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Osmos HD debuts to strong sales in Android chart
Osmos HD debuts to strong sales in Android chart
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Osmos HD, Grand Theft Auto III, and Zombie Dash currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Jan. 23, 2012
Release This: Resident Evil: Revelations headlines UK lineup
Release This: Resident Evil: Revelations headlines UK lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations to the UK, while Japan gets Armored Core V and Tales of Innocence R.
Jan. 23, 2012
Newtoy's Scramble With Friends tops iPad sales chart
Newtoy's Scramble With Friends tops iPad sales chart
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Scramble With Friends and Smash Cops to Angry Piggy and more.
Jan. 23, 2012
RuneScape developer wins suit against 'bot' maker
RuneScape developer wins suit against 'bot' maker
A U.S. court ruled in favor of Jagex Games Studio over the firm's two-year lawsuit against Impulse Software for developing and selling macroing/botting software for its MMORPG RuneScape.
Jan. 23, 2012
Final Fantasy Brigade, Metal Gear Rising and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Final Fantasy Brigade, Metal Gear Rising and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including the director for Metal Gear Rising revealed, success for Final Fantasy's new mobile soci
Jan. 23, 2012
44-year Nintendo employee Nobuo Nagai dies
44-year Nintendo employee Nobuo Nagai dies
Nobuo Nagai, who served as Nintendo's Manufacturing senior managing director and was employed at the company for nearly 45 years, passed away on Sunday after battling stomach cancer. He was 66.
Jan. 23, 2012
HBO considers fictional game development drama series
HBO considers fictional game development drama series
Premium cable network HBO and producer Scott Rudin have optioned the remake rights for an indie game documentary, reserving the right to develop a fictional, half-hour drama series inspired by the film.
Jan. 23, 2012
Student game dev competition Dare to be Digital now accepting applicants
Student game dev competition Dare to be Digital now accepting applicants
Organizers for Dare to be Digital are now accepting applications for their student game development competition, which will take place between June 11 to August 12 at Scotland's University of Abertay Dundee this year.
Jan. 23, 2012
Game developers cautiously celebrate victory over SOPA/PIPA
Game developers cautiously celebrate victory over SOPA/PIPA
Now that SOPA and PIPA have gone on indefinite hold, game developers throughout the industry are letting out a sigh of relief, though some tell Gamasutra the fight for online freedom is far from over.
Jan. 23, 2012
Vita 3G plan price increases prior to US launch
Vita 3G plan price increases prior to US launch
AT&T has announced new prices for 3G access on Sony's PlaytStation Vita int he U.S., offering 250MB of data for $14.99 per month, or 3GB for $30 per month.
Jan. 23, 2012
In-depth: Safer data sharing between threads
In-depth: Safer data sharing between threads
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, DreamWorks Animation senior programmer Mark Lee offers a solution and code examples for practicing safer data sharing between threads.
Jan. 23, 2012
Zynga looking to enter online gambling space
Zynga looking to enter online gambling space
Social games giant Zynga is currently in "active conversations" with potential future partners as a means of exploring opportunities in the online, real money gambling market.
Jan. 23, 2012