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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of September 16
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of September 16
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Volition, ReSpawn Entertainment, Square Enix, Sega, and more.
Sept. 16, 2011
Korean MMO Firm LTime Secures $2.2M Investment
Korean MMO Firm LTime Secures $2.2M Investment
Korean online game developer LTime Games recently secured ₩2.5 billion ($2.2 million) of capital from Knet Investment Partners and IMM Investment, which the firm will use to fund its upcoming MMORPG Wind Runner.
Sept. 16, 2011
Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - The Return of Skill
Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - The Return of Skill
Continuing his eccentric series on social games, game designer Patrick Dugan predicts that skill games, though seemingly banished to the desert of freeware and table-top conventions, could make a triumphant comeback.
Sept. 16, 2011
Sense Of Wonder Night 2011 Illuminates Japanese, Western Indie Spirit
Sense Of Wonder Night 2011 Illuminates Japanese, Western Indie Spirit
On the Friday night of Tokyo Game Show, the Gamasutra-attended Sense Of Wonder Night event showcased ten innovative independent games from across both Japanese and Western boundaries.
Sept. 16, 2011
Loose Lips: The Quotable History Of Nintendo's Virtual Boy
Loose Lips: The Quotable History Of Nintendo's Virtual Boy
Amidst comparisons to the company's slow-going 3DS, Gamasutra takes a trip down memory lane through the brief history of Nintendo's Virtual Boy experiment -- via contemporary comments.
Sept. 16, 2011
SouthPeak Delists Itself From New York Stock Exchange
SouthPeak Delists Itself From New York Stock Exchange
Two Worlds II publisher SouthPeak Interactive, following a recently-settled investigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has voluntarily pulled itself from the New York Stock Exchange.
Sept. 16, 2011
Zynga, Lucasfilm Partner For Indiana Jones Social Game
Zynga, Lucasfilm Partner For Indiana Jones Social Game
Zynga's latest Facebook game, Adventure World, will see official content from Lucasfilms' Indiana Jones courtesy of a partnership with the company, the company announced Friday.
Sept. 16, 2011
Former Faxion Online Dev Start-Up Benefits From Android Developer Fund
Former Faxion Online Dev Start-Up Benefits From Android Developer Fund
An Austin start-up called Digital Harmony Games, which was co-founded by former True Games (Faxion Online) staff, will accept funding from TapJoy's Android Developer fund for its first, unannouned title.
Sept. 16, 2011
Feature: Learning The Free-To-Play Design Mentality
Feature: Learning The Free-To-Play Design Mentality
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Wooga studio head Henric Suuronen talks about how console game designers need to adjust their design philosophies wh
Sept. 16, 2011
Rogue trader who cost UBS £1.3bn highlights failure to monitor unauthorized dealing
Rogue trader who cost UBS £1.3bn highlights failure to monitor unauthorized dealing
Another case of the unauthorized activity of a trader at an investment bank has highlighted the need for real-time monitoring and control in the investment banking sector.
Sept. 16, 2011
FBI probes over 400 cases of corporate bank account cyberjacking
FBI probes over 400 cases of corporate bank account cyberjacking
The FBI is currently investigating over 400 reported cases of corporate banking account takeovers in which cybercriminals have initiated unauthorized automated clearing house (ACH) and wire transfers from US-based organizations, an FBI official told a House panel this week.
Sept. 16, 2011
Analysis: Can A Good Game Be A Bad Sequel?
Analysis: Can A Good Game Be A Bad Sequel?
In this analysis, Gamasutra contributor Andrew Vanden Bossche examines how great games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Dragon Age 2 can still be considered bad sequels by series fans.
Sept. 15, 2011