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Interview: Creating A Healthier Social Game Through Call Of Duty Elite
Interview: Creating A Healthier Social Game Through Call Of Duty Elite
Activision digital VP Jamie Berger tells Gamasutra that among the lessons from Call of Duty Elite's beta is that users behave more positively toward one another in a true social network.
Sept. 8, 2011
Opinion: What I Learned From Submitting To GDC
Opinion: What I Learned From Submitting To GDC
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, WB Games Seattle animator Mike Jungbluth shares the lessons he picked up from drafting several talk and panel submissions for the 2012 Game Developers Conference.
Sept. 8, 2011
GDC China 2011 Debuts Jenova Chen, Sworcery, Bastion Indie Talks
GDC China 2011 Debuts Jenova Chen, Sworcery, Bastion Indie Talks
GDC China 2011 has debuted the first group of lectures in the show's Indie Games Summit, featuring talks from thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen, and retrospective looks at Sword & Sworcery EP and Bastion.
Sept. 8, 2011
Voting Opens For Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Voting Opens For Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Game Developers Choice Online Awards organizers have announced that voting for the Audience Award is now open, and fans can vote for their favorite online
Sept. 8, 2011
Security researcher reveals who may be the TDSS botnet master's identity
Security researcher reveals who may be the TDSS botnet master's identity
As part of an ongoing series of reports into the TDSS botnet, security researcher Brian Krebs has revealed some interesting information on the Russian who “has close ties” to the botnet's operation.
Sept. 8, 2011
PhoneGuard's free DriveSafe app released for the iPhone
PhoneGuard's free DriveSafe app released for the iPhone
PhoneGuard has announced that its DriveSafe app is now available for free on the Apple iPhone. Amongst other features, the app - which is also available for the Android and BlackBerry platforms - uses GPS tracking to temporarily lock the handset's keyboard when the device moves faster than 10 mph.
Sept. 8, 2011
ICO blasts latest NHS data loss in Manchester
ICO blasts latest NHS data loss in Manchester
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has revealed that the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing sensitive personal information relating to the treatment of 87 patients.
Sept. 8, 2011
Analysis: 2011 - The Year Of Publisher Screwups
Analysis: 2011 - The Year Of Publisher Screwups
It's only September, but 2011 already has no shortage of publisher screwups -- Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris chalks it up to "growing pains" of the new age of digital gaming.
Sept. 7, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Updated Angry Birds Seasons Beats Spy Mouse
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Updated Angry Birds Seasons Beats Spy Mouse
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Angry Birds Seasons and Spy Mouse earning top iPhone sales, while Doodle Jump and Smurfs' Village emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Sept. 7, 2011
Critical Reception: Techland's Dead Island
Critical Reception: Techland's Dead Island
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Techland's Dead Island, which reviewers describe as "a schlocky, open-world action role-playing game that favors grisly melee combat above all things."
Sept. 7, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Madden NFL 12 Challenges My Country
Top-Grossing Android Games: Madden NFL 12 Challenges My Country
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see EA's Madden NFL 12 and Cooper Media's My Country leading today's rankings, as Fashion Story and Live Holdem Poker Pro also report fast sales.
Sept. 7, 2011
Nominees Announced For 2011 Golden Joystick Awards
Nominees Announced For 2011 Golden Joystick Awards
Future Publishing has announced the shortlists of nominees for the 2011 Golden Joystick Awards, including new categories dedicated to downloadable, mobile and free-to-play games.
Sept. 7, 2011