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Takahashi Leaves Hudson After 29 Years
Takahashi Leaves Hudson After 29 Years
Hudson executive Toshiyuki Takahashi, also known as Takahashi Meijin, has announced that he is leaving the company after 29 years of employment, giving no reason for his departure.
May 23, 2011
Sony Projects Financial Losses Due To Earthquake, PSN Breach
Sony Projects Financial Losses Due To Earthquake, PSN Breach
Sony revised its forecasted results for the last fiscal year, and its forecast for the current fiscal year in light of the Great East Japan Earthquake and PSN security intrusion, noting a drop in the originally estimated earnings.
May 23, 2011
Lineage Creator Working On 2K Games MMO
Lineage Creator Working On 2K Games MMO
2K Games has announced a partnership with XL Games, the development team founded by Lineage creator Jake Song, that will see XL Games develop an Asian MMO based on a 2K franchise.
May 23, 2011
NetEase Profits Up As Company Eyes Call of Duty License
NetEase Profits Up As Company Eyes Call of Duty License
While major Chinese gaming network NetEase showed greatly increased profits for the first quarter of 2011, Janco analyst Mike Hickey says negotiating Chinese rights to the Call of Duty franchise could boost earnings further.
May 23, 2011
Final Fantasy XIV Producer Outlines Plans For Extensive Changes
Final Fantasy XIV Producer Outlines Plans For Extensive Changes
Naoki Yoshida, producer for Square Enix's troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV, has laid out an extensive list of gameplay changes the development team has planned for the title through the summer.
May 23, 2011
SoftKinetic On The Technology Powering Eedoo's iSec
SoftKinetic On The Technology Powering Eedoo's iSec
Discussing what it calls the "next generation" of motion-controlled 3D systems, SoftKinetic talks about the advantages of its time-of-flight cameras in Eedoo's iSec console for China.
May 23, 2011
IGF China 2011 Opens Call For Submissions
IGF China 2011 Opens Call For Submissions
The Independent Games Festival China, which runs in conjunction with GDC China, has officially announced its call for indie game submissions from the pan-Pacific area through September 1, including det
May 23, 2011
Will Wright: My Publisher Didn't Want SimCity
Will Wright: My Publisher Didn't Want SimCity
The original publisher of SimCity rejected the title and forced pioneering developer Will Wright's hand, causing him to form Maxis, he tells Gamasutra in a new
May 23, 2011
Opinion: My Producer Hates Me
Opinion: My Producer Hates Me
Xiotex Studios programmer Byron-Atkinson-Jones talks about how and why project scheduling problems can arise between coders and producers, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
May 23, 2011
EA CEO John Riccitiello On Learning From Failures
EA CEO John Riccitiello On Learning From Failures
After narrowing the company's losses dramatically this past fiscal year, EA CEO John Riccitiello reflects on bouncing back from failure, losing friends, and learning hard lessons.
May 23, 2011
Interview: Crowdstar Raises $23M Toward Growth Efforts From Major Investors
Interview: Crowdstar Raises $23M Toward Growth Efforts From Major Investors
Social game developer Crowdstar (It Girl, Happy Aquarium) has raised $23 million in funding from some big partners, and CEO Peter Relan talks to Gamasutra about the company's goals to go beyond Facebook.
May 23, 2011
Capcom Bets Big On PlayStation 3 This Year
Capcom Bets Big On PlayStation 3 This Year
Fiscal 2012 is going to be a big year for the PlayStation 3, according to Japanese game publisher Capcom, projecting that roughly 44 percent of its games sold will be for that system.
May 23, 2011