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Square Enix: Final Fantasy XIV 'Greatly Damaged' Entire Brand
Square Enix: Final Fantasy XIV 'Greatly Damaged' Entire Brand
The Final Fantasy name has been "greatly damaged," due to the troubled life of MMO Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada admitted today at a Tokyo press conference.
Sept. 27, 2011
ITV Uses Arma II Clip In IRA Documentary, Bohemia 'Very Surprised'
ITV Uses Arma II Clip In IRA Documentary, Bohemia 'Very Surprised'
Major UK TV network ITV ran a documentary last night which used a clip from video game Arma II, falsely labelling it as a real-life clip of the IRA shooting down a helicopter. [UPDATE: ITV statement.]
Sept. 27, 2011
Lionsgate Developing Film Based On Dead Island Trailer
Lionsgate Developing Film Based On Dead Island Trailer
Major film studio Lionsgate has optioned the rights to develop a movie based on Deep Silver's recent zombie survival game Dead Island, though the game itself will not be the primary source for the adaptation.
Sept. 27, 2011
Opinion: This Code Is A Mess. Let's Start From Scratch Again …
Opinion: This Code Is A Mess. Let's Start From Scratch Again …
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Nokia software engineer Martin Zielinski explains why you shouldn't throw away messy code so you can start from scratch, and what to do with that messy code.
Sept. 27, 2011
Capcom's Smurfs' Village Coming To Android This Week
Capcom's Smurfs' Village Coming To Android This Week
Beeline Interactive, Capcom's smartphone game development subsidiary, has announced that its popular social title Smurfs' Village will be released for Android devices later this week.
Sept. 27, 2011
UK Retailer Game Group Sees Significant Losses In 2011 First Half
UK Retailer Game Group Sees Significant Losses In 2011 First Half
UK retailer Game Group has posted financial results for the first half of the 2011 fiscal year, noting significant losses of £51.5 million ($80.1 million), although digital sales were up 40 percent year-on-year.
Sept. 27, 2011
IGF China 2011 Announces Main Competition, Student Finalists
IGF China 2011 Announces Main Competition, Student Finalists
The Independent Games Festival China has announced the Main Competition and Student finalists for its third annual awards ceremony, with a plethora of top Asian indie titles battling it out.
Sept. 27, 2011
Opinion: Education - The Importance Of Teams
Opinion: Education - The Importance Of Teams
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, game development grad student Heather Decker-Davis argues that educators and students need to look for more opportunities for team development projects.
Sept. 27, 2011
MySQL.com web site hacked to serve up malware
MySQL.com web site hacked to serve up malware
Reports are coming in that the MySQL.com site was hacked and booby-trapped to serve up malware earlier this week – unconfirmed reports from security researcher Brian Krebs suggest that hacked access to the site was sold by cybercriminals for $3,000.
Sept. 27, 2011
PSN Indies Talk New Games At Fantastic Arcade
PSN Indies Talk New Games At Fantastic Arcade
At Gamasutra attended indie showcase Fantastic Arcade, PlayStation Network developers Thatgamecompany (Flower, Journey), and Q Games (PixelJunk 4am) detailed their latest games.
Sept. 26, 2011
Gears Of War 3 Sees Biggest UK Game Launch This Year
Gears Of War 3 Sees Biggest UK Game Launch This Year
Epic Games and Microsoft's Gears of War 3 launched to the top of the UK software sales charts last week, with the biggest launch of the year in the UK so far, according to tracking firm Chart-Track.
Sept. 26, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Disney's Where's My Water? Debuts To Fast Sales
Top iPhone Game Apps: Disney's Where's My Water? Debuts To Fast Sales
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 Office Zombie to Monster Island and more.
Sept. 26, 2011