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Ubisoft investing $505M to build up Toronto studio
Ubisoft investing $505M to build up Toronto studio
Ubisoft wants to replicate the success of its Montreal branch with its Toronto studio, and it plans to invest $500 million CAD ($505 million) and quadruple the office's headcount to 800+ employees to get there.
May 2, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From the evil FPS god to survival horror combat guidelines
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From the evil FPS god to survival horror combat guidelines
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as survival horror combat guidelines, the illusion of fluidity and the evil FPS god, and more.
May 2, 2012
Steam Beta client adds remote management functionality
Steam Beta client adds remote management functionality
The latest beta client build for Valve's Steam digital distribution platform adds remote management functionality, allowing users to download and install games to a home computer from a remote source.
May 2, 2012
OpenFeint co-founder Jason Citron reveals new mobile studio
OpenFeint co-founder Jason Citron reveals new mobile studio
Jason Citron, the co-founder of mobile gaming network OpenFeint who resigned last year, has revealed his plans to make social games for smartphones and tablets.
May 2, 2012
RIM reveals latest mobile gaming push for BlackBerry 10 operating system
RIM reveals latest mobile gaming push for BlackBerry 10 operating system
BlackBerry manufacturer RIM has revealed a handful of games that are bound for the Playbook and its upcoming BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system, including games from popular studio Halfbrick.
May 2, 2012
Gaikai game streaming to be integrated into Wikipad tablets
Gaikai game streaming to be integrated into Wikipad tablets
Cloud gaming company Gaikai today announced a partnership with Wikipad, the manufacturer behind a tablet that comes with an attachable gamepad controller, that will see the Gaikai client integrated into the tablet.
May 2, 2012
Long-awaited indie title The Unfinished Swan reappears as PSN exclusive
Long-awaited indie title The Unfinished Swan reappears as PSN exclusive
Long-awaited indie title The Unfinished Swan, in development from studio Giant Sparrow since 2008, is now coming to PlayStation 3 as a PSN exclusive.
May 2, 2012
Epic Mickey's 3DS spinoff hopes to pick up where Castle of Illusion left off
Epic Mickey's 3DS spinoff hopes to pick up where Castle of Illusion left off
Power of Illusion developer DreamRift's co-founder talks to Gamasutra about following up on classic Genesis title Castle of Illusion with a stereoscopic 3D take on a 2D classic.
May 2, 2012
Latest Fork Particle SDK update adds particle effects director
Latest Fork Particle SDK update adds particle effects director
Middleware provider Fork Particle has released the latest version of its SDK, adding a new Effects Director that allows for particle effects sequencing to create multi-stage special effects.
May 2, 2012
Hi-Rez's Tribes: Ascend challenges free-to-play shooter expectations
Hi-Rez's Tribes: Ascend challenges free-to-play shooter expectations
"It's our belief that for an online multiplayer game, particularly, free-to-play is the best model for gamers and for studios," says Todd Harris, COO of Tribes: Ascend developer Hi-Rez in a new Gamasutra interview.
May 2, 2012
Tales from the GDC Vault: A retrospective look at game development in 1997
Tales from the GDC Vault: A retrospective look at game development in 1997
The GDC Vault debuts landmark videos from the 1997 conference, featuring musician George Sanger on computer music research, Brian Moriarty on creatively engaging players in online games, and more.
May 2, 2012
Want to avoid a costly breach? Get rid of old data
Want to avoid a costly breach? Get rid of old data
In a new feature, attorneys S. Gregory Boyd and Gary Kibel outline one easy way to reduce your company's liability in the event of a PlayStation Network-style breach: delete data you don't need anymore.
May 2, 2012