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Activision Blizzard shares drop following Vivendi sale reports
Activision Blizzard shares drop following Vivendi sale reports
Activision Blizzard shares have dropped following media reports that parent company Vivendi is considering selling it off later this month to stable its own falling stock price.
June 7, 2012
Average Nintendo 3DS eShop paying customer has bought about five games
Average Nintendo 3DS eShop paying customer has bought about five games
At E3 this week, Nintendo of America's EVP of sales and marketing revealed some new statistics about its eShop download service for the Nintendo 3DS.
June 7, 2012
Tomb Raider and male gaze; addressing taboos in M-rated games
Tomb Raider and male gaze; addressing taboos in M-rated games
The new Tomb Raider has stirred up some interesting discussions about male gaze in video games, and we spoke with senior art director Brian Horton about how the team will address these concerns.
June 7, 2012
Hitman: Absolution director on controversial trailer: 'We didn't mean to offend anyone'
Hitman: Absolution director on controversial trailer: 'We didn't mean to offend anyone'
Tore Blystad, game director for Hitman: Absolution apologizes for the game's controversial trailer, but admits to not fully understanding the outrage, calling it "part of the DNA of the title."
June 7, 2012
THQ's teams will be given the resources to thrive, says new president
THQ's teams will be given the resources to thrive, says new president
New THQ president Jason Rubin says THQ's teams "were not given the appropriate resources" in the past, and that Saints Row could end up on a level with Red Dead Redemption under his leadership.
June 7, 2012
Metal Gear Rising walks tightrope between story sequences, over-the-top action
Metal Gear Rising walks tightrope between story sequences, over-the-top action
Platinum Games is working with Metal Gear house Kojima Productions on Metal Gear Rising. Here's how the teams are injecting high action into the stealthy franchise.
June 7, 2012
Split test everything when advertising games on Facebook
Split test everything when advertising games on Facebook
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Freshly Brewed's Christian Fager shares several useful tips for advertising games on Facebook, and emphasizes that studios need to make sure they split test everything.
June 7, 2012
New GDC Taipei Summit to cover key trends in Asian, Western development
New GDC Taipei Summit to cover key trends in Asian, Western development
GDC organizers are highlighting the GDC Taipei Summit, a brand new event taking place later in June, and covering the biggest trends in Asian and Western game development.
June 7, 2012
Not all is harmonious at eHarmony: Dating site admits to password breach
Not all is harmonious at eHarmony: Dating site admits to password breach
Online dating site eHarmony joins LinkedIn as the latest social networking site to be hacked, admitting to a breach that may have exposed 1.5 million user passwords.
June 7, 2012
In-depth: SQL Server - Text and document retrieval
In-depth: SQL Server - Text and document retrieval
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, EEDAR's chief information officer Ted Spence continues his SQL Server examination by looks at storing large volumes of images, text, and other documents.
June 6, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From gender criticism to Danielle Bunten Berry
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From gender criticism to Danielle Bunten Berry
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as gender criticism for gamers, game design pioneer Danielle Bunten Berry, and more.
June 6, 2012
Sony forecasts 10M PS Vita sales this year despite current woes - report
Sony forecasts 10M PS Vita sales this year despite current woes - report
Sony Computer Entertainment aims to sell ten million units for its ailing PlayStation Vita handheld around the world by the end of the current fiscal year (ending March 2013).
June 6, 2012