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6waves Lolapps Acquires Beijing Developer Smartron5
6waves Lolapps Acquires Beijing Developer Smartron5
Social developer and publisher 6waves Lolapps announced today that it has acquired Beijing-based studio Smartron5, which will help bolster the company's presence in Asian territories.
Oct. 28, 2011
GameStop Now Selling Android Tablets In Select Stores
GameStop Now Selling Android Tablets In Select Stores
Major games retailer GameStop has begun rolling out its plans to sell its own specialized Android tablets, and is now selling the devices at 200 of its U.S. retail locations.
Oct. 28, 2011
Opinion: Managing Culture Changes
Opinion: Managing Culture Changes
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday technical piece, 5th Cell's lead animator Tim Borrelli shares how you can successfully manage culture changes in your team if you're put in charge of that shift.
Oct. 28, 2011
CCP: 'We Lost The Connection' With EVE Community
CCP: 'We Lost The Connection' With EVE Community
In the wake of a 20 percent headcount reduction, CCP CEO Hilmar Petersson tells Gamasutra candidly that the studio must start "behaving like the company that people have come to love and respect."
Oct. 28, 2011
Iwata Projects Confidence About Holiday Turnaround For Wii, 3DS Sales
Iwata Projects Confidence About Holiday Turnaround For Wii, 3DS Sales
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata expressed confidence that recent sales for the Wii and 3DS would see a larger-than-normal upsurge going into the holiday buying season.
Oct. 28, 2011
Bureaucracy May Delay Australian R18+ Rating Implementation
Bureaucracy May Delay Australian R18+ Rating Implementation
Australia's classification branch manager of applications David Emery warns that it could be at least two years before a recently proposed R18+ rating is actually implemented in the country.
Oct. 28, 2011
Sega Partners With Indie Arkedo For Project Hell Yeah!
Sega Partners With Indie Arkedo For Project Hell Yeah!
French indie game developer Arkedo has announced Sega will be publishing its next title, tentatively titled Project Hell Yeah!, though few details are known about the mysterious project.
Oct. 28, 2011
Do Arkham City’s Language Critics Have A Right To 'Bitch'?
Do Arkham City’s Language Critics Have A Right To 'Bitch'?
Controversy over cursing in Warner Bros.' Batman: Arkham City gives Gamasutra news editor Kyle Orland an excuse to speak to a cursing expert -- and to use words like "ass" and "bastard" -- in this goddamn article.
Oct. 28, 2011
DeNA Director: 'I Think That Zynga Has Not Really Researched Monetization'
DeNA Director: 'I Think That Zynga Has Not Really Researched Monetization'
Kenji Kobayashi, director of top Japanese social game company DeNA, tells Gamasutra its ARPU of $12 -- much higher than its Western competition -- is not a fluke, and that others must play catch-up to compete.
Oct. 28, 2011
Arc System Works' Ishiwatari: Path Cleared For New Guilty Gear
Arc System Works' Ishiwatari: Path Cleared For New Guilty Gear
While rumors abounded on the internet that legal problems were stopping a new Guilty Gear game from being released, Arc System Works' Daisuke Ishiwatari tells us that nothing's stopping him now.
Oct. 28, 2011
In-Depth: Darwinian_Coding: ( App_Services )
In-Depth: Darwinian_Coding: ( App_Services )
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday technical piece, WhatIf Productions' Jake Kolb discusses Darwinian Coding and the different assumption patterns that coders often fall into.
Oct. 28, 2011
Nintendo: 3DS Price Cut Was Essential To Building Sales Momentum
Nintendo: 3DS Price Cut Was Essential To Building Sales Momentum
Following the news yesterday that Nintendo saw losses during the first half of the fiscal year, the company has now apologized for missing its financial forecast, blaming the earlier price cut of its 3DS console.
Oct. 28, 2011