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Zoo Entertainment Receives Default Notice On $1.17M Debt
Zoo Entertainment Receives Default Notice On $1.17M Debt
Troubled game publisher and IndiePub parent Zoo Entertainment reports it has received a notice of default from Panta Distibution LLC on $1.17 million owed under a June agreement.
Oct. 17, 2011
Court Clears Creators Of Austrian Anti-Mosque Game
Court Clears Creators Of Austrian Anti-Mosque Game
An Austrian court has cleared the creators of an anti-mosque political ad-game and the politician that commissioned it on charges of incitement, saying the game did not encourage real world violence.
Oct. 17, 2011
French Pub Anuman Planning New XIII Game
French Pub Anuman Planning New XIII Game
Montreuil, France-based publisher Anuman Interactive has announced plans for a new game based on French comic series XIII over eight years after the property was first adapted as a video game.
Oct. 17, 2011
Analysis: Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 At Higher Average Price In U.S.
Analysis: Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 At Higher Average Price In U.S.
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews examines how Microsoft's Xbox 360 hardware sales are "defying gravity," as the console saw sales grow during September 2011 at an
Oct. 17, 2011
Interview: Half-Minute Hero Sequel's Multiple Composer Soundtrack
Interview: Half-Minute Hero Sequel's Multiple Composer Soundtrack
In this interview, Gamasutra talks with six veteran Japanese composers (e.g. Michiko Naruke, Hiroyki Iwatsuki) about their contributions to Yuusha 30 SECOND, the PSP sequel to Half-Minute Hero.
Oct. 17, 2011
Forza Motorsport 4 Debut Overtakes FIFA 12 In UK Charts
Forza Motorsport 4 Debut Overtakes FIFA 12 In UK Charts
Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft's Forza Motorsport 4 was the best-selling game in the United Kingdom in its debut week, outselling FIFA 12 by just over 700 copies.
Oct. 17, 2011
Shanda CEO Hopes To Take Company Private
Shanda CEO Hopes To Take Company Private
Chinese MMO operator Shanda Interactive will soon make the transition from a publicly traded to a privately owned company, if a proposal by its president and CEO is approved.
Oct. 17, 2011
Korea: Zenonia Publisher Gamevil Ups RPG Catalog With KNetP Investment
Korea: Zenonia Publisher Gamevil Ups RPG Catalog With KNetP Investment
Korean mobile game publisher Gamevil has continued its round of $10 million partnership investments by striking a publishing deal with RPG developer KNetP.
Oct. 17, 2011
Free CryEngine 3 SDK Update Strengthens Collaborative Features
Free CryEngine 3 SDK Update Strengthens Collaborative Features
The latest update to Crysis developer Crytek's free CryEngine 3 SDK adds features to aid in collaborative development, along with a new online project database.
Oct. 17, 2011
The 25 Most Memorable Quotes From GDC Online 2011
The 25 Most Memorable Quotes From GDC Online 2011
Last week's record-breaking GDC Online saw so much insight, knowledge, advice and discussion that no one could have possibly seen it all. Gamasutra rounds up the 2
Oct. 17, 2011
RSA Europe: John Colley talks about the past, present and future of (ISC)²
RSA Europe: John Colley talks about the past, present and future of (ISC)²
Infosecurity got a chance to sit down with John Colley, managing director EMEA for (ISC)², at last week's RSA Europe, and we learned that one of his current aims is to encourage new members – who do not currently satisfy the membership criteria – to sign up for associate membership of the security association.
Oct. 17, 2011
WebView system used in Android app development may be flawed says US professor
WebView system used in Android app development may be flawed says US professor
A leading US academic will shortly publish a paper highlighting potential security problems with the WebView platform, the coding system used to create many of the most popular Google Android apps.
Oct. 17, 2011