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GDC China: Microsoft's Price Talks Cloud On Social Platforms, Consoles
GDC China: Microsoft's Price Talks Cloud On Social Platforms, Consoles
At GDC China, Microsoft cloud evangelist Brian Prince discussed developing for the cloud, often referencing the company's new Azure cloud service, which the company has spent billions developing.
Nov. 14, 2011
Release This: Super Mario 3D Land, Halo Anniversary Lead Domestic Lineup
Release This: Super Mario 3D Land, Halo Anniversary Lead Domestic Lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Super Mario 3D Land, Saints Row: The Third and Assassin's Creed: Revelations to retailers in North America.
Nov. 14, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: DroidHen's Defender Enters Free Charts
Top Android Game Apps: DroidHen's Defender Enters Free Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Cut the Rope, UNO, Fruit Ninja, and Angry Birds currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Nov. 14, 2011
Scribblenauts Remix Topples Angry Birds On iPhone Game Charts
Scribblenauts Remix Topples Angry Birds On iPhone Game Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Scribblenauts Remix and Asteroids Gunner to Hardest Game Ever and more.
Nov. 14, 2011
Report: 81M People Play Social Games Every Day
Report: 81M People Play Social Games Every Day
A new 2011 market report commissioned by PopCap has found that 118.5 million people now play social games at least once a week, up 71 percent compared to results from 2010.
Nov. 14, 2011
Unity Engine Not Coming To Windows Phone 7
Unity Engine Not Coming To Windows Phone 7
Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason says the closed design of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 environment means the platform won't be getting support from the company's popular game engine.
Nov. 14, 2011
Paltalk Drops Data-Sharing Patent Case Against Game Makers
Paltalk Drops Data-Sharing Patent Case Against Game Makers
Paltalk Holdings has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit that accused a number of prominent game publishers of infringing on a patent for "controlling interactive applications over multiple computers."
Nov. 14, 2011
Madfinger Courts Core Gamers With Shadowgun For Mobiles
Madfinger Courts Core Gamers With Shadowgun For Mobiles
Mobiles host plenty of casual games, but Madfinger's Shadowgun goes after the Gears of War crowd. CEO Marek Rabas tells Gamasutra, "Mobile, handhelds, consoles; it will all merge sooner or later."
Nov. 14, 2011
Opinion: Who Designs Animation?
Opinion: Who Designs Animation?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's lead animator Tim Borrelli examines the need for a "motion design" discipline, and looks at why animation is an integral part of design.
Nov. 14, 2011
Fastest-Growing Facebook Games: From Zynga Titles To RavenSkye City
Fastest-Growing Facebook Games: From Zynga Titles To RavenSkye City
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines recently popular games like Zynga powerhouses Mafia Wars and FarmVille, and 6waves Lolapps' recently launched RavenSkye City.
Nov. 14, 2011
Analysis: How Nintendo's Contraction Has Impacted U.S. Game Retail
Analysis: How Nintendo's Contraction Has Impacted U.S. Game Retail
Once the driver of retail growth for the U.S. games industry, Nintendo is now leading the contraction, says Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews, who examines the company's
Nov. 14, 2011
This Week In Japanese News: From One Piece To Falcom
This Week In Japanese News: From One Piece To Falcom
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including a One Piece social game, and higher than expected sales for both Tecmo Koei and Falcom.
Nov. 14, 2011