.4 million
38 Studios founder Curt Schilling sued for $2.4 million
Citizens Bank, from whom the ill-fated 38 Studios borrowed money, is suing 38 founder Curt Schilling personally, after he allegedly promised to pay back the borrowed loan.
June 15, 2012
Latest Humble Indie Bundle nets $5 million
Latest Humble Indie Bundle nets $5 million
The fifth Humble Indie Bundle has ended, bringing in a record $5.1 million in total payments across 598,977 purchases.
June 15, 2012
Max Payne 3, Future Soldier sold 400K U.S. units each during May
Max Payne 3, Future Soldier sold 400K U.S. units each during May
Rockstar's Max Payne 3 and Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier both underperformed in the U.S. during May according to analyst firm Cowen, accelerating the major decline in retail sales.
June 15, 2012
There is no Skinner Box, says Bungie user research lead
There is no Skinner Box, says Bungie user research lead
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Bungie's John Hopson revisits his popular and influential 2001 article, Behavioral Game Design, to set the record straight on what it really means to marry psychology and games.
June 15, 2012
Anonymous and law enforcement: unlikely allies
Anonymous and law enforcement: unlikely allies
Anonymous and the various law enforcement agencies would, at first glance, appear to be pitted against each other. But events suggest that their intentions are remarkably similar.
June 15, 2012
Customers’ bank details stolen from Glasgow City Council
Customers’ bank details stolen from Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council has been forced to write to 37,835 suppliers and residents following the theft of an unencrypted laptop from its offices in Cochrane Street.
June 15, 2012