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Former Faxion Online Dev Start-Up Benefits From Android Developer Fund
Former Faxion Online Dev Start-Up Benefits From Android Developer Fund
An Austin start-up called Digital Harmony Games, which was co-founded by former True Games (Faxion Online) staff, will accept funding from TapJoy's Android Developer fund for its first, unannouned title.
Sept. 16, 2011
Feature: Learning The Free-To-Play Design Mentality
Feature: Learning The Free-To-Play Design Mentality
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Wooga studio head Henric Suuronen talks about how console game designers need to adjust their design philosophies wh
Sept. 16, 2011
Rogue trader who cost UBS £1.3bn highlights failure to monitor unauthorized dealing
Rogue trader who cost UBS £1.3bn highlights failure to monitor unauthorized dealing
Another case of the unauthorized activity of a trader at an investment bank has highlighted the need for real-time monitoring and control in the investment banking sector.
Sept. 16, 2011
FBI probes over 400 cases of corporate bank account cyberjacking
FBI probes over 400 cases of corporate bank account cyberjacking
The FBI is currently investigating over 400 reported cases of corporate banking account takeovers in which cybercriminals have initiated unauthorized automated clearing house (ACH) and wire transfers from US-based organizations, an FBI official told a House panel this week.
Sept. 16, 2011
Analysis: Can A Good Game Be A Bad Sequel?
Analysis: Can A Good Game Be A Bad Sequel?
In this analysis, Gamasutra contributor Andrew Vanden Bossche examines how great games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Dragon Age 2 can still be considered bad sequels by series fans.
Sept. 15, 2011
Report: Revenue From PC Game Subscriptions Fell For First Time In 2010
Report: Revenue From PC Game Subscriptions Fell For First Time In 2010
A new report from IHS Screen Digest estimates that annual, industry-wide reve
Sept. 15, 2011
Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer 'Improvement' Studies Are Flawed
Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer 'Improvement' Studies Are Flawed
A new article from a trio of psychology researchers criticizes the methodology of many previous studies that claim to show playing games leads to important cognitive benefits.
Sept. 15, 2011
Capcom Increases Earnings Estimates On Mobile, Arcade Performance
Capcom Increases Earnings Estimates On Mobile, Arcade Performance
Capcom has updated its public expectations for revenues and earnings in the first half of the fiscal year, citing stronger than expected performance for its Japanese arcades and mobile titles like Smurfs' Village.
Sept. 15, 2011
PS3 Tops Japanese Hardware Charts Following Sales Surge
PS3 Tops Japanese Hardware Charts Following Sales Surge
Sony's PlayStation 3 broke the handheld dominance of the weekly Japanese hardware charts this week, outselling both the 3DS and the PSP, according to data from tracking firm Media Create.
Sept. 15, 2011
Dead Island Ships 1M Units In First Week In North America
Dead Island Ships 1M Units In First Week In North America
Techland and Deep Silver's zombie shooter Dead Island has shipped more than 1 million units in North America in its first week on sale, with two million copies due to be sold to retailers by the end of this week.
Sept. 15, 2011
Tales of Xillia Storms Japanese Software Charts
Tales of Xillia Storms Japanese Software Charts
Namco Bandai's Tales of Xillia topped the Japanese weekly software sales charts this week, outselling the entirety of the remainer of the top 20 combined, according to tracking firm Media Create.
Sept. 15, 2011
Indiecade Festival Names 36 Finalists For October Show
Indiecade Festival Names 36 Finalists For October Show
The organizers of the fifth annual Indiecade Festival have chosen 36 finalists from nearly 450 indie game submissions to be playable on the event's GameWalk October 8 and 9 in Culver City, CA.
Sept. 15, 2011