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Interview: Making Friends With Carmen Sandiego On Facebook
Interview: Making Friends With Carmen Sandiego On Facebook
Blue Fang Games' Darius Kazemi talks to Gamasutra all about the launch of Carmen Sandiego on Facebook, and adapting a classic computer gaming brand to a brand new social networking audience.
Feb. 21, 2011
2011 IGDA Board Elections Open For Voting
2011 IGDA Board Elections Open For Voting
The voting process to elect five new IGDA board members has begun, and the group's members have 12 candidates to choose from, including Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart and Sledgehammer Games founder Glen Schofield.
Feb. 21, 2011
Morpheme 3 Adds NGP Support
Morpheme 3 Adds NGP Support
NaturalMotion's Morpheme animation middleware will include support for Sony's Next Generation Portable, available immediately -- and the company says it's "excited by the possibilities" in the new device.
Feb. 21, 2011
Security researcher discovers Rapidshare flaw
Security researcher discovers Rapidshare flaw
A security researcher has detailed how a flaw has been discovered and exploited on Rapidshare, the world's largest file-sharing service.
Feb. 21, 2011
Credant embraces the cloud with on-net policy-based encryption
Credant embraces the cloud with on-net policy-based encryption
Credant Technologies has started testing its data encryption technology in the cloud with a select number of beta test clients, promising other cloud security offerings in the near future.
Feb. 21, 2011
Opinion: Designing Games Beyond Humanness
Opinion: Designing Games Beyond Humanness
Gamasutra contributor and game researcher Mitu Khandaker examines how video games use vital human feedback mechanisms -- rooted in evolution and the history of man.
Feb. 18, 2011
Latest EKI One A.I. Middleware Integrates With Unity3D
Latest EKI One A.I. Middleware Integrates With Unity3D
Artificial Technology said Friday the latest version of its EKI One A.I. middleware will be integrated with Unity Technologies' widely-used Unity3D game engine.
Feb. 18, 2011
Nielsen: U.S. Gamer Budgets Shifting To Leisure Activities, Mobile
Nielsen: U.S. Gamer Budgets Shifting To Leisure Activities, Mobile
Research firm Nielsen said U.S. video game buyers are spending a smaller amount of their budget on video games, and putting more money towards cell phone entertainment and leisure activities like dining out.
Feb. 18, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Newcomer Pirates vs. Everything Climbs Charts
Top iPad Game Apps: Newcomer Pirates vs. Everything Climbs Charts
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most iPad games as of today, with Pirates vs. Everything, Back to the Future, and Sand Slides currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Feb. 18, 2011
Gamasutra Comments Of The Week: Museums, McGonigal and Making It
Gamasutra Comments Of The Week: Museums, McGonigal and Making It
This weeks selection of some of the best comments on Gamasutra includes an analysis of the Smithsonian's gaming art exhibit, a comparison of gaming to Phys Ed., and advice for breaking in to the industry.
Feb. 18, 2011
Michigan Seeking To Limit Game, Film Development Tax Incentives
Michigan Seeking To Limit Game, Film Development Tax Incentives
A new budget proposed by Michigan governor Rick Snyder seeks to severely limit the amount of tax incentives available to game developers and other mass market entertainment companies operating in the state.
Feb. 18, 2011
Telltale Rebooting Sierra's King's Quest, Confirms Puzzle Agent Sequel
Telltale Rebooting Sierra's King's Quest, Confirms Puzzle Agent Sequel
Episodic adventure game publisher Telltale Games says it will be reviving a Sierra's popular PC adventure game series King's Quest, also confirming a sequel to last summer's Puzzle Agent.
Feb. 18, 2011