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The Myth Of Universal Appeal
The Myth Of Universal Appeal
In Gamasutra's latest feature, an analysis of the design spectrum between pure action and pure RPGs, author Josh Bycer writes that making a game that appeals to e
Oct. 20, 2011
Xbox Live Drives Game Division Sales, As Xbox Sales Decline
Xbox Live Drives Game Division Sales, As Xbox Sales Decline
Revenues for the three months ending September 30 were up 9 percent for the Microsoft division that includes its Xbox console, despite a drop in Xbox sales from 2.8 million to 2.3 million.
Oct. 20, 2011
Egyptian Start-Up Nezal Secures $1M Funding
Egyptian Start-Up Nezal Secures $1M Funding
Egyptian game developer start-up Nezal has secured a $1M initial round of funding from Ideavelopers to facilitate the completion of games currently in its pipeline, the company said.
Oct. 20, 2011
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Reports are coming in that a hacktivist group called Team SwaStika has hacked a group of Facebook accounts. However, according to Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's senior security researcher, the group may be attempting to take credit for compromising account details that they really had nothing to do with.
Oct. 20, 2011
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours, a children’s healthcare system serving the Eastern US, has admitted that three unencrypted backup tapes containing personal information on 1.6 million patients and employees have been lost.
Oct. 20, 2011
New Blizzard Agreement Sees Diablo, World of Warcraft Southeast Asia Releases
New Blizzard Agreement Sees Diablo, World of Warcraft Southeast Asia Releases
Blizzard Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Thailand-based online game distributor AsiaSoft, that will see a number of the behemoth's biggest titles distributed in various Asian countries.
Oct. 19, 2011
Catherine Exceeds 500K In Sales
Catherine Exceeds 500K In Sales
Japanese holding company Index Corporation, which wholly owns Catherine developer Atlus, saw its losses decrease in the last fiscal year, thanks to its video games businesses.
Oct. 19, 2011
EA: Over 5M Gamers Registered With Origin
EA: Over 5M Gamers Registered With Origin
Electronic Arts has revealed that its Origin digital game distribution service currently has over five million registered users, just four months after the initial launch of the service. [UPDATE: Clarified numbers.]
Oct. 19, 2011
EU Commission Grants 2.8M Euros Towards Future Video Game Hardware Research
EU Commission Grants 2.8M Euros Towards Future Video Game Hardware Research
The EU Commission has awarded a grant of 2.8 million Euros to a development consortium, as a means of developing the next generation of hardware for future games consoles.
Oct. 19, 2011
When Battlefield Meets Need For Speed
When Battlefield Meets Need For Speed
Gamasutra speaks with EA Black Box executive producer Jason DeLong, who explains how and why his studio chose Battlefield developer DICE's shooter-friendly Frostbite 2 engine for Need for Speed: The Run.
Oct. 19, 2011
Critical Reception: Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham City
Critical Reception: Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham City
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham City, which reviewers describe as "a definite contender for the title of year's best."
Oct. 19, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Contract Killer Takes On Scribblenauts Remix
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Contract Killer Takes On Scribblenauts Remix
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Scribblenauts Remix and Contract Killer: Zombies earning top iPhone sales, while My Country and DragonVale remain big sellers on the iPad.
Oct. 19, 2011