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CES: Nvidia, Qualcomm aim to help devs break through noisy Android market
CES: Nvidia, Qualcomm aim to help devs break through noisy Android market
Having the best-looking 3D-rendered games available on tablets means little if no one can find them. Gamasutra speaks with Nvidia and Qualcomm about how they hope to solve the discoverability problem.
Jan. 12, 2012
Future Publishing switches out management
Future Publishing switches out management
Edge, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine publisher Future publishing has made management changes following fiscal losses reported last year.
Jan. 12, 2012
Struggling GSC seeks funds to complete Stalker 2
Struggling GSC seeks funds to complete Stalker 2
GSC Game World said it's still at work on a sequel to the cult PC hit Stalker, but it needs funding in order to bring the game to completion.
Jan. 12, 2012
Opinion: Be a deployment Boy Scout
Opinion: Be a deployment Boy Scout
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, CCP's lead technical artist Rob Galanakis explains why you should avoid using persistent states, and shares the Deployment Boy Scout's oath.
Jan. 12, 2012
EA's free-to-play brand reaches 25M users
EA's free-to-play brand reaches 25M users
Electronic Arts' Play4Free line of online titles, which includes microtransaction-based games like Battlefield Heroes and Need for Speed World, has reached 25 million active players worldwide.
Jan. 12, 2012
Pulitzer-winning NYT columnist partners for humanitarian social game
Pulitzer-winning NYT columnist partners for humanitarian social game
Games for Change has teamed up with Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to develop a social game about female oppression around the world.
Jan. 12, 2012
Gamasutra expert blogs: From mobile predictions to JRPG heroines
Gamasutra expert blogs: From mobile predictions to JRPG heroines
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including four bold predictions for mobile gaming in 2012, JRPG warrior heroines, and more.
Jan. 12, 2012
Namco Bandai's Naruto games ship 10M copies
Namco Bandai's Naruto games ship 10M copies
Namco Bandai has shipped more than 10 million copies of its Naruto games around the world since the publisher began licensing the popular anime/manga series in 2003.
Jan. 12, 2012
Ubisoft loses another Assassin's Creed creative director
Ubisoft loses another Assassin's Creed creative director
Ubisoft Montreal's has lost another creative director for its Assassin's Creed franchise, Alexandre Amancio, who resigned from the company to work at advertising agency Cossette.
Jan. 12, 2012
Witcher 2 dev backs off from legal action against pirates
Witcher 2 dev backs off from legal action against pirates
Hoping to dispel some bad press drummed up in December, The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED said it will no longer pursue legal action against players who allegedly pirated the studio's most recent release.
Jan. 12, 2012
A disappointing December leads to 2011 retail video game declines
A disappointing December leads to 2011 retail video game declines
As 2011 came to an end, annual video game sales at retail in the United States saw a notable drop year-over-year, though digital revenues are looking more promising than ever.
Jan. 12, 2012
EA reorganizes after a landmark $1B digital year
EA reorganizes after a landmark $1B digital year
Moving into 2012, Electronic Arts has made some key organizational changes to its internal structure in hopes of better executing its digital initiatives, following a landmark year of $1B in digital revenues.
Jan. 12, 2012