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How Romance Inspired Design For Taiwanese MMO Lucent Heart
How Romance Inspired Design For Taiwanese MMO Lucent Heart
Mark Quilter of Taiwanese developer Playcoo explains how a couples-based matchmaking system helped drive the long-term social design of Lucent Heart, an anime-inspired MMO.
Dec. 15, 2011
Ancestry.com pulls Social Security numbers from website
Ancestry.com pulls Social Security numbers from website
Ancestry.com, the online commercial genealogy service, has decided to remove from its website Social Security numbers (SSNs) of individuals deceased in the last 10 years out of security concerns.
Dec. 15, 2011
Not a KISS fan? FBI arrests hacker for DDoS attack on Gene Simmons’ website
Not a KISS fan? FBI arrests hacker for DDoS attack on Gene Simmons’ website
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a hacker associated with Anonymous for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the website of Gene Simmons, front man for the band KISS and reality TV celebrity.
Dec. 15, 2011
3DS Hardware, Software Trio Dominate Japanese Sales
3DS Hardware, Software Trio Dominate Japanese Sales
It's a banner week for Nintendo 3DS hardware and software in Japan as Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri-G and major first-party titles help bring in the biggest sales for the system yet.
Dec. 14, 2011
Command & Conquer Goes Free-To-Play With New Browser Game
Command & Conquer Goes Free-To-Play With New Browser Game
Electronic Arts will take its Command & Conquer franchise into the free-to-play space with Tiberium Alliances, an MMO real-time strategy title under development at its German studio EA Phenomic.
Dec. 14, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: World of Goo Racks Up Big Sales
Top-Grossing Android Games: World of Goo Racks Up Big Sales
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Defender and Tap Fish leading today's rankings, as World of Goo and Bakery Story also report top earnings.
Dec. 14, 2011
Critical Reception: Frozenbyte's Trine 2
Critical Reception: Frozenbyte's Trine 2
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Frozenbyte's PC platformer Trine 2, which reviewers describe as "gorgeous, charming, and incredibly fun."
Dec. 14, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Battle Nations, Infinity Blade II Lead iPad Charts
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Battle Nations, Infinity Blade II Lead iPad Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Infinity Blade II and DragonVale earning top iPhone sales, while Battle Nations and Angry Birds HD remain big sellers on the iPad.
Dec. 14, 2011
Social Gaming Network Hi5 Acquired By Discovery Company Tagged
Social Gaming Network Hi5 Acquired By Discovery Company Tagged
"Social discovery" site Tagged announced and completed its purchase of Hi5, the Alex St. John-led site that spent the past two years trying to position itself as a major social gaming network.
Dec. 14, 2011
Former Visceral Melbourne Staffers Establish Mobile Games Studio
Former Visceral Melbourne Staffers Establish Mobile Games Studio
In the wake of the Visceral Melbourne closure, a group of former staffers led by game designer Gerry Sakkas has formed a new Australian studio called PlaySide with a focus on mobile games.
Dec. 14, 2011
Limbo, PixelJunk Shooter 2 Best-Selling PSN Games In 2011
Limbo, PixelJunk Shooter 2 Best-Selling PSN Games In 2011
Sony has revealed the top-selling SCEA-published indie games available via the PlayStation Network in 2011, as well as the top-selling self-published titles on PSN, and the top-selling titles that were part of its Pub Fund.
Dec. 14, 2011
Non-Profit Youth Game Programming Initiative Receives $250K Google Grant
Non-Profit Youth Game Programming Initiative Receives $250K Google Grant
Non-profit youth program organiser World Wide Workshop today announced that it has received a $250,000 grant from Google.org, with which it hopes to expands its youth game programming network.
Dec. 14, 2011