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iOS Music App/Game Maker Smule Raises $12M In Funding
iOS Music App/Game Maker Smule Raises $12M In Funding
iOS developer Smule, the company behind games like Glee: Karaoke and Magic Fiddle as well as other music-based apps, has reported an additional $12 million venture capital funding.
Nov. 1, 2011
Opinion: Have You Done Your 10,000 Hours?
Opinion: Have You Done Your 10,000 Hours?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Namaste Entertainment CTO Phil Carlisle examines the causes of "analysis paralysis" when starting a project from scratch, and suggests ways to overcome it.
Nov. 1, 2011
Carmack: Doom 3 Source Code 'Packaged And Tested'
Carmack: Doom 3 Source Code 'Packaged And Tested'
id Software's John Carmack has revealed that the source code for 2004 horror shooter Doom 3 is ready to be released, and is now waiting for final clearance, having already been "packaged and tested."
Nov. 1, 2011
Rockstar Vienna Veterans Socialspiel Launch First Facebook Game
Rockstar Vienna Veterans Socialspiel Launch First Facebook Game
Socialspiel, a casual gaming studio formed by ex-Rockstar Vienna and Deep Silver Games staffers, has released its first title for Facebook, a social fishing game called Tight Lines Fishing.
Nov. 1, 2011
Just Dance 2, FIFA 12 Currently Best-Selling 2011 Titles
Just Dance 2, FIFA 12 Currently Best-Selling 2011 Titles
Nintendo has revealed the top-selling video games in the U.S., Europe and Japan between January and September of 2011 as part of its Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing.
Nov. 1, 2011
Educational Games Publisher Mindshapes Secures $5M In Funding
Educational Games Publisher Mindshapes Secures $5M In Funding
Mindshapes, a digital publisher of children's apps and games, announced today that it has secured $5 million in a round of Series A funding that will allow the company to release two new education games.
Nov. 1, 2011
Talking Friends Mobile Game Series Tops 225M Downloads
Talking Friends Mobile Game Series Tops 225M Downloads
Outfit7, the company behind the Talking Friends mobile game series, has revealed that the franchise has seen over 225 million downloads in total across all its games.
Nov. 1, 2011
UK Gov't Grants Eutechnyx $2.8M To Add Up To 190 Jobs
UK Gov't Grants Eutechnyx $2.8M To Add Up To 190 Jobs
Gateshead, UK-based racing specialists Eutechnyx announced it has received £1.8 million ($2.8 million) from the UK government's regional growth fund, which it will use to help grow the company.
Nov. 1, 2011
Opinion: What Does Casual Becometh?
Opinion: What Does Casual Becometh?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, student developer Tyler Coleman argues that social games are fast evolving into titles with more depth that could be creating core gamers out of casual players.
Nov. 1, 2011
GameCity 2011: Video Games Step Deeper Into The Cultural Consciousness
GameCity 2011: Video Games Step Deeper Into The Cultural Consciousness
Gamasutra's Simon Parkin attended Nottingham, UK's GameCity, to find one of the world's most idiosyncratic celebrations of video games pushing the medium's cultural relevance.
Nov. 1, 2011
Interview: Xaitment's New Opportunities For AI Middleware
Interview: Xaitment's New Opportunities For AI Middleware
Following a $1.6 million investment ahead of a new product launch, new Xaitment CEO Mike Walsh tells Gamasutra about the increasing role of AI -- and modular middleware -- in game development.
Nov. 1, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Gamification's Secret Inventor
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Gamification's Secret Inventor
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Katie Williams on topics including one of the earliest examples of gamification, asymmetrical knowledge, and more.
Nov. 1, 2011