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Feature: The Unsung Contract Developer Behind Donkey Kong
Feature: The Unsung Contract Developer Behind Donkey Kong
Gamasutra's latest feature highlights how Ikegami Co. Ltd. had a key role in the creation of the seminal arcade hit Donkey Kong that has gone largely unheralded for the last 30 years.
July 6, 2011
Torchlight Sells 1M Copies Across All Platforms
Torchlight Sells 1M Copies Across All Platforms
Runic Games' dungeon crawling RPG Torchlight has sold over 1 million copies across its PC, Mac and Xbox 360 versions, the developer announced today, almost two years after its first release.
July 6, 2011
Interview: On Disney Universe's World-Merging Licensed Game Platform
Interview: On Disney Universe's World-Merging Licensed Game Platform
Disney Interactive's Mark Orgel talks to Gamasutra about how the recently announced Disney Universe melds the company's disparate worlds, and serves as a platform for future Disney licenses.
July 6, 2011
Korean Developer WeMade's Co-CEO Kevin Seo Resigns
Korean Developer WeMade's Co-CEO Kevin Seo Resigns
Korean online game developer and operator WeMade Entertainment announced that Kevin 'Sookiel' Seo, co-CEO of the firm alongside founder Kwan-Ho Park, has stepped down from his position for personal reasons.
July 6, 2011
Fantastic Arcade 2011 Accepting Indie Game Submissions
Fantastic Arcade 2011 Accepting Indie Game Submissions
Fantastic Arcade, the indie games showcase spun off and run alongside Austin's genre film festival Fantastic Fest, is accepting submissions for titles that will be featured at the event and included in its competition.
July 6, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From de_dust To Dreamworld Pogie
Best of GameSetWatch: From de_dust To Dreamworld Pogie
Gamasutra's sister site, alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat titles and news, including a full-scale replica of Counterstrike's de_dust, an unearthed NES ROM for a Dizzy spino
July 6, 2011
Final Fantasy Rhythm Game Coming To 3DS
Final Fantasy Rhythm Game Coming To 3DS
Square Enix is set to release Theatrhythm Final Fantasy on the 3DS, a rhythm game based on its popular Final Fantasy series of RPGs, according to reports out of Japan.
July 6, 2011
Lucasarts' Hocking: Less 'Fart Jokes,' More Female Developers
Lucasarts' Hocking: Less 'Fart Jokes,' More Female Developers
Video game development is akin to viking expansion: it's crewed mostly by men, is interested only in conquest, and is full of pent-up aggression and fart jokes, according to Lucasarts creative director Clint Hocking.
July 6, 2011
Bootleg Consoles Attract Lawsuit From Atari
Bootleg Consoles Attract Lawsuit From Atari
Atari Interactive has filed a $30 million lawsuit in a California district court against the owner and operator of distributor Tommo Inc., saying that the latter knowingly sold illegal knockoffs of its Flashback 2 console.
July 6, 2011
Tapjoy Secures $30 Million In Latest Funding Round
Tapjoy Secures $30 Million In Latest Funding Round
Mobile ad network Tapjoy has secured an additional $30 million in Series D financing in a round led by investors advised by J.P. Morgan, the company announced Wednesday, adding to a $21 million round earlier this year.
July 6, 2011
Teen-Focused MMO Wizard101 Approaches 20 Million US Registrations
Teen-Focused MMO Wizard101 Approaches 20 Million US Registrations
KingsIsle Entertainment's teen-focused MMO Wizard101 is expected to pass 20 million user registrations in the U.S. this week, just shy of three years on the market, according to the company.
July 6, 2011
Interview: Ex-Riot Talent Online Warmongers And The New Free-To-Play Frontier
Interview: Ex-Riot Talent Online Warmongers And The New Free-To-Play Frontier
Execs at Online Warmongers, a new free-to-play studio established by ex-Riot Games technology talent, talk unique market opportunities in the space for their new title, War Inc.
July 6, 2011