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Braid's Blow: Social Games Are 'Not Very Social'
Braid's Blow: Social Games Are 'Not Very Social'
Jonathan Blow, developer of hit indie title Braid and upcoming The Witness, believes that games like World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike are far more social than "evil" social games.
Feb. 16, 2011
Study Finds Casual Games Reduce Depression, Anxiety Symptoms
Study Finds Casual Games Reduce Depression, Anxiety Symptoms
An new PopCap-underwritten clinical study from East Carolina University claims playing non-violent casual games reduced measurable depression symptoms by 57 percent.
Feb. 16, 2011
Survey Shows Gears Of War 3 As Most Anticipated Purchase In U.S., U.K.
Survey Shows Gears Of War 3 As Most Anticipated Purchase In U.S., U.K.
A new survey shows Gears of War 3 as the 'core' title wanted most by gamers in the U.S. and U.K., with Zelda: Skyward Sword and Diablo III ranking as other especially anticipated purchases.
Feb. 16, 2011
Non-Profit Raising Funds For San Francisco Video Game Museum
Non-Profit Raising Funds For San Francisco Video Game Museum
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE), a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of video games, is raising money to create a small starter museum location in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Feb. 16, 2011
GamesAnalytics Recruits Activision Co-Founder Alan Miller
GamesAnalytics Recruits Activision Co-Founder Alan Miller
GamesAnalytics, a datamining and monetization firm targeting online games, announced that it's brought in Activision co-founder Alan Miller as a strategic advisor and director of its North American operations.
Feb. 16, 2011
Sony To Ban PS3 Pirates From PSN, Qriocity
Sony To Ban PS3 Pirates From PSN, Qriocity
Responding to high-profile hackings of the PS3 and early piracy for Killzone 3, Sony has warned that PS3 owners found running unauthorized or pirated software will be banned from PlayStation Network and its Qriocity services.
Feb. 16, 2011
Big Fish Closing Treasure Quest Game Portal On Facebook
Big Fish Closing Treasure Quest Game Portal On Facebook
Casual game developer Big Fish Games will close its Treasure Quest portal, one of the company's first forays into the social gaming market, just 10 months after launching the application on Facebook.
Feb. 16, 2011
GDC 2011 Debuts Sony NGP Lecture, Microtalks, Fergusson On Gears Of War
GDC 2011 Debuts Sony NGP Lecture, Microtalks, Fergusson On Gears Of War
GDC 2011 organizers have revealed a first-ever Sony lecture on its NGP handheld, also debuting a GDC Microtalks line-up including David Jaffe and Epic's Rod Fergusson on producing the Gears Of War trilogy.
Feb. 16, 2011
Feature: Games Versus Media
Feature: Games Versus Media
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Tale of Tales' Michaël Samyn (The Path) examines the video game medium from the perspective of what it's capable of and what users want:
Feb. 16, 2011
GameCareerGuide: NGP Challenge Ends As Pokemon Challenge Begins
GameCareerGuide: NGP Challenge Ends As Pokemon Challenge Begins
In education-focused sister site GameCareerGuide's latest finished challenge, readers designed games for Sony's new NGP -- and are next asked to design an original Pokemon spinoff.
Feb. 16, 2011
IGF 2011 Audience Award Closes This Week, D2D Vision Award Finalists Revealed
IGF 2011 Audience Award Closes This Week, D2D Vision Award Finalists Revealed
Independent Games Festival 2011 organizers announced that voting for the 2011 Audience Award closes this week -- but there's still time to cast a vote; finalists for the 2011 Direct2Drive Vision Award also reveal
Feb. 16, 2011
Panda Security launches 'Internet in Safe Hands' campaign
Panda Security launches 'Internet in Safe Hands' campaign
Panda Security has launched a senior citizens' safer internet campaign, with the aim of educating people over 60 on how to make their internet activities more safe.
Feb. 16, 2011