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CD Projekt Red: The Witcher 2 DLC To Be Free
CD Projekt Red: The Witcher 2 DLC To Be Free
Upcoming downloadable content for this week's release of PC RPG The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will be offered for free, according to Polish developer CD Projekt Red.
May 16, 2011
Opinion: A Difficult Subject
Opinion: A Difficult Subject
AI researcher Luke Dicken looks at Portal 2 and examines how to best manage scaling difficulty to suit player skill, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
May 16, 2011
Pulse's Cipher Prime On The Future Of Mobile Music Games
Pulse's Cipher Prime On The Future Of Mobile Music Games
Philadelphia-based Cipher Prime (Fractal, Auditorium) discusses its new iPhone game, Pulse, the challenges of being a first-time Unity developer, and how badly it wants a new Frequency from Harmonix.
May 16, 2011
Analysis: A Close Look At Console Pricing Strategies
Analysis: A Close Look At Console Pricing Strategies
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews compares the pricing strategies of the last-gen consoles and the current-gen, with overall U.S. hardware spend "nearly doubling" t
May 16, 2011
GDC Europe 2011 Debuts Notable Smartphone Summit, Design Talks
GDC Europe 2011 Debuts Notable Smartphone Summit, Design Talks
GDC Europe organizers have announced new lectures for the August show, on topics including Android game development, Catan's tablet gaming push, and blending existing IP with creative design.
May 16, 2011
Nokia Drops 'Ovi' Brand Following Microsoft Collaboration
Nokia Drops 'Ovi' Brand Following Microsoft Collaboration
Strengthening its brand recognition with Windows Phone users, Nokia has opted to drop the "Ovi" branding from many of its services, including the game-carrying Ovi Store, in favor of simply renaming them "Nokia," the company revealed.
May 16, 2011
Batman-Themed FPS Coming From Condemned Developer Monolith
Batman-Themed FPS Coming From Condemned Developer Monolith
Monolith Productions (Condemned, F.E.A.R., No One Lives Forever) will make a downloadable Batman-themed multiplayer FPS for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the company announced Monday.
May 16, 2011
Ubisoft Developing Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon Movies
Ubisoft Developing Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon Movies
Ubisoft's recently-announced film division is already at work on 3D films based on its Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell franchises, as well as animated Raving Rabbids shorts.
May 16, 2011
Mission Of Honor Is China's Answer To America's Army
Mission Of Honor Is China's Answer To America's Army
The Chinese People's Liberation Army has co-developed a first-person shooter military simulation game for its officers and soldiers called Mission of Honor, according to a new report.
May 16, 2011
Sony Offers Free Games In PlayStation Network 'Customer Appreciation Program'
Sony Offers Free Games In PlayStation Network 'Customer Appreciation Program'
Now that the PlayStation Network is partially back online, Sony has outlined its "Welcome Back" program for affected customers, including free PS3/PSP games, movie rentals and more.
May 16, 2011
2K Sports, Nexon Target Korea With Online Baseball Sim
2K Sports, Nexon Target Korea With Online Baseball Sim
2K Sports has partnered with Nexon Corporation to develop and publish an online baseball simulation for the South Korean market, the companies announced Monday.
May 16, 2011
Security researcher warns over Google Doodle scareware infection
Security researcher warns over Google Doodle scareware infection
A German security researcher has warned on a new hacker methodology of infecting users by presenting poisoned web search results as a primary hit after they click on a Google Doodle.
May 16, 2011