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Xbox 360 Getting Timed Exclusivity For Skyrim DLC
Xbox 360 Getting Timed Exclusivity For Skyrim DLC
The first two packs of downloadable content for Bethesda's highly anticipated The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be available exclusively on the Xbox 360 for at least 30 days after their release, Microsoft announced today.
Aug. 26, 2011
Tapjoy Hires Larry Berkin As Asia-Pacific Operations VP
Tapjoy Hires Larry Berkin As Asia-Pacific Operations VP
Social app and game monetization company Tapjoy has hired industry veteran Larry Berkin, formerly VP at Symbian Foundation, as vice president and general manager of its Asia-Pacific operations.
Aug. 26, 2011
Report: Zynga Alters Stock Structure To Give CEO More Voting Power
Report: Zynga Alters Stock Structure To Give CEO More Voting Power
Social games giant Zynga is changing its stock structure around to give CEO Mark Pincus 70 times more voting power than any other shareholder in the initial public offering.
Aug. 26, 2011
Portal Lead Kim Swift Reveals First-Person Puzzler Quantum Conundrum
Portal Lead Kim Swift Reveals First-Person Puzzler Quantum Conundrum
The next game from Portal and Left 4 Dead lead Kim Swift and developer Airtight Games has been revealed at the PAX Prime expo, titled Quantum Conundrum, and is set to be released in early 2012.
Aug. 26, 2011
Feature: Pinball Construction Set's Budge Talks Programming, Design
Feature: Pinball Construction Set's Budge Talks Programming, Design
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Pinball Construction Set creator Bill Budge discusses how he's "not a really good game designer," and that his interes
Aug. 26, 2011
Analysis: Designing For The Metagame
Analysis: Designing For The Metagame
In this analysis piece, Gamasutra news editor Kyle Orland looks at how the "game behind the game" can have a profound effect on the strategy and play of a competitive title, for better or for worse.
Aug. 26, 2011
GameStop Offers Apology, Gifts For Human Revolution OnLive Voucher Removal
GameStop Offers Apology, Gifts For Human Revolution OnLive Voucher Removal
GameStop is offering customers who purchased the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution a $50 store gift card and a used game coupon to make up for the chain's removal of an included OnLive game voucher.
Aug. 26, 2011
OpenFeint Launching iOS Sign-On System To Replace Depreciated UDID
OpenFeint Launching iOS Sign-On System To Replace Depreciated UDID
Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint has revealed that, later this year, it will launch a single sign-on system for iOS developers called the OFUID that will help counteract the loss of UDIDs.
Aug. 26, 2011
Fukushima Game Jam Aims To Overcome Difficulty With Fun
Fukushima Game Jam Aims To Overcome Difficulty With Fun
Organisers from IGDA Japan and Ubiquitous Entertainment are set to hold a game jam in Minamisoma, Japan, in aid of supporting the recovering Tohoku region after the devastating earthquake earlier this year.
Aug. 26, 2011
Kunlun Partners With Korean Government For $46M Online Game Developer Fund
Kunlun Partners With Korean Government For $46M Online Game Developer Fund
Chinese game company Kunlun is partnering with the Korean government and private investors to establish a $46 million investment fund for game developers.
Aug. 26, 2011
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary To Feature Stereoscopic 3D
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary To Feature Stereoscopic 3D
Amid what 343 Industries calls the "season of remakes," Microsoft's Halo team confirms it will add stereoscopic 3D to upcoming revamp Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, according to reports.
Aug. 26, 2011
Trojan/Badlib identified as malware distribution network
Trojan/Badlib identified as malware distribution network
A Symantec research team have revealed that a new trojan – Trojan-Badlib – is being used as a malware distribution network by unknown hackers.
Aug. 26, 2011