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Brink developer's next moves: Free-to-play publishing, backend support
Brink developer's next moves: Free-to-play publishing, backend support
Brink studio Splash Damage has unveiled big plans to Gamasutra for the future of the company, as it attempts to achieve vertical integration through the founding of two new companies.
April 19, 2012
Splash Damage chooses art over exploitation with F2P Rad Soldiers
Splash Damage chooses art over exploitation with F2P Rad Soldiers
Splash Damage, the UK developer known for its big-name first-person shooters such as Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Brink, has changed gear, and is about to release a turn-based strategy game for iOS.
April 19, 2012
Starbreeze set to acquire Payday: The Heist developer
Starbreeze set to acquire Payday: The Heist developer
Syndicate reboot developer Starbreeze is set to acquire Payday: The Heist studio Overkill Software, as a means of boosting development efforts on upcoming games Project Mercury and V13.
April 19, 2012
Codemasters turns focus purely to racing games, launches social hub
Codemasters turns focus purely to racing games, launches social hub
Racing game specialist Codemasters has launched a new label within the publisher that will focus solely on racing titles, along with a new online racing gaming hub.
April 19, 2012
Has video game retail become an entirely 'hits driven' industry?
Has video game retail become an entirely 'hits driven' industry?
Some say retail games have "hit driven" industry, where customers patiently wait for the next big thing to come out instead of buying more games. Gamasutra looks behind the numbers to find out if it's true.
April 19, 2012
In-app purchases come to PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies
In-app purchases come to PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies
The EA-owned casual game giant PopCap has released a new update to its popular Plants vs. Zombies on iOS introducing the game's first ever in-app microstransactions.
April 19, 2012
6waves partners with the BBC for Top Gear, Jane Austen social games
6waves partners with the BBC for Top Gear, Jane Austen social games
The recently-restructured social publisher 6waves announced on Thursday that it has partnered with BBC Worldwide to launch a series of social games based on the multimedia company's most popular franchises.
April 19, 2012
New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests
New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests
Trusteer has discovered spyware being sold in underground forums for $280. It targets hospitality PoS applications.
April 19, 2012
Web inventor says UK government's snooping bill is dangerous
Web inventor says UK government's snooping bill is dangerous
The UK government's plans to allow security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet browsing habits are dangerous, according to World Wide Web inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
April 19, 2012
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Spring Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Spring Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its Spring Bundle featuring Unstoppable Gorg, Depths of Peril, Tobe's Vertical Adventure, and three PC and Mac ports from acclaimed XBLIG developer Radiangames.
April 18, 2012
Top-Grossing Android games: Drag Racing: Bike Edition rivals Zynga Poker
Top-Grossing Android games: Drag Racing: Bike Edition rivals Zynga Poker
The latest North American Google Play game charts by revenue see Zynga Poker and Drag Racing: Bike Edition leading today's rankings, as Rage of Bahamut and Defender II also report top earnings.
April 18, 2012
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Kingdoms of Camelot leads iPhone sales rankings
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Kingdoms of Camelot leads iPhone sales rankings
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Kingdoms of Camelot and Poker by Zynga earning top iPhone sales, while DragonVale and Slotomania HD remain big sellers on the iPad.
April 18, 2012