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Spry Fox calls out 6waves' 'disingenuous defense' in Triple Town suit
Spry Fox calls out 6waves' 'disingenuous defense' in Triple Town suit
As part of the ongoing Triple Town vs Yeti Town lawsuit, Triple Town developer Spry Fox has called out Yeti Town dev 6waves Lolapps' defense, given last week, as "disingenuous."
Feb. 6, 2012
Final Fantasy XIII-2 tops UK charts in opening weekend
Final Fantasy XIII-2 tops UK charts in opening weekend
In a week of multiple new releases, Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2 topped the UK software sales charts ahead of a couple of other big-name Japanese franchises.
Feb. 6, 2012
Konami's social games userbase surpasses 15M, helps lead to increased revenue, profits
Konami's social games userbase surpasses 15M, helps lead to increased revenue, profits
Konami has posted financial results for the first nine months of the 2011 fiscal year, with both increased revenue and profits year-over-year thanks to "brisk sales" from its digital entertainment business.
Feb. 6, 2012
Codeplay's Offload tools nominated for Scottish Business Award
Codeplay's Offload tools nominated for Scottish Business Award
Edinburgh-based technology company Codeplay, best known for its Offload game acceleration and optimization toolkit, has been nominated for a Scottish Business Award.
Feb. 6, 2012
Design success means knowing what to do with feedback
Design success means knowing what to do with feedback
Game designers "need to place faith in the design process itself, not in their inevitably doomed first draft," says experienced game designer and programmer Soren Johnson.
Feb. 6, 2012
GDC 2012 details Google, Facebook, Unity dev days
GDC 2012 details Google, Facebook, Unity dev days
Game Developers Conference 2012 show organizers are highlighting sponsored Developer Days from major companies including Facebook, Google, Unity, Microsoft and more, all appearing on the first two days of the March 5th-9th show.
Feb. 6, 2012
The merger of art and design was necessary to develop Reckoning
The merger of art and design was necessary to develop Reckoning
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Big Huge Games lead world designer Colin Campbell speaks about how his team is essential to creating an open world RPG that co
Feb. 6, 2012
Sponsored feature: The future of capitalizing on video and community
Sponsored feature: The future of capitalizing on video and community
In Gamasutra's latest sponsored feature, TwitchTV co-founder Justin Kan explains how video is attracting increasingly big audiences of gamers -- too big to ignore.
Feb. 6, 2012
Adobe addresses PDF security problem
Adobe addresses PDF security problem
Hackers target the most widely used file formats; and there is none more widely used than PDF. A new paper from Adobe discusses the problems and solutions to PDF security.
Feb. 6, 2012
Insecure email the culprit of hacked FBI-Scotland Yard call?
Insecure email the culprit of hacked FBI-Scotland Yard call?
The Anonymous hacktivist group was apparently able to listen in on a conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard by hacking into a participant’s email account and obtaining the conference call number and access code, according to security analysts.
Feb. 6, 2012
Google unveils service to bounce malware from the Android Market
Google unveils service to bounce malware from the Android Market
In response to Android’s growing reputation of being a “malware cesspool”, Google has unveiled the Bouncer automated application scanning service to root out malware on the Android Market.
Feb. 6, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of February 3
Your game industry in your words: Week of February 3
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Double Fine's Tim Schafer, FASA founder Jordan Weisman, Zynga's Brian Reynolds, and many others in this new weekly roundup.
Feb. 3, 2012