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Scammers target Verizon Wireless customers after AT&T attacks
Scammers target Verizon Wireless customers after AT&T attacks
Spammers have their sites on Verizon Wireless customers after targeting those of AT&T Wireless earlier this month.
April 17, 2012
Skylanders drops off iPhone top ten in second week
Skylanders drops off iPhone top ten in second week
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Flick Home Run and Draw Something to Slide to Unlock and more.
April 16, 2012
Cut the Rope takes on Angry Birds Space in this week's Android charts
Cut the Rope takes on Angry Birds Space in this week's Android charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Cut the Rope, Angry Birds Space, and Drag Racing: Bike Edition currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
April 16, 2012
Release This: Trials Evolution, The Witcher 2: Enhanced debut stateside
Release This: Trials Evolution, The Witcher 2: Enhanced debut stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition and Trials Evolution to North America and Europe, while Japan gets Fire Emblem: Kakusei.
April 16, 2012
Project X Zone and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Project X Zone and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including a Kinect bundle for Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, a collaboration between three big publishers, and more.
April 16, 2012
The secret to a strong tutorial: Make it fun!
The secret to a strong tutorial: Make it fun!
Stardock producer and former Civilization lead designer Jon Shafer breaks down the essentials of a good tutorial and offers tips on getting consumers to play your game.
April 16, 2012
Star Command dev shares realities of costs after Kickstarter funding
Star Command dev shares realities of costs after Kickstarter funding
Though indie game developer War Balloon surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal for Star Command, an honest breakdown of its costs reveals that a fraction of those donations went toward the actual game.
April 16, 2012
Old-school RPG Legend of Grimrock covers dev costs in a few days
Old-school RPG Legend of Grimrock covers dev costs in a few days
Days after releasing Legend of Grimrock, Almost Human Games says that development costs for the old school first-person dungeon crawler have already been covered "many times over."
April 16, 2012
EA eases controversial penalty for banned Origin users
EA eases controversial penalty for banned Origin users
Electronic Arts has revised the controversial banning policy for its digital distribution service Origin, and now allows banned users to access their games and other features.
April 16, 2012
3ds Max integrates Mixamo animation store
3ds Max integrates Mixamo animation store
Autodesk has integrated Mixamo's 3D character animation service into the latest version of its 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design animation software as an embedded store.
April 16, 2012
ConsultantLive's online game tests medical diagnostic skills
ConsultantLive's online game tests medical diagnostic skills
ConsultantLive, a diagnostic resource for health care providers, has launched an online game that tests the medical diagnostic skills of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
April 16, 2012
Backers, fans choose next game from Gabriel Knight creator
Backers, fans choose next game from Gabriel Knight creator
Noted game designer Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight) revealed the first project her new Pinkerton Road studio will take on, after fans who pledged money to her Kickstarter voted on the title.
April 16, 2012