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Korea's Game Rating Board, Publishers Clash Over 'Jackpot Items'
Korea's Game Rating Board, Publishers Clash Over 'Jackpot Items'
The South Korean government's Game Rating Board (GRB) says MMO publishers aren't cooperating with its investigation on whether "jackpot items" -- in-game purchases for random virtual goods -- classify as gambling.
Sept. 21, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From Tommy Wiseau To Korn
Best of GameSetWatch: From Tommy Wiseau To Korn
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including The Room director/star Tommy Wiseau's new video game show, Silent Hill: Downpour's theme by Korn, and more.
Sept. 21, 2011
Critical Reception: Epic Games' Gears Of War 3
Critical Reception: Epic Games' Gears Of War 3
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Epic Games' third-person shooter sequel Gears of War 3, which reviewers describe as "more than just hiding behind boxes and shooting monsters in the face."
Sept. 21, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Backflip's DragonVale Leads Cross-Platform Charts
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Backflip's DragonVale Leads Cross-Platform Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see DragonVale and Zynga Poker earning top iPhone sales, while Smurfs' Village and Tap Pet Hotel remain big sellers on the iPad.
Sept. 21, 2011
6waves Lolapps Launches $10M Dev Fund, Talks Mobile Expansion
6waves Lolapps Launches $10M Dev Fund, Talks Mobile Expansion
Today, social game developer and publisher 6waves Lolapps announced a $10 million fund for both social and mobile developers, marking the company's first step in a larger plan for mobile expansion.
Sept. 21, 2011
Mobile Dev Appy Entertainment Sees Growth From Freemium Model
Mobile Dev Appy Entertainment Sees Growth From Freemium Model
Mobile game maker Appy Entertainment says downloads and revenues have increased substantially since the company began transitioning its titles to a freemium model three months ago.
Sept. 21, 2011
Opinion: Using The Linker To Help You Track Required Assets
Opinion: Using The Linker To Help You Track Required Assets
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Media Molecule's Alex Evans shares a trick his team used on LittleBigPlanet for finding the files you need from a mess of assets spread across dozens of builds.
Sept. 21, 2011
EA's Play4Free Series Now Available Via Aeria Games Portal
EA's Play4Free Series Now Available Via Aeria Games Portal
Electronic Arts has signed a distribution agreement with free-to-play online games portal Aeria Games, that will see the company bringing its Play4Free series of titles to the portal.
Sept. 21, 2011
Analyst: Facebook Will See $470M Revenue From Credits In 2011
Analyst: Facebook Will See $470M Revenue From Credits In 2011
A new report by market research firm eMarketer has found that behemoth social network Facebook will make around $470 million of revenue in Facebook Credits during 2011.
Sept. 21, 2011
Analyst: Battlefield 3 Surpasses 1.5M Pre-Orders In Total
Analyst: Battlefield 3 Surpasses 1.5M Pre-Orders In Total
A new report from Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia notes that preorders for the upcoming Battlefield 3 have now surpassed 1.5 million in total, compared to 1.25 million earlier this month.
Sept. 21, 2011
Tapjoy Expanding Native In-App Video Ads Strategy
Tapjoy Expanding Native In-App Video Ads Strategy
Social app and game monetization company Tapjoy is expanding its new video ad strategy, after cutting back on its pay-per-install approach earlier this year, with native pre-cached ads in games.
Sept. 21, 2011
Interview: Warco Aims To Show The Human Side Of War
Interview: Warco Aims To Show The Human Side Of War
Defiant Development's Morgan Jaffit talks to Gamasutra about Warco, a new war game that replaces the player's gun with a video camera in an attempt to show the human side of war.
Sept. 21, 2011