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Ngmoco Opens ngCore Sandbox Environment For Mobage Games
Ngmoco Opens ngCore Sandbox Environment For Mobage Games
DeNA subsidiary Ngmoco today announced the availability of a sandbox development environment for its Mobage mobile social network, where studios can test titles ahead of an upcoming international rollout.
June 2, 2011
Nintendo Details 3DS eShop Launch Lineup
Nintendo Details 3DS eShop Launch Lineup
Nintendo has detailed the 3DS features that will become available as part of the eShop update next week, including game titles and the web browser, for the U.S., Europe and Japanese stores.
June 2, 2011
New Releases Dominate Japanese Software Charts
New Releases Dominate Japanese Software Charts
Fully half of the top 20 selling Japanese games in Japan for the week ending May 29 are new releases, led by Namco Bandai's anime/manga-licensed 3DS game One Piece: Ultimate Cruise SP.
June 2, 2011
Epic Games Hires Crytek's Mike Gamble In Europe
Epic Games Hires Crytek's Mike Gamble In Europe
Epic Games has revealed that Mike Gamble, formerly a business licensing manager at Crytek, is now working at the Gears of Wars house as the company's European territory manager.
June 2, 2011
Former Battlefield Producer Gordon Van Dyke Joins Paradox
Former Battlefield Producer Gordon Van Dyke Joins Paradox
Gordon Van Dyke, formerly producer at EA Visceral, has joined Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive as senior producer, where he will work on development of its current upcoming titles and Paradox Connect.
June 2, 2011
Mobile Developer Backflip Sees 100M Downloads
Mobile Developer Backflip Sees 100M Downloads
iPhone game developer Blackflip Studios has revealed that its games have been downloaded over 100 million times in total over the past two years, while the company is seeing 2.5 million daily active users.
June 2, 2011
MadCatz Enters Game Development As ThunderHawk Studios
MadCatz Enters Game Development As ThunderHawk Studios
Mad Catz Interactive, best known for its gaming peripherals, has announced the formation of its own game development branch ThunderHawk Studios. [UPDATE: Upcoming War Wings also announced.]
June 2, 2011
Interview: How Pokemon Keeps Marketing Year-Round
Interview: How Pokemon Keeps Marketing Year-Round
Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell talks to Pokémon marketing director J.C. Smith about how to keep consumers engaged, even when there are no new launches on the table.
June 2, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Clone Wars And The Fate Of The World
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Clone Wars And The Fate Of The World
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Ben Abraham on topics including the explosion of clone games on iOS, indie game Fate of the World, and more
June 2, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From StarCraft To CellCraft
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From StarCraft To CellCraft
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including StarCraft's difficulty curve, a game developed by a five-year-old girl, and more.
June 2, 2011
Best Of Console Digital News: From Half Minute Hero To Worms
Best Of Console Digital News: From Half Minute Hero To Worms
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services, this time highlighting news about Half Minute Hero and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.
June 2, 2011
Feature: In The Belly Of The Whale
Feature: In The Belly Of The Whale
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Zynga's Bob Bates reprises his popular GDC lecture, explaining what developers should do to move their careers forward while also fi
June 2, 2011