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Nintendo licenses Havok, Autodesk tech for Wii U developers
Nintendo licenses Havok, Autodesk tech for Wii U developers
Nintendo has signed worldwide licensing agreements with middleware companies Havok and Autodesk, and will offer their technologies to developers for its upcoming Wii U console.
March 6, 2012
Zynga paying $228M to buy HQ building
Zynga paying $228M to buy HQ building
Social game developer Zynga will buy its corporate headquarters building in San Francisco for $228 million, which will house a portion of its fast-growing workforce of more than 2800 employees.
March 6, 2012
GDC 2012: Game devs find lessons in their failures
GDC 2012: Game devs find lessons in their failures
For the second year at Game Developers Conference, game makers got together not to talk about their best practices or their successes, but instead about their failures.
March 6, 2012
GDC 2012: New SimCity announced, developed by Maxis
GDC 2012: New SimCity announced, developed by Maxis
At an event alongside GDC, Lucy Bradshaw, senior VP of Maxis took to the stage to unveil the new SimCity title, due for the PC in 2013, promising profound change for the series.
March 6, 2012
Big Fish buys mobile casino game maker
Big Fish buys mobile casino game maker
Big Fish Games has acquired Self Aware Games (and its parent company Social Concepts), an Oakland, California-based mobile and social game developer best known for creating Card Ace: Casino.
March 6, 2012
Square Enix licenses Umbra rendering optimization middleware
Square Enix licenses Umbra rendering optimization middleware
_Final Fantasy _ developer and publisher Square Enix has inked an agreement to use Umbra Software's rendering performance middleware in its future game projects.
March 6, 2012
EA opens new Swedish studio to work with Battlefield 3 engine
EA opens new Swedish studio to work with Battlefield 3 engine
Electronic Arts has opened a second development studio in Sweden, which will be devoted to creating "a new generation of games" using the Frostbite 2 game engine.
March 6, 2012
Counter-Strike: GO drops cross-platform play to allow for frequent PC updates
Counter-Strike: GO drops cross-platform play to allow for frequent PC updates
Valve Corporation has abandoned its cross-platform play feature for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and will not allow users on Windows/Mac systems, PlayStation 3s, and Xbox 360s to play alongside each other.
March 6, 2012
Zynga Platform open beta launches with five games
Zynga Platform open beta launches with five games
The Zynga Platform has launched as an open beta, just days after it was initially revealed as "coming soon," and aims to provide social gamers with easier ways to connect and play together.
March 6, 2012
Nintendo 3DS sells 4.5 million units in U.S. during first year
Nintendo 3DS sells 4.5 million units in U.S. during first year
Nintendo's handheld 3DS console has sold over 4.5 million units in the U.S. during its first year on sale, and sales from hardware, software and accessories have now surpassed $1.2 billion, the company confirmed today.
March 6, 2012
Dream.Build.Play 2012 contest registration now open
Dream.Build.Play 2012 contest registration now open
Microsoft has opened registration for its annual Dream.Build.Play contest, with independent developers now able to enter games built for Microsoft platforms in the hope of winning cash prizes.
March 6, 2012
GDC 2012: Traditional advice that doesn't apply to social games
GDC 2012: Traditional advice that doesn't apply to social games
In a social-focused GDC session, Playdom creative director and PopCap San Francisco founder David Rohrl gave his listeners four pieces of widely held advice for AAA and core-games that won't work for social games.
March 6, 2012