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Gamasutra member blogs: From the Breakout problem to Zelda tutorials
Gamasutra member blogs: From the Breakout problem to Zelda tutorials
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as how Shatter solved "The Breakout Problem," examining Legend of Zelda tutorials, and more.
March 28, 2012
DeNA: 'We can get at least $5M out of a game developed by seven people'
DeNA: 'We can get at least $5M out of a game developed by seven people'
Social games can make a lot of money on small teams - but what do those employees get out of it when they're at a large company like DeNA? Is the business model broken at the employee level?
March 28, 2012
RockYou settles with FTC over lax security from 2009 hacking
RockYou settles with FTC over lax security from 2009 hacking
Social game developer RockYou has settled its case with the Federal Trade Commission over failing to adequately protect its users' privacy when their information was stolen by hackers two years ago.
March 28, 2012
SCEA continues freemium core game push for PS Home with new titles
SCEA continues freemium core game push for PS Home with new titles
Sony has announced three new free-to-play games for PlayStation Home, its free virtual world available on PlayStation 3, including a third-person shooter and a multiplayer RPG.
March 28, 2012
PS Vita's Gravity Rush ships 100K in Japan
PS Vita's Gravity Rush ships 100K in Japan
Gravity Rush, one of the biggest games released for PS Vita, has so far shipped 100,000 copies in Japan since the action title released there nearly two months ago.
March 28, 2012
Popular iOS horror game Dark Meadow goes free-to-play
Popular iOS horror game Dark Meadow goes free-to-play
Phosphor Games will release a major update and a new free-to-play version for Dark Meadow: The Pact, its popular first-person survival horror title for iOS.
March 28, 2012
Kid Icarus: Uprising, new bundles lift 3DS Japanese sales
Kid Icarus: Uprising, new bundles lift 3DS Japanese sales
Kid Icarus: Uprising for Nintendo 3DS debuted as the top-selling game in Japan last week, far ahead of big PlayStation 3 releases like Devil May Cry HD Collection and Ninja Gaiden 3.
March 28, 2012
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Angry Birds Space heads iPhone, iPad revenue rankings
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Angry Birds Space heads iPhone, iPad revenue rankings
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Draw Something and Angry Birds Space earning top iPhone sales, while DragonVale and Modern War emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
March 28, 2012
Critical Reception: Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden 3
Critical Reception: Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden 3
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Team Ninja's hack-and-slash action game Ninja Gaiden 3, which reviews describe as "the most disappointing title in the series."
March 28, 2012
Top-Grossing Android games: Airport City reports surge in sales
Top-Grossing Android games: Airport City reports surge in sales
The latest North American Google Play game charts by revenue see Airport City and Draw Something leading today's rankings, as Tap Fish and Paradise Island also report top earnings.
March 28, 2012
DeNA's Chinese expansion marches on with 3 mobile carrier partnerships
DeNA's Chinese expansion marches on with 3 mobile carrier partnerships
Japanese social gaming company DeNA continues to bolster its expansion in the Chinese gaming market, announcing agreements with three of the largest mobile carriers in the country.
March 28, 2012
Opinion: Making rad audio for everyone
Opinion: Making rad audio for everyone
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Volition's senior audio designer Ariel Gross examines the problem of creating audio for a variety of sound system setups, and which to cater to.
March 28, 2012