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Survey: Tablet Users Report Playing Less On Consoles
Survey: Tablet Users Report Playing Less On Consoles
A survey of tablet owners finds that a slight majority report using traditional game consoles less since getting the device, more than the ratio reporting declines in usage of other traditional media.
Oct. 7, 2011
Fez Tops 2011 Indiecade Festival Winners
Fez Tops 2011 Indiecade Festival Winners
Polytron's 2D/3D hybrid platformer Fez came away from last night's IndieCade 2011 Awards ceremony with awards for Best in Show and Story/World Design, leading a slate of other winners.
Oct. 7, 2011
Tripwire Resetting Red Orchestra 2 Player Stats Alongside Bug Fixes
Tripwire Resetting Red Orchestra 2 Player Stats Alongside Bug Fixes
Current players of Tripwire's PC shooter Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad will see up to three weeks worth of in-game progress rolled back as the company patches a number of glitches that affected the game's balance.
Oct. 7, 2011
CCP Apologizes For Drastic EVE Online Changes
CCP Apologizes For Drastic EVE Online Changes
In a note promising "a humbler, stronger CCP," CEO Hilmar Pétursson apologized for rolling out avatars and virtual goods into the popular EVE Online before they were ready.
Oct. 7, 2011
Opinion: The Games Programmers Play
Opinion: The Games Programmers Play
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Naughty Dog ICE Team's Cort Stratton examines several titles that have managed to "distill some of the joy of programming into a compelling game".
Oct. 7, 2011
Opinion: Copying Pixels From A Pointer To An XNA Texture2D
Opinion: Copying Pixels From A Pointer To An XNA Texture2D
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Squared Interactive's Kevin Gadd demonstrates how you can copy pixel data from a pointer into an XNA texture using C#, PInvoke, and some knowledge of XNA internals.
Oct. 7, 2011
Interview: Harmonix's Chan Talks Gimmicks, Future Of Indies
Interview: Harmonix's Chan Talks Gimmicks, Future Of Indies
Harmonix senior designer Brian Chan talks to Gamasutra about the future for independent developers, and why gimmicks like music peripherals are "really just risky moves taken in the larger narrative of innovation".
Oct. 7, 2011
GDC Online Speaker Spotlight: BioWare's Levy Talks Dragon Age: Legends
GDC Online Speaker Spotlight: BioWare's Levy Talks Dragon Age: Legends
In anticipation of his GDC Online talk, BioWare San Francisco's Ethan Levy reflects on the design and marketing strategies that helped Dragon Age Legends find a strong audience on social platforms.
Oct. 7, 2011
Feature: Resident Evil Producer 'Not Too Concerned' About Series Diversification
Feature: Resident Evil Producer 'Not Too Concerned' About Series Diversification
As part of Gamasutra's latest feature, Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata talked about Operation Raccoon City and Revelations, two upcom
Oct. 7, 2011
Reminder: GDC Online Offers Free Expo Passes To Students, Professionals
Reminder: GDC Online Offers Free Expo Passes To Students, Professionals
With the Austin, TX-based GDC Online just days away, event organizers are reminding on free Expo Passes to students, as well as professionals in the games and tech industries.
Oct. 7, 2011
Unity CEO: iPhone 4S' Minor Iteration Is Good For Developers
Unity CEO: iPhone 4S' Minor Iteration Is Good For Developers
Although consumers might have been disappointed in the paucity of new features in Apple's recently-unveiled iPhone 4S, Unity CEO David Helgason tells Gamasutra this is a better outcome for developers.
Oct. 7, 2011
Steve Jobs, Atari Employee Number 40
Steve Jobs, Atari Employee Number 40
Steve Jobs was a brilliant thinker, an inspiration, and a leader, but back in 1974 he was an 18-year-old dropout soldering resistors onto Atari's arcade games to save up for a spiritual journey to India.
Oct. 7, 2011