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Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Australian developer Epiphany Games and UK-based racing game studio Eutechnyx have been honored in the Red Herring Global 2011 awards for their achievements in software and game development.
Dec. 5, 2011
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's Tim Borrelli looks at how some ambitious animators -- or developers in other fields -- are trying to advance their careers the wrong way.
Dec. 5, 2011
Mojang Working On Official Minecraft Lego
Mojang Working On Official Minecraft Lego
Minecraft developer Mojang revealed today that it is working directly with the Lego Group and a couple of Minecraft fans to bring an official Lego set based on the game to fruition.
Dec. 5, 2011
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Ahead of the November NPD Group U.S. software sales data, due to be released on December 8, analyst group Wedbush Securities has estimated that software sales for the month surpassed $1.5 billion in total.
Dec. 5, 2011
Nexon $1.2B IPO Listing On December 14
Nexon $1.2B IPO Listing On December 14
Following reports last month that online game publisher Nexon was heading for an initial public offering, the company has now set the price of the IPO at ¥91 billion ($1.2 billion).
Dec. 5, 2011
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
Microsoft said on Monday that the new Xbox 360 dashboard, due to launch tomorrow, will allow for "entertainment experiences more social and personal than ever," thanks to new control, voice and search features.
Dec. 5, 2011
Fourth Consecutive Week At Top Of UK Charts For Modern Warfare 3
Fourth Consecutive Week At Top Of UK Charts For Modern Warfare 3
For the fourth week in a row, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topped the UK software sales charts, and even saw a 2 percent increase in sales week-over-week, according to data from tracking firm Chart-Track.
Dec. 5, 2011
Halfbrick's Sydney Studio State-Funded, Working On New Fruit Ninja
Halfbrick's Sydney Studio State-Funded, Working On New Fruit Ninja
A new branch of Australian developer and publisher Halfbrick, maker of popular iOS game Fruit Ninja, is being funded as part of New South Wales' 3 million Australian dollar Interactive Media Fund.
Dec. 5, 2011
Opinion: Procedural Generation Cost Analysis
Opinion: Procedural Generation Cost Analysis
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, student developer Tyler Coleman examines the questions devs should consider for procedurally generated content in their projects.
Dec. 5, 2011
Gree Lifts Veil On New Social Gaming Platform
Gree Lifts Veil On New Social Gaming Platform
When Japanese mobile social game developer and network operator GREE releases its new platform in the second quarter of 2012, it will feature a "fully borderless system" and new developer tools.
Dec. 5, 2011
12 iOS Indie Devs Pledge Sales To Charities
12 iOS Indie Devs Pledge Sales To Charities
As part of a "12 Indie Apps For Christmas" campaign, a dozen independent iOS developers have each pledged 25 percent of December sales from their games to either the Child's Play or Doctors Without Borders charities.
Dec. 5, 2011
Japan's Gumi Raises Nearly $26M For Gree Social Games
Japan's Gumi Raises Nearly $26M For Gree Social Games
One of the biggest Japanese publishers on Gree's mobile social games network, Gumi (Yakuza Wars, Pirate Wars), raised ¥2 billion, or $25.7 million, in a new investment round last week.
Dec. 5, 2011