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Longtime Partner Gamebase Revealed As Gamebryo Buyer
Longtime Partner Gamebase Revealed As Gamebryo Buyer
Gamebryo engine maker Emergent's buyer is revealed to be Korea-based Gamebase, one of the company's longtime partners, creating a newly capitalized U.S. company along the way.
Dec. 22, 2010
Outside Perspective Key To Drawn's Fresh Art Approach
Outside Perspective Key To Drawn's Fresh Art Approach
Brian Thompson, art director for the PC casual adventure game series Drawn, tells Gamasutra the franchise feels fresh because ideas come from "sources outside of
Dec. 22, 2010
BitTorrent links with BitDefender for integrated IT app security
BitTorrent links with BitDefender for integrated IT app security
IT security software vendor BitDefender has linked up with peer-to-peer data development company BitTorrent – which developed the file-sharing protocol of the same name – to offer the 80 million estimated users of the protocol an integrated malware detection service.
Dec. 22, 2010
FTC clears $7.7bn Intel acquisition of McAfee
FTC clears $7.7bn Intel acquisition of McAfee
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved Intel's $7.7bn acquisition of security software giant, McAfee.
Dec. 22, 2010
Windows Phone 7 Ships 1.5M Devices In First Six Weeks
Windows Phone 7 Ships 1.5M Devices In First Six Weeks
Microsoft announced today that 1.5 million mobile devices running its Windows Phone 7 platform have been shipped to retailers in the six weeks since the operating system's launch November 8.
Dec. 21, 2010
Feature: Using Skills, Rules and Knowledge In Left 4 Dead's Design
Feature: Using Skills, Rules and Knowledge In Left 4 Dead's Design
A new analysis of the gameplay mechanics in Valve's Left 4 Dead series shows how the developers used elements of the Skills, Rules and Knowledge (SRK) framework to measure and control player behavior.
Dec. 21, 2010
Microsoft Tries To Boost Windows Phone 7 Appeal With Free Xbox 360 Game
Microsoft Tries To Boost Windows Phone 7 Appeal With Free Xbox 360 Game
Microsoft and its mobile partners aim to boost the holiday appeal of the Windows Phone 7 lineup by offering through the end of the year a free Xbox 360 game with the purchase of a Windows Phone 7.
Dec. 21, 2010
Operation Flashpoint Dev: Games Based On Real War 'Inappropriate'
Operation Flashpoint Dev: Games Based On Real War 'Inappropriate'
The creative director for Codemasters' military shooter Operation Flashpoint: Red River argues, "I don’t think it’s appropriate and I don’t think it’s tasteful" to base war games on real conflict.
Dec. 21, 2010
Civilization V Lead Designer Leaves Firaxis
Civilization V Lead Designer Leaves Firaxis
Jon Shafer, lead designer and principal gameplay programmer for the well-reviewed PC strategy game Civilization V, has left Take-Two subsidiary studio Firaxis after nearly six years at the developer.
Dec. 21, 2010
Bankrupt PlayLogic Renames, Restarts With Digital Focus
Bankrupt PlayLogic Renames, Restarts With Digital Focus
Five months after Amsterdam-based game publisher PlayLogic filed for bankruptcy, the company said it would relaunch with "mainly a focus on digital video game publishing" for consoles.
Dec. 21, 2010
Hudson Releases TurboGrafx-16 GameBox Emulator For iOS
Hudson Releases TurboGrafx-16 GameBox Emulator For iOS
Veteran console games publisher Hudson has released TurboGrafx-16 GameBox, a free iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch emulator for the classic NEC system with downloadable games available for $2.99.
Dec. 21, 2010
Top iPhone Game Apps: Discounted EA Games Lead Holiday Sales
Top iPhone Game Apps: Discounted EA Games Lead Holiday Sales
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit to _Tap Tap Reveng
Dec. 21, 2010