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GDC 2011: An Epidemiologist's View Of World Of Warcraft's Corrupted Blood Plague
GDC 2011: An Epidemiologist's View Of World Of Warcraft's Corrupted Blood Plague
At GDC 2011, epidemiologist Nina Fefferman recounted the Corrupted Blood Plague epidemic in World of Warcraft from 2005, and how even a virtual disease showed instances of "courage, fear and suspicion."
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Indie Revelations From Experienced Developers
GDC 2011: Indie Revelations From Experienced Developers
Three ex-studio developers who have gone indie -- at Spry Fox, Haunted Temple, and Dejobaan -- shared development insights gained on games like Skulls of the Shogun and Aaaaa!
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Riot Games' League of Legends Postmortem
GDC 2011: Riot Games' League of Legends Postmortem
Leaders from the team behind the popular online strategy game League Of Legends shared what they learned from building and running their community-centric game at GDC 2011's Social & Online Games Summit.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Shenmue Town Likely Getting Smartphone Port, Says Suzuki
GDC 2011: Shenmue Town Likely Getting Smartphone Port, Says Suzuki
Yu Suzuki has told Gamasutra he's looking at a smartphone version of Shenmue Town, hinting at iOS and Android as potential landing spots. The game has also heralded Suzuki's return to coding games himself.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Rovio's Vesterbacka Thanks iPhone For Enabling Angry Birds' Success
GDC 2011: Rovio's Vesterbacka Thanks iPhone For Enabling Angry Birds' Success
Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka discussed how the evolving mobile market enabled his company's Angry Brids powered success, also addressing crediting concerns from the maker of the game's physics engine.
Feb. 28, 2011
Survey: A Third Of U.S., U.K. Adults Play Mobile Games
Survey: A Third Of U.S., U.K. Adults Play Mobile Games
Around one third of adults in the U.S. and U.K. can be considered mobile gamers, and more than half have played a game on their cell phone at least once, according to a new survey from Information Solutions Group and PopCap.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Gaikai's Cloud Gaming Now Live With Four EA Demos
GDC 2011: Gaikai's Cloud Gaming Now Live With Four EA Demos
Gaikai announced that its cloud-based games streaming service is now live with a public beta, and has made demos for four popular Electronic Arts-published titles available for users to start playing in their browsers.
Feb. 28, 2011
Mad Catz Buys V Max Flight Sim Firm
Mad Catz Buys V Max Flight Sim Firm
Mad Catz Interactive announced that it has acquired the assets of V Max Simulation Corporation, a California-based flight sim software developer and equipment maker, in a $638,000 deal.
Feb. 28, 2011
PCGA: Global PC Gaming Market Grew 20% In 2010 To $16.2 Billion
PCGA: Global PC Gaming Market Grew 20% In 2010 To $16.2 Billion
Non-profit group the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) and market research firm DFC Intelligence claim the global PC games market grew 20 percent in 2010, generating a record $16.2 billion in revenue.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: SoftKinetic Announces iisu 2.8, Releasing Free Non-Commercial Version
GDC 2011: SoftKinetic Announces iisu 2.8, Releasing Free Non-Commercial Version
SoftKinetic announced the release of iisu 2.8 with "full multi-camera compatibilitiy, and will offer a non-commercial version of the gesture recognition middleware for free to qualified developers.
Feb. 28, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Sells 371K In Japan After Two Days
Nintendo 3DS Sells 371K In Japan After Two Days
Debuting in Japan over the weekend, the Nintendo 3DS moved 371,326 units in just two days, while top-selling 3DS launch game Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle sold 117,589 copies during the same amount of time.
Feb. 28, 2011
BigPoint To Distribute EA's Play4Free Games Internationally
BigPoint To Distribute EA's Play4Free Games Internationally
Browser-based game developer and portal operator BigPoint (Battlestar Galactica Online) has partnered with Electronic Arts to distribute the publisher's Play4Free portfolio to global audiences, starting with Lord of Ultima.
Feb. 28, 2011