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Interview: Marvelous And AQI's Big Bid For Western Expansion
Interview: Marvelous And AQI's Big Bid For Western Expansion
Japanese publisher Marvelous and developer AQI have merged into a 500 person-strong full-service production house. But can they succeed where others have failed? Gamasutra talks to Marvelous' Kurtz and Aoki.
Aug. 30, 2011
Persson: Why Minecraft Isn't On Steam
Persson: Why Minecraft Isn't On Steam
Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson has explained why the hit indie game is currently not available via Valve's Steam service, noting that there is an "inherent incompatibility."
Aug. 30, 2011
Valve: Portal 2 Sold Better On PC Than Consoles
Valve: Portal 2 Sold Better On PC Than Consoles
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell told Gamasutra in a recent interview that critically-acclaimed first-person puzzler Portal 2 sold more copies on PC than it did o
Aug. 30, 2011
Analysis: Why Zynga's IPO Might Be 'Delayed'
Analysis: Why Zynga's IPO Might Be 'Delayed'
Reports this week that Zynga is putting its IPO on hold are not "a sign of weakness or scandal," according to Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris, who says it'd be reckless to go forward in current market conditions.
Aug. 30, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From Spoiler Warnings To L.A. Noire Sexism
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From Spoiler Warnings To L.A. Noire Sexism
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Ben Abraham on topics including why spoiler warnings might be unnecessary, sexism in L.A. Noire, and more.
Aug. 30, 2011
Finalists Named For 2011 Unity Awards
Finalists Named For 2011 Unity Awards
Unity Technologies has announced the finalists that will compete for the 2011 Unity Awards as part of the 5th annual Unite 2011 conference, taking place September 28 through 30 in San Francisco's Masonic Center.
Aug. 30, 2011
Microsoft Bundling Child Of Eden With Kinect Hardware
Microsoft Bundling Child Of Eden With Kinect Hardware
Microsoft has announced that new sales of the Xbox 360's Kinect 3D camera sensor will include a download code for Q Entertainment and Ubisoft's ethereal shooter Child of Eden starting next week.
Aug. 30, 2011
GameSpot Partnership Marks OnLive's First 'Large-Scale' Business-Facing Push
GameSpot Partnership Marks OnLive's First 'Large-Scale' Business-Facing Push
Streaming game firm OnLive said it partnered with GameSpot to let the gaming website's readers instantly play streaming game demos -- the first "large-scale" push for OnLive's B2B offering. [UPDATE: CEO comments.]
Aug. 30, 2011
Feature: Magicka Almost A Victim Of Poor Planning
Feature: Magicka Almost A Victim Of Poor Planning
In Gamasutra's latest feature, a postmortem of Arrowhead Game's PC hit Magicka, director Johan Pilestedt admits an "unforgiving feeling that we would never finish the game" during development.
Aug. 30, 2011
Interview: Christopher Tin - From Grammy Awards to Civilization World
Interview: Christopher Tin - From Grammy Awards to Civilization World
In this interview, Christopher Tin, the first musician to receive a Grammy for music written for a game, talks with Gamasutra about his Calling All Dawns album, which is licensed for Facebook game Civ World.
Aug. 30, 2011
Microsoft warns of fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar
Microsoft warns of fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar
Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning of at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by root certificate authority (CA) DigiNotar.
Aug. 30, 2011
Qualys develops open source tool to negate 'slow HTTP' DDoS attacks
Qualys develops open source tool to negate 'slow HTTP' DDoS attacks
A Qualys researcher has developed an open source tool that helps to negate the effects of so-called 'slow HTTP' DDOS attacks on internet-connected servers.
Aug. 30, 2011