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Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including an authorized Commodore 64 conversion for Canabalt, an iOS port of Mac classic Glider, _Bloody Wolf
Sept. 28, 2011
Opinion: Robust Inside and Outside Solid Voxelization
Opinion: Robust Inside and Outside Solid Voxelization
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Activate3D's Nick Darnell talks implementing a scene voxelization technique by applying "a heuristic model to the problem of determining the inside/outside status of
Sept. 28, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Live Holdem Poker Pro Rivals My Country
Top-Grossing Android Games: Live Holdem Poker Pro Rivals My Country
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Cooper Media's My Country and Dragonplay's Live Holdem Poker Pro leading today's rankings, as Tap Fish and Drag Racing also report fast sales.
Sept. 28, 2011
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ has announced a new four-year, asset-based credit facility that will provide the company with borrowings of up to $50 million for working capital requirements, with a limit of $75 million during peak sales periods.
Sept. 28, 2011
Syndicate Reboot Coming February 2012
Syndicate Reboot Coming February 2012
Electronic Arts has revealed release dates for the upcoming Starbreeze Studios-developed Syndicate first-person shooter reboot, with the game set to launch in February 2012.
Sept. 28, 2011
Fruit Ninja Creator Targeting 70M Chinese Downloads
Fruit Ninja Creator Targeting 70M Chinese Downloads
Australian mobile developers Halfbrick Studios are hoping localized, ad-supported versions of its popular title Fruit Ninja can attract an additional 70 million Chinese downloads for the game in the next six months.
Sept. 28, 2011
Unity Announces Version 3.5 Improvements, New Canadian Office
Unity Announces Version 3.5 Improvements, New Canadian Office
At its Unity 11 conference today, Unity Technologies unveiled version 3.5 of its popular game development environment, to be released later this year, with a raft of new features.
Sept. 28, 2011
U.S. Commerce Department Grants $500K For Mass. Game Dev Support
U.S. Commerce Department Grants $500K For Mass. Game Dev Support
The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant to the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute, to aid in the organization's efforts to promote game development in the state.
Sept. 28, 2011
Microsoft To Manufacture Xbox 360 In Brazil, Reduce Local Price
Microsoft To Manufacture Xbox 360 In Brazil, Reduce Local Price
Microsoft has announced it will begin producing up to 17,000 Xbox 360 systems every week in Manaus, Brazil this October, allowing it to offer the system at a severely reduced price in the country.
Sept. 28, 2011
Square Enix Reveals Xperia Play Partnership, Lara Croft This November
Square Enix Reveals Xperia Play Partnership, Lara Croft This November
Sony Ericsson today announced a partnership with Square Enix, that will see the Japanese publisher bring a number of its established titles to the Xperia Play, starting with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light in November.
Sept. 28, 2011
Unite 11: Unity Aggressively Upgrades Its Engine For A Flexible Future
Unite 11: Unity Aggressively Upgrades Its Engine For A Flexible Future
At the Gamasutra-attended Unite 11 conference, Unity execs outlined major upgrades to the development tool to ensure its relevance to big and small teams -- and Gamasutra analyzes these moves.
Sept. 28, 2011
Interview: Lifeless Planet's David Board Bursts Onto Indie Scene
Interview: Lifeless Planet's David Board Bursts Onto Indie Scene
Who says an indie developer needs to build up a presence in the scene before they can truly capture the imaginations of the close-knit community? Lifeless Planet's David Board discusses becoming an indie sensation overnight.
Sept. 28, 2011