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Kim Swift's New Game Is A Return To Her Portal Roots
Kim Swift's New Game Is A Return To Her Portal Roots
Now at a new studio and with a new game announced, Portal designer Kim Swift says that Quantum Conundrum is a return to her roots -- a small, goofy team designing a game democratically.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
PopCap co-founder John Vechey shares how the major transitions in the company's history are helping lead it into the new social frontier -- and says despite challenges, the new climate is better.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
Pocket Legends creator Spacetime Studios' latest mobile MMO, Star Legends, will be the first to bridge cross-platform play between mobile devices and web browsers.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: North American PS Vita Will Have 20MB Cap Over 3G
GDC Online: North American PS Vita Will Have 20MB Cap Over 3G
The 20 megabyte file size download restriction over 3G that will affect Sony's portable PS Vita at its Japanese launch will also extend to North America, the company confirmed Wednesday.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Community Management And The People You'd Want To Have A Beer With
GDC Online: Community Management And The People You'd Want To Have A Beer With
Kathleen Sanders of Microsoft's Kinect Share and Sega of America's Kellie Parker talk about how they handle some of the trickiest parts of community management in the passionate console space.
Oct. 12, 2011
Infosecurity writers take home more hardware
Infosecurity writers take home more hardware
Continuing our own brand of a ‘commitment to excellence’, Infosecurity writers took home two awards at this year’s BT Information Security Journalism Awards in London.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Valve Writers' Candid Thoughts On Creative Process
GDC Online: Valve Writers' Candid Thoughts On Creative Process
At GDC Online in Austin, writers on top Valve Software franchises like Half-Life and Left 4 Dead explained how they try to create "things that people don’t know they want yet."
Oct. 11, 2011
GDC Online: Collaboration Key To Effective Storytelling, Says BioWare Austin
GDC Online: Collaboration Key To Effective Storytelling, Says BioWare Austin
At GDC Online, writers with Star Wars: The Old Republic studio BioWare Austin stressed the importance of collaboration, stating, "It doesn’t matter what your area of expertise is -- you are a game designer."
Oct. 11, 2011
Liveblog: Zynga Announces 10 New Products, Initiatives
Liveblog: Zynga Announces 10 New Products, Initiatives
Today at a Gamasutra-attended event, Zynga announced 10 new products for social platforms, including CastleVille, a number of new HTML5 titles, and hidden object title Hidden Chronicles.
Oct. 11, 2011
Best of iOS News: From Dark Meadow to Frogger Pinball
Best of iOS News: From Dark Meadow to Frogger Pinball
_[Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Dark Meadow, Loop Raccord, Frogger Pinball, and Isle of Tune HD.
Oct. 11, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Gameloft's 9mm Enters Top Ten
Top iPhone Game Apps: Gameloft's 9mm Enters Top Ten
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Where's My Water? and 9mm to Stupidness 3 and more.
Oct. 11, 2011
Study: iPad Makes Up 97% Of Tablet Internet Traffic In U.S.
Study: iPad Makes Up 97% Of Tablet Internet Traffic In U.S.
A new report from market research firm comScore has found that Apple's iPad completely dominates tablet internet use in the U.S., while iOS has the largest share of connected devices and smartphones.
Oct. 11, 2011