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Sleep Is Death Creator's DS Game Finds New Home At Zoo
Sleep Is Death Creator's DS Game Finds New Home At Zoo
Jason Rohrer's Diamond Trust of London for the Nintendo DS has found a new home at Zoo Entertainment following creative differences between Rohrer and its original publisher, Majesco.
May 23, 2011
It's deja vu all over again: Sony's So-net admits to data breach
It's deja vu all over again: Sony's So-net admits to data breach
Sony’s So-net Entertainment admitted that its customer rewards site was hacked and that customers’ email accounts were compromised and redeemable gift points stolen.
May 23, 2011
CGC 2011: Sword and Sworcery’s Capy Sweats the Small Stuff
CGC 2011: Sword and Sworcery’s Capy Sweats the Small Stuff
Attention to detail is the magic that makes games successful, argued Capy’s Kris Piotrowski at the Canadian Games Conference today, warning that sometimes a developer should “be an asshole” to make a better game.
May 20, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: Crazy Over a Fictional Story
Best Of Indie Games: Crazy Over a Fictional Story
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a Nintendo DS-style browser game and a point-and-click adventure game with gorgeous hand-drawn ar
May 20, 2011
Analysis: Curiosity Killed the Player
Analysis: Curiosity Killed the Player
In his latest column examining gaming conventions and the pros and cons of breaking them, Gamasutra contributor Jeffrey Matulef analyzes games with unexpected consequences.
May 20, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: New Content Puts Infinity Blade Back On Top
Top iPad Game Apps: New Content Puts Infinity Blade Back On Top
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Infinity Blade, Glam Joe HD, and Casey's Contraptions currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
May 20, 2011
CGC 2011: Relic's Van Lierop On Saving The Blockbuster Game
CGC 2011: Relic's Van Lierop On Saving The Blockbuster Game
"The greatest risk to the blockbuster video game is money," Relic's Space Marine director Raphael Van Lierop said at the Gamasutra-attended Canadian Games Conference this week.
May 20, 2011
CGC 2011: Dyack Aims For The Cloud
CGC 2011: Dyack Aims For The Cloud
At the Gamasutra-attended Canadian Games Conference, Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack argued that "cloud computing is the ultimate commoditization of hardware; the hardware simply doesn't matter."
May 20, 2011
Interview: Gazillion's David Brevik On Changing 'The Ways MMOs Are Viewed'
Interview: Gazillion's David Brevik On Changing 'The Ways MMOs Are Viewed'
Former Blizzard North developer David Brevik -- now president and CEO of Gazillion -- talks to Gamasutra on the company and its Marvel Universe, which he hopes will open the genre to new audiences.
May 20, 2011
Retailers Reduce Wii To £100 In The UK
Retailers Reduce Wii To £100 In The UK
Nintendo has dropped the price on its Wii console in the UK to £129.99, with some retailers offering a new Mario Kart Wii bundle at an even lower price of £99.99, while the Nintendo Selects range has also been launched.
May 20, 2011
Mobile Publisher Fuse Receives $2M In Funding
Mobile Publisher Fuse Receives $2M In Funding
Digital mobile game publisher Fuse Powered has raised $2 million in seed funding from the Blackberry Partners Fund and NFQ Ventures, allowing it to hire more staff and release several games over the coming months.
May 20, 2011
Time Gentlemen, Please! Dev Takes A Risk With Name Change
Time Gentlemen, Please! Dev Takes A Risk With Name Change
Zombie Cow, the indie dev behind Time Gentlemen, Please! has changed its name to Size Five Games, noting that "there’s no point going through life when something’s a bit off and making you unhappy."
May 20, 2011