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Enslaved Honored With UK Writer's Guild Award
Enslaved Honored With UK Writer's Guild Award
The UK Writer's Guild has honored Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and writers Alex Garland and Tameem Antoniades with it's 2011 award for Best Video Game.
Nov. 18, 2011
Zynga's Van Natta Leaving Business Officer Position
Zynga's Van Natta Leaving Business Officer Position
Former MySpace CEO and current Zynga chief business officer Owen Van Natta will be stepping down from his position, giving up millions of shares in the pre-IPO company in the process, though he will remain on the Zynga board.
Nov. 18, 2011
Troubled MMO FFXIV 'Will Always Be FFXIV And Nothing Else,' Says Producer
Troubled MMO FFXIV 'Will Always Be FFXIV And Nothing Else,' Says Producer
Gamasutra speaks with producer Naoki Yoshida about the company's plans to launch "version 2.0" of the beleaguered online game -- which will sport a new engine by the time it's through redevelopment.
Nov. 18, 2011
GigaMedia, City State Partner Up To Expand Their Social Gaming Reach
GigaMedia, City State Partner Up To Expand Their Social Gaming Reach
Singapore-based online game developer GigaMedia has announced a partnership with Mythic co-founder and MMO veteran Mark Jacobs' City State Entertainment.
Nov. 18, 2011
GarageGames Releases Torque 3D Engine Version 1.2
GarageGames Releases Torque 3D Engine Version 1.2
GarageGames has released the latest version of its popular Torque 3D engine, adding new art, new tutorials and new features for gameplay elements, along with a new first-person shooter development tutorial.
Nov. 18, 2011
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today revealed the nominees for its 2011 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, with the award due to be presented to the winning team later this month.
Nov. 18, 2011
League of Legends Passes 32.5M Registrations, 11.5M Monthly Players
League of Legends Passes 32.5M Registrations, 11.5M Monthly Players
Riot Games' popular free-to-play online strategy game League of Legends now boasts over 32.5 million registered players, according to developer Riot Games, with 11.5 million of those playing each month.
Nov. 18, 2011
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
Nordic Games' Wii-based karoke series We Sing has now reached 1 million worldwide sales, the company revealed at an event for the newest release, We sing UK Hits.
Nov. 18, 2011
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
A new survey of the video game market by the Cowen Group suggests that the rise of cheap and free social and mobile games hasn't significantly impacted the market for traditional console games.
Nov. 18, 2011
Pac-Man Fever's Gary Garcia Passes Away
Pac-Man Fever's Gary Garcia Passes Away
Gary Garcia, one-half of pop music duo Buckner & Garcia and co-creator of early '80s hit single "Pac-Man Fever", has passed away at his home in Englewood, Florida yesterday.
Nov. 18, 2011
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of November 18
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of November 18
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from game industry figures such as Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot, Tale of Tales' Auriea Harvey, Kongregate's Jim Greer and more in this new weekly roundup.
Nov. 18, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Microsoft, Sucker Punch Productions, and Digital Extremes.
Nov. 18, 2011