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OnLive CEO: New Patent Law 'Devastating To Ingenuity'
OnLive CEO: New Patent Law 'Devastating To Ingenuity'
The new America Invents Act, signed into law last week, is supposed to encourage innovation in the U.S., but Onlive CEO Steve Perlman tells Gamasutra it will instead
Sept. 22, 2011
F8: Facebook's Open Graph Promises Big Changes For Social Games
F8: Facebook's Open Graph Promises Big Changes For Social Games
At Facebook's F8 conference on Thursday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed how the social network's new Open Graph will improve discoverability of games, and "make them a lot better."
Sept. 22, 2011
Analysis: How Do You Compete With Free?
Analysis: How Do You Compete With Free?
In this analysis, Games Brief's Nicholas Lovell examines the totally free iOS dungeon crawler Undercroft to see how it makes money for the developer, and to ask how paid games can hope to compete with this model.
Sept. 22, 2011
F8: EA, Zynga, Disney, Kabam On The Future Of Social Games
F8: EA, Zynga, Disney, Kabam On The Future Of Social Games
At Facebook's F8 conference on Thursday, speakers from EA Interactive, Playdom parent Disney Interactive, Zynga, and Kabam all spoke out on the growing trends and the future trajectory of social games.
Sept. 22, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Anti-Incest To Bad Console Ports
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Anti-Incest To Bad Console Ports
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including an anti-incest algorithm, signs you have a bad console port, ways to market your indie game, and why
Sept. 22, 2011
Opinion: Checking For Interval Overlap
Opinion: Checking For Interval Overlap
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, RAD Game Tools coder Fabian Giesen offers a few useful tips for checking interval overlaps that aren't as well-known as they should be.
Sept. 22, 2011
EA's Riccitiello Offers Policy Suggestions For Encouraging U.S. Tech Jobs
EA's Riccitiello Offers Policy Suggestions For Encouraging U.S. Tech Jobs
At a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, EA CEO John Riccitiello offered a vision for how changes in immigration, education and tax policy could help support the high tech sector and the economy as a whole.
Sept. 22, 2011
SnagFilms To Distribute Documentaries On Xbox 360
SnagFilms To Distribute Documentaries On Xbox 360
Online documentary distributor SnagFilms has announced it will begin selling titles from its catalog on the Xbox 360 through the Zune Video Marketplace, as well as expanding a variety of other devices.
Sept. 22, 2011
Southern New Hampshire Univ. Offering Game Design/Business Degree
Southern New Hampshire Univ. Offering Game Design/Business Degree
A new program at Southern New Hampshire University mixes coursework in game design and development, including a curriculum inspired by IGDA recommendations, with a business concentration.
Sept. 22, 2011
Sony Bundling Uncharted 3 With 320GB PS3
Sony Bundling Uncharted 3 With 320GB PS3
Sony has announced a $300 bundle containing a 320GB PlayStation 3 and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will be available when the game launches November 1.
Sept. 22, 2011
In-Depth: Inside Super Crate Box Dev Vlambeer's Clone Wars
In-Depth: Inside Super Crate Box Dev Vlambeer's Clone Wars
Super Crate Box dev Vlambeer tells Gamasutra it's important that "clones are exposed and frowned upon." But alleged cloners have something to say as well in this extensive piece.
Sept. 22, 2011
Interview: The Future Of Ace Combat Starts Here
Interview: The Future Of Ace Combat Starts Here
Gamasutra speaks to Ace Combat: Assault Horizon producer Kazutoki Kono about his plans to take the series "a step further as a franchise" with the game, and how "now is the time, or else we won't have it in the future."
Sept. 22, 2011