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Opinion: Marriage Crisis vs. Crunch: A Post-Mortem
Opinion: Marriage Crisis vs. Crunch: A Post-Mortem
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, indie developer Mike Slone delivers an unconventional postmortem, reflecting on how he handled his marriage crisis in the midst of Saints Row 2's crunch.
Nov. 9, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From Machinarium WiiWare To Kemco
Best of GameSetWatch: From Machinarium WiiWare To Kemco
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including Amanita canceling Machinarium for WiiWare, the resurfacing of Japanese developer Kemco, an SD Snatcher
Nov. 9, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Barcrafts To Unwinnable Games
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Barcrafts To Unwinnable Games
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as games that can't be won, becoming a better designer, the Barcraft phenomenon, and more.
Nov. 9, 2011
Critical Reception: Sledgehammer And Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Critical Reception: Sledgehammer And Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Sledgehammer Games' and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is described as "a startlingly huge, polished, and downright entertaining shooter experience."
Nov. 9, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Rock The Vegas Emerges As Top Earner
Top-Grossing Android Games: Rock The Vegas Emerges As Top Earner
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Tap Fish and Paradise Island leading today's rankings, as Rock the Vegas and Bakery Story also report fast sales.
Nov. 9, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Flick Home Run Overtakes Poker by Zynga
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Flick Home Run Overtakes Poker by Zynga
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Flick Home Run and Poker by Zynga earning top iPhone sales, while DragonVale and Smurfs' Village remain big sellers on the iPad.
Nov. 9, 2011
WildTangent Launches Android App Rental Service
WildTangent Launches Android App Rental Service
Social and casual gaming firm WildTangent has launched a new mobile games service that offers a variety of free and rental titles to download from within a newly available Android app.
Nov. 9, 2011
Nvidia's Quad-Core Tegra 3 Chip Focuses On Energy Efficiency For Tablets
Nvidia's Quad-Core Tegra 3 Chip Focuses On Energy Efficiency For Tablets
3D graphics company Nvidia today revealed its new Tegra 3 processor, with the aim to bring PC-class performance to tablets and smartphones, while still maintaining energy efficiency.
Nov. 9, 2011
3DS October Hardware Sales Top 300K In Japan, 122K Software Sales
3DS October Hardware Sales Top 300K In Japan, 122K Software Sales
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan surpassed 300,000 during October, while software sales for the console were less than half of that at 122,000 in total, with the PSP dominating the software sales charts.
Nov. 9, 2011
Adobe Halts Flash Player Development For Mobile Browsers
Adobe Halts Flash Player Development For Mobile Browsers
Adobe revealed last night that it is discontinuing development of its Flash Player for mobile browsers, and instead focusing on HTML5 for mobile devices, while also cutting around 750 staff jobs.
Nov. 9, 2011
Total Recall MMO Movie Tie-in Revealed
Total Recall MMO Movie Tie-in Revealed
Sony Pictures has revealed that an MMO based on the upcoming Total Recall film remake is currently in development by Chinese online gaming company ZQGame.
Nov. 9, 2011
Report: 47% Of MMO Spending In U.S. Comes From Free-To-Play MMOs
Report: 47% Of MMO Spending In U.S. Comes From Free-To-Play MMOs
A new report from market analysis firm NewZoo shows that U.S. gamers are spending 24 percent more on free-to-play MMOs than they were in 2010, with a total of $1.2 billion expected to be spent this year.
Nov. 9, 2011