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Social Game Developers Keen On Google Plus' Selective 'Circles'
Social Game Developers Keen On Google Plus' Selective 'Circles'
Google has been reaching out to game devs about Google Plus -- here, developers tell Gamasutra how the new social network's "Circles" may help them reach targeted audiences.
June 30, 2011
Sony Reveals PSP Engine For Remaster Series
Sony Reveals PSP Engine For Remaster Series
The engine behind Sony's upcoming PSP Remaster series, which is set to offer enhanced versions of past PSP games for the PlayStation 3, has been detailed at the Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2011 event in Tokyo.
June 30, 2011
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
TVs equipped to display stereoscopic 3D images, used in many console games, are quickly coming down in relative price, and could be only $150 more than comparable 2D TVs by November, according to a new report.
June 30, 2011
UK Retailer HMV Sees Game Profits Fall 'Significantly'
UK Retailer HMV Sees Game Profits Fall 'Significantly'
UK retailer HMV has posted financial results for the last fiscal year, noting that the sale of video games has "significantly underperformed" compared to the company's expectations, while pre-owned game sales are up.
June 30, 2011
Unity Opens New Stockholm Office Led By Ex-DICE Members
Unity Opens New Stockholm Office Led By Ex-DICE Members
Unity Technologies, the development team behind the Unity platform for PC, iOS, Android and consoles, has opened a new office in Stockholm, Sweden, where it plans to expand the quality of Unity-authored games.
June 30, 2011
Atelier Meruru Tops The Japanese Software Charts
Atelier Meruru Tops The Japanese Software Charts
Gust's Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 sat atop the Japanese software sales charts last week, with a slew of new titles entering the charts, according to data from Media Create.
June 30, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From iPhone Observations To Licensed IP
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From iPhone Observations To Licensed IP
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including observations on iPhone games and the App Store, why bad movie games happen, and more.
June 30, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Half Minute Hero To Kirby's Dream Land
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Half Minute Hero To Kirby's Dream Land
Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services including XBLA's Half Minute Hero and Virtual Console's Kirby's Dream Land.
June 30, 2011
Opinion: A Word Of Warning
Opinion: A Word Of Warning
K.M.M. Games' Michael A. Carr-Robb-John shares a cautionary tale for why programmers should never globally disable warnings in their compilers, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
June 30, 2011
Tokyo Game Show Reduces Power Output Following Earthquake
Tokyo Game Show Reduces Power Output Following Earthquake
This year's Tokyo Game Show is aiming for a 25 percent reduction in energy consumption, in anticipation of a power shortage expected in the area this summer following damage caused by the March 11 quake.
June 30, 2011
Mochi Competitor TicTacTi Raises $500K In Funding Round
Mochi Competitor TicTacTi Raises $500K In Funding Round
Israeli Flash game advertising platform and Mochi Media competitor TicTacTi has secured $500K in a new round of funding, bringing its total amount of funding to $1.6 million.
June 30, 2011
Symantec researcher delves into the technology of a backdoor attack
Symantec researcher delves into the technology of a backdoor attack
If you mistakenly click on an infected link in an email, a lot can happen, but now a Symantec researcher has detailed – in some depth – what happens during a typical backdoor attack.
June 30, 2011