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Opinion: The Law of Diminishing Returns
Opinion: The Law of Diminishing Returns
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's lead animator Tim Borrelli explains the problems crunch introduces by comparing overtime work to his experiences overtraining with powerlifting.
Sept. 29, 2011
Dark Souls Surpasses 250K Japanese Sales In Opening Weekend
Dark Souls Surpasses 250K Japanese Sales In Opening Weekend
From Software's tough-as-nails RPG Dark Souls dominated the Japanese weekly software sales chart last week, in a week that saw over half of the top 20 taken by new releases.
Sept. 29, 2011
Survey: Top 20% Of iPhone Devs Make 97% Of iOS Game Revenue
Survey: Top 20% Of iPhone Devs Make 97% Of iOS Game Revenue
A survey has found that, in terms of lifetime revenue from iOS releases, the top 20 percent of iOS developers earn approximately 97 percent of all game revenue taken via the App Store.
Sept. 29, 2011
Long-Delayed I Am Alive Releasing This Winter As Digital Console Download
Long-Delayed I Am Alive Releasing This Winter As Digital Console Download
Ubisoft has confirmed that, after multiple delays, post-apocalyptic, first-person shooter I Am Alive will finally be released for digital download this winter via Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.
Sept. 29, 2011
Unite 11: Massive Black Brings High-End Art To Unity Asset Store
Unite 11: Massive Black Brings High-End Art To Unity Asset Store
At the Unity-centric Unite 11 conference in San Francisco Thursday, art studio and developer Massive Black announced that its line of art assets will be available on the Unity Asset Store.
Sept. 29, 2011
Unite 11: Gazillion's Brevik Asks 'What Would Nintendo Do?'
Unite 11: Gazillion's Brevik Asks 'What Would Nintendo Do?'
At Unity's Gamasutra-attended Unite 11 conference in San Francisco, Gazillion president and COO David Brevik urged developers to prepare for the next "golden age" in games -- and that Nintendo is a good model to follow.
Sept. 29, 2011
Interview: Float Hybrid Plugs Into The Matrix With Kinect
Interview: Float Hybrid Plugs Into The Matrix With Kinect
Academy Award-winning visual effects designer John Gaeta tells Gamasutra how tech like Microsoft's Kinect is just a hint at a Matrix-like level of immersion for interactive media consumers.
Sept. 29, 2011
Opinion: Team Audio vs. The Milestone
Opinion: Team Audio vs. The Milestone
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Volition's senior audio designer Ariel Gross describes the unique challenges that audio teams often face when trying to meet milestone deadlines for game projects.
Sept. 29, 2011
GDC 2012 Announces Two New Summits, Opens Call For Submissions
GDC 2012 Announces Two New Summits, Opens Call For Submissions
GDC 2012 organizers have opened the call for submissions through October 31 for the show's specialized Summits, revealing new Games For Change and Game IT Summits for the March 2012 event.
Sept. 29, 2011
Opinion: Guild Wars 2 Fights The Subscription Racket
Opinion: Guild Wars 2 Fights The Subscription Racket
Gamasutra contributor Phill Cameron examines Guild Wars 2's subscription-free model, as an ArenaNet lead content designer flatly asks, "If you're paying a monthly fee for a game, what are you getting for your money?"
Sept. 29, 2011
Moshi Monsters Creator Mind Candy Expands To U.S. For Online Video Platform
Moshi Monsters Creator Mind Candy Expands To U.S. For Online Video Platform
Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy is expanding from its London headquarters to a new Los Angeles office which will focus on producing video content for the game's young playerbase.
Sept. 29, 2011
Adventures of Shuggy's Creator On The Importance of Pre-Release Publicity
Adventures of Shuggy's Creator On The Importance of Pre-Release Publicity
The Adventures of Shuggy for Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade wasn't a big hit for several reasons, though a lack of promotion seems to have been its biggest, says creator David Johnston.
Sept. 29, 2011