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Brink developer hires former FIFA director to bolster production team
Brink developer hires former FIFA director to bolster production team
Splash Damage, the London-based independent developer behind last year's Brink, has hired the FIFA series' former senior development director Griff Jenkins as its new studio production director.
Jan. 25, 2012
Road to the IGF: Mode 7 Games' Frozen Synapse
Road to the IGF: Mode 7 Games' Frozen Synapse
Kicking off 2012's "Road to the IGF" interview series, Gamasutra speaks with Mode 7 Games about Frozen Synapse, which is up for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design award.
Jan. 25, 2012
Top-Grossing Android Games: Osmos HD racks up top sales in debut week
Top-Grossing Android Games: Osmos HD racks up top sales in debut week
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Zynga Poker and Tap Fish leading today's rankings, as Osmos HD and Restaurant Story also report top earnings.
Jan. 25, 2012
Gamasutra member blogs: From Rayman Origins to disenchantment
Gamasutra member blogs: From Rayman Origins to disenchantment
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as why you must play Rayman Origins, why disenchantment is the most valuable skill you can apply
Jan. 25, 2012
PopCap veteran launches mobile game rewards program
PopCap veteran launches mobile game rewards program
Ex-PopCap developer Roy Liu has co-founded a new start-up called Gimmie, where he's launched the closed beta for a rewards program that offers real world products to mobile game players.
Jan. 25, 2012
Rovio plans big splash for Facebook Angry Birds in February
Rovio plans big splash for Facebook Angry Birds in February
Despite slipping well past its previous summer release window, the Facebook version of Rovio's Angry Birds is still very much alive, and is due to hit the social network on February 14.
Jan. 25, 2012
Tapjoy's Android Fund reaches 130 apps worldwide
Tapjoy's Android Fund reaches 130 apps worldwide
Today, social app and game monetization company Tapjoy revealed that its Android Fund program now supports more than 130 apps worldwide, and has exponentially expanded the company's Android network.
Jan. 25, 2012
Analysis: THQ revamps its business strategy a few years too late
Analysis: THQ revamps its business strategy a few years too late
THQ's decision to abandon the licensed kids' game market may be a good step for the company, but in this new world where IP owners often produce their own games, is it too little too late?
Jan. 25, 2012
The secrets behind Frozen Synapse's gameplay success
The secrets behind Frozen Synapse's gameplay success
In Gamasutra's latest feature, a postmortem of 2012 IGF finalist Frozen Synapse, Mode 7 Games' Paul Taylor explains how an iterative, multiplayer-led design
Jan. 25, 2012
Use of Google Docs is illegal in Norway
Use of Google Docs is illegal in Norway
The Open Digital Policy Organization reports that the Norwegian Data Inspectorate has effectively declared use of Google Apps in Norway to be illegal.
Jan. 25, 2012
Viruses and worms are evolving into Frankenmalware
Viruses and worms are evolving into Frankenmalware
Viruses infect executables. Worms are executables. So viruses can, and are, infecting worms. The result, claims anti-virus company BitDefender, is a new category of threat: Frankenmalware.
Jan. 25, 2012
IT security budgets are expected to increase this year
IT security budgets are expected to increase this year
More than half of organizations expect to increase their information security spending in 2012, some by 8% of more, according to a survey by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
Jan. 25, 2012