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Opinion: Some Hows And Whys Of Usability Testing
Opinion: Some Hows And Whys Of Usability Testing
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, freelance game designer Emmeline Dobson explains why developers need to do usability testing, and offers advice on questioning participants and listening to their fe
Aug. 4, 2011
PopCap Co-Founder Vechey To Keynote GDC Online 2011
PopCap Co-Founder Vechey To Keynote GDC Online 2011
GDC Online has announced that PopCap co-founder John Vechey will give a keynote at the October Austin show, where he will discuss how the Bejeweled developer is adapting its popular single-player games to social platforms.
Aug. 4, 2011
Feature: Is Canada Helping Indies?
Feature: Is Canada Helping Indies?
In Gamasutra's latest feature, former IGDA executive director Jason Della Rocca questions whether current government incentives in Canada support indie games -- and ex
Aug. 4, 2011
New Android botnet Identified
New Android botnet Identified
The world of security threats is changing, as the smartphone is now entering the frame as a vehicle for security attacks. That's the underlying message from the latest Fortinet threat landscape report, which claims that a new Android botnet has been seen in the wild.
Aug. 4, 2011
Black Hat 2011: Busting a security myth – Macs more vulnerable to network attacks
Black Hat 2011: Busting a security myth – Macs more vulnerable to network attacks
With organizations off all stripes seeking to defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs), a team of researchers from iSEC Partners put the Mac OS X operating system head-to-head with Windows to see how each performs in the realm of enterprise security.
Aug. 4, 2011
Opinion: Classic Problems With Level Design
Opinion: Classic Problems With Level Design
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Sanzaru Games' Jason Weesner outlines the classic problems that level designers face, like planning stages before important features are in place, block mesh issues,
Aug. 3, 2011
Opinion: Getting A Business Off The Ground - Taking The Gamble And Losing
Opinion: Getting A Business Off The Ground - Taking The Gamble And Losing
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Tiffany Smith shares her experience setting up indie studio Nameless, the dangers of not having safety net in place, and how projects can go wrong even when you do e
Aug. 3, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Smurfs' Village Outperforms Zombie Gunship
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Smurfs' Village Outperforms Zombie Gunship
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Zombie Gunship and Smurfs' Village earning top iPhone sales, while Tap Pet Hotel and Mahjong Towers HD emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Aug. 3, 2011
Critical Reception: Fuelcell's Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Critical Reception: Fuelcell's Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Fuelcell Games' Xbox Live Arcade shooter Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, which reviewers describe as "light on shooting, heavy on the puzzling."
Aug. 3, 2011
HBO Bringing Video-On-Demand Go Service To Consoles
HBO Bringing Video-On-Demand Go Service To Consoles
Premium cable network HBO announced today that its online video-on-demand service, HBO Go, will soon be available through game consoles and internet-enabled TVs.
Aug. 3, 2011
Iwata: 3DS Publishers 'Greatly Relieved' After Price Drop
Iwata: 3DS Publishers 'Greatly Relieved' After Price Drop
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the company's 3DS game publishing partners were "greatly relieved" by the system's recently-announced price drop, which will help increase the potential audience for their titles.
Aug. 3, 2011
Iwata Addresses Mobile Game Competition, Microtransactions
Iwata Addresses Mobile Game Competition, Microtransactions
As party of a wide-ranging Q&A session accompanying Nintendo's latest earnings report, company president Satoru Iwata addressed topi
Aug. 3, 2011