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Obituary: Sony Computer Entertainment Father Norio Ohga
Obituary: Sony Computer Entertainment Father Norio Ohga
Former Sony Corporation president and chairman Norio Ohga -- the founder of Sony's video game division, Sony Computer Entertainment -- passed away Saturday at the age of 81.
April 25, 2011
Crytek To Release Free CryEngine 3 SDK In August
Crytek To Release Free CryEngine 3 SDK In August
Crysis developer Crytek will release a free SDK for CryEngine 3, the engine used in the creation of Crysis 2. The SDK will be free for non-commercial use, with a commercial license available.
April 25, 2011
Sims Creator Will Wright Honored With Randy Pausch Prize
Sims Creator Will Wright Honored With Randy Pausch Prize
Respected game designer and Stupid Fun Club founder Will Wright will be honored by Carnegie Mellon this month for "his success in mixing artistry with technology" as the receipient of the Randy Pausch Prize.
April 25, 2011
Gearbox's Pitchford On Gaming's Grown-Up World: There's No 'Line' To Cross
Gearbox's Pitchford On Gaming's Grown-Up World: There's No 'Line' To Cross
"If our medium is art, how could there be a line?" Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford tells Gamasutra, addressing the role -- and potential responsibility -- of gaming content within a broad entertainment landscape.
April 25, 2011
Brink Creative Director Ham: We Want To 'Just Leave The Good Stuff' Of Multiplayer
Brink Creative Director Ham: We Want To 'Just Leave The Good Stuff' Of Multiplayer
As part of a larger Gamasutra feature, Splash Damage's Richard Ham, creative director on Brink, explains how the developer hopes to control player behavior
April 25, 2011
Facebook intros two-factor authentication to beef up security
Facebook intros two-factor authentication to beef up security
Facebook has begun introducing two-factor authentication designed to prevent hackers from accessing users' accounts.
April 25, 2011
'External Intrusion' Cause Of PSN Outage, Hacker Group Denies Involvement
'External Intrusion' Cause Of PSN Outage, Hacker Group Denies Involvement
Sony Computer Entertainment America said an "external intrusion on our system" is the reason behind the ongoing PlayStation Network outage, as hacker group "Anonymous" denies responsibility.
April 24, 2011
Opinion: Designing Meaning in Games
Opinion: Designing Meaning in Games
Audio director Pete Garcin discusses how developers can communicate ideas and emotions in their games by manipulating the rules, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
April 22, 2011
Opinion: Sony's Communication Problem
Opinion: Sony's Communication Problem
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris discusses confusion surrounding the production of the PSP Go, and the ongoing PlayStation Network outages, suggesting it "needs to be more proactive" in reaching out.
April 22, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: Brutally Unfair, Yet Super Fun
Best Of Indie Games: Brutally Unfair, Yet Super Fun
IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. sums up the top indie games from this week, including a charming hand-drawn game for the iPhone and a procedural-generated arcade game from Locomalito.
April 22, 2011
Japan's Gree Acquires Mobile Social Gaming Network OpenFeint For $104M
Japan's Gree Acquires Mobile Social Gaming Network OpenFeint For $104M
Japanese mobile social gaming network Gree has acquired California-based OpenFeint, which also operates a mobile social gaming platform in the U.S., in a $104 million deal.
April 22, 2011
Saling The World: Portal 2 Leads Cross-Platform Charts Worldwide
Saling The World: Portal 2 Leads Cross-Platform Charts Worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Valve's Portal 2 topping sales across multiple platforms in its debut week in North America and the UK, while Pokemon Typing DS emerges as a big seller in Japan.
April 22, 2011