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Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - The Joy of Vector Meme
Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - The Joy of Vector Meme
Continuing his eccentric essay series on social games, game designer Patrick Dugan explains vectors of reproduction, why evolution is the Steve Wozniak of sex, and how social games can bring a fifth dimension of choice to the mix.
Aug. 12, 2011
Startup Hopes To Disrupt Used Game Market By Giving Publishers A Cut
Startup Hopes To Disrupt Used Game Market By Giving Publishers A Cut
A new online startup called PostalGamer hopes to take on GameStop's used games by buying for more, selling for less, and giving game publishers a cut on each used game sold.
Aug. 12, 2011
iPad Tablet Market Share Declines, Despite Lack Of Serious Competition
iPad Tablet Market Share Declines, Despite Lack Of Serious Competition
While no individual tablet maker has yet presented a challenge to Apple's iPad, collective sales over the past year show that Android tablets have taken away 20 percent of its market share.
Aug. 12, 2011
Facebook Games Get Bigger, Louder
Facebook Games Get Bigger, Louder
Firing back at Google+, Facebook has rolled out a series of new features to enhance game playing experiences on its platform, enhancing screen real estate and providing a real-time game news ticker.
Aug. 12, 2011
Valve Takes Counter-Strike To Consoles With Sequel
Valve Takes Counter-Strike To Consoles With Sequel
Half-Life, Portal and Left 4 Dead developer Valve has announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a sequel to the popular tactical multiplayer team-based shooter, available for consoles and computers next year.
Aug. 12, 2011
Sympathy For The Devil: Irrational's Ken Levine On Villain Design
Sympathy For The Devil: Irrational's Ken Levine On Villain Design
Irrational's Ken Levine and his team share what their approach to building compelling characters -- particularly villains like Andrew Ryan -- has in common with traditional theater process.
Aug. 12, 2011
GDC 2012: Young, Selfon, Tallarico On Goals For Game Audio
GDC 2012: Young, Selfon, Tallarico On Goals For Game Audio
To help inspire submissions for the GDC 2012 call for papers, advisory board members including Kenneth Young (Media Molecule), Scott Selfon (Microsoft), and Tommy Tallarico (
Aug. 12, 2011
Jagex: Developers Need To Understand 'The DNA Of Sociability'
Jagex: Developers Need To Understand 'The DNA Of Sociability'
At the Gamasutra-attended Edinburgh Interactive conference today, Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard discussed the multiplayer revolution, noting that hit title Runescape used viral growth rather than real marketing.
Aug. 12, 2011
Diablo III's Boyarsky On 'Thick Skin,' Listening To Fans
Diablo III's Boyarsky On 'Thick Skin,' Listening To Fans
In Gamasutra's latest feature interview, Diablo III game world designer Leonard Boyarsky talks about how his experiences working on the Fallout series
Aug. 12, 2011
The Great Debate: The Imminent Death Of The UK Games Industry
The Great Debate: The Imminent Death Of The UK Games Industry
At the Gamasutra-attended Edinburgh Interactive festival today, Eidos president Ian Livingstone discussed with a panel of industry experts whether the UK games industry is "one life away from a Game Over."
Aug. 12, 2011
Facebook: 'We Don't Spend A Lot Of Time' Worrying About Google+
Facebook: 'We Don't Spend A Lot Of Time' Worrying About Google+
"We don’t spend a lot of time worrying about them, we worry about us," said Facebook's game boss Sean Ryan about Google+ on Friday, who criticized the latter's investment in developers as showing "favoritism."
Aug. 12, 2011
GFI senior threat researcher warns on cybercriminal sting offering low-cost versions of CCleaner
GFI senior threat researcher warns on cybercriminal sting offering low-cost versions of CCleaner
GFI Software's senior threat researcher has warned about a Russian website that is apparently offering various low-cost versions of the CCleaner PC utility, which is widely used to remove unwanted files, fix problematic registry entries and the like. The only problem with the pirate site is that the software is infected with malware.
Aug. 12, 2011