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UK Trade Body UKIE Reaches 100 Members In Total
UK Trade Body UKIE Reaches 100 Members In Total
British trade group UKIE announced today that it now has 100 members in total, more than doubling its membership numbers over the last year, thanks to an "exciting year of seismic changes within our industry."
Nov. 4, 2011
Free-To-Play DC Universe Online Sees 120K Registrations In 2 Days
Free-To-Play DC Universe Online Sees 120K Registrations In 2 Days
After going free-to-play earlier this week, the PC version of Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe Online MMO has seen over 120,000 new user registrations in the space of two days.
Nov. 4, 2011
Twisted Pixel's Bear On Switching From Indie To Microsoft
Twisted Pixel's Bear On Switching From Indie To Microsoft
Earlier last month, Microsoft announced it was buying Austin, Texas-based Twisted Pixel Games (The Gunstringer). Gamasutra talks to the company's Josh Bear about what the future holds for the Splosion Man developer.
Nov. 4, 2011
Halfbrick's Phil Larsen Ponders The Evolution Of Fruit Ninja
Halfbrick's Phil Larsen Ponders The Evolution Of Fruit Ninja
In anticipation of his GDC China talk, Halfbrick's Phil Larsen explores the growth and evolution of the studio's hit Fruit Ninja, explaining why sheer simplicity can be a recipe for widespread success.
Nov. 4, 2011
A Candid Look At The Making Of Prince Of Persia
A Candid Look At The Making Of Prince Of Persia
Gamasutra's latest feature brings together excerpts from Prince of Persia developer Jordan Mechner's new book with a fresh interview, and stretches across
Nov. 4, 2011
Myths, Mavericks, And Music Of Red Dead Redemption
Myths, Mavericks, And Music Of Red Dead Redemption
In this interview, Gamasutra talks with Red Dead Redemption's composers Bill Elm and Woody Jackson about developing the Western game's sound, comparing the experience to working on film scores, and more.
Nov. 4, 2011
Glu Mobile Losses Widen
Glu Mobile Losses Widen
Social mobile game publisher Glu Mobile's losses widened from $1.2 million to $7.3 million during the quarter ending September 30, though its sales remained strong.
Nov. 4, 2011
Lack Of Subscribers Forces Lego Universe Offline
Lack Of Subscribers Forces Lego Universe Offline
A failure to convert its free players into premium subscribers has forced The Lego Group to shut down its toy-licensed MMORPG Lego Universe, just 15 months after its debut.
Nov. 4, 2011
Massive Social Growth Leads Konami To Profitable First Half
Massive Social Growth Leads Konami To Profitable First Half
The Japanese headquartered Konami Corporation (Metal Gear, Silent Hill) saw its profits more than double year-on-year in the first half of its fiscal 2012, thanks to its popular Japanese social games.
Nov. 4, 2011
Rochdale council loses 18,000 resident's details on unencrypted USB stick
Rochdale council loses 18,000 resident's details on unencrypted USB stick
Rochdale Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after it lost an unencrypted USB stick containing the details of more than 18,000 residents.
Nov. 4, 2011
Decommissioned PCs live on
Decommissioned PCs live on
Research just completed by Computer Aid claims to show that 33% of major firms have decommissioned computers containing data which are completely unaccounted for.
Nov. 4, 2011
NAC market for personal mobile devices is immature, says Ovum analyst
NAC market for personal mobile devices is immature, says Ovum analyst
Despite the proliferation of personal mobile devices in the workplace, the network access control (NAC) market for those devices is still immature, observed Andrew Kellett, senior analyst with Ovum research firm.
Nov. 4, 2011