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Mobile Dev Appy Entertainment Sees Growth From Freemium Model
Mobile Dev Appy Entertainment Sees Growth From Freemium Model
Mobile game maker Appy Entertainment says downloads and revenues have increased substantially since the company began transitioning its titles to a freemium model three months ago.
Sept. 21, 2011
Opinion: Using The Linker To Help You Track Required Assets
Opinion: Using The Linker To Help You Track Required Assets
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Media Molecule's Alex Evans shares a trick his team used on LittleBigPlanet for finding the files you need from a mess of assets spread across dozens of builds.
Sept. 21, 2011
EA's Play4Free Series Now Available Via Aeria Games Portal
EA's Play4Free Series Now Available Via Aeria Games Portal
Electronic Arts has signed a distribution agreement with free-to-play online games portal Aeria Games, that will see the company bringing its Play4Free series of titles to the portal.
Sept. 21, 2011
Analyst: Facebook Will See $470M Revenue From Credits In 2011
Analyst: Facebook Will See $470M Revenue From Credits In 2011
A new report by market research firm eMarketer has found that behemoth social network Facebook will make around $470 million of revenue in Facebook Credits during 2011.
Sept. 21, 2011
Analyst: Battlefield 3 Surpasses 1.5M Pre-Orders In Total
Analyst: Battlefield 3 Surpasses 1.5M Pre-Orders In Total
A new report from Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia notes that preorders for the upcoming Battlefield 3 have now surpassed 1.5 million in total, compared to 1.25 million earlier this month.
Sept. 21, 2011
Tapjoy Expanding Native In-App Video Ads Strategy
Tapjoy Expanding Native In-App Video Ads Strategy
Social app and game monetization company Tapjoy is expanding its new video ad strategy, after cutting back on its pay-per-install approach earlier this year, with native pre-cached ads in games.
Sept. 21, 2011
Interview: Warco Aims To Show The Human Side Of War
Interview: Warco Aims To Show The Human Side Of War
Defiant Development's Morgan Jaffit talks to Gamasutra about Warco, a new war game that replaces the player's gun with a video camera in an attempt to show the human side of war.
Sept. 21, 2011
Opinion: What Makes Combat Fun
Opinion: What Makes Combat Fun
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Vigil Games' senior designer Mike Birkhead examines what makes combat in video games fun, analyzing titles like God of War, World of Warcraft, and
Sept. 21, 2011
Feature: Sound Shapes Devs On The Tension Between Music And Gameplay
Feature: Sound Shapes Devs On The Tension Between Music And Gameplay
In Gamasutra's latest feature interview, Jon Mak and Shaw-Han Liem talk about how they "spend a lot of time trying to find that overlap" between gameplay a
Sept. 21, 2011
GDC Online Gives Free Expo Passes To Students, Game/Tech Professionals
GDC Online Gives Free Expo Passes To Students, Game/Tech Professionals
With October's GDC Online show in Austin fast approaching, event organizers have announced two new programs granting free Expo Passes to games/tech industry locals and qualifying students.
Sept. 21, 2011
Controversial Supreme Court Ruling Fueled Sony's TOS Changes
Controversial Supreme Court Ruling Fueled Sony's TOS Changes
Last week's changes to Sony's online services user agreements that blocked class action lawsuits was spurred by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, according to online reports.
Sept. 21, 2011
Following GameStop Spat, OnLive Finds Retail Partner In UK's Game
Following GameStop Spat, OnLive Finds Retail Partner In UK's Game
GameStop might see cloud gaming service OnLive as a "competitor," but British equivalent Game today announced it has partnered with the company to sell its hardware and accessories at retail.
Sept. 21, 2011