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Zynga Launches New Game Empires & Allies
Zynga Launches New Game Empires & Allies
Social games giant Zynga today launched a new Facebook title worldwide via its Los Angeles studio called Empires & Allies, which it says includes "more social features than any Zynga game."
June 1, 2011
'Tales From The GDC Vault': A Good Cover Story
'Tales From The GDC Vault': A Good Cover Story
Continuing his new 'Tales from the GDC Vault' series, digital historian Jason Scott looks at the evolution of GDC's programs and print advertisements, as well as some of the show's eclecti
June 1, 2011
Opinion: Hey Nintendo's Scott Moffitt, Read This
Opinion: Hey Nintendo's Scott Moffitt, Read This
Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell talks with games industry watchers about what Nintendo's new VP of sales Scott Moffitt needs to do to keep the company exciting, noting "If he's not afraid, he should be."
June 1, 2011
Need for Speed World Hits 5M Registered Users
Need for Speed World Hits 5M Registered Users
Electronic Arts' free-to-play PC racing MMO Need For Speed World has passed 5 million registered users, the company announced today, less than a year after its July 2010 launch.
June 1, 2011
GDC Online Awards Opens Nominations For Top Social, Free-To-Play, MMO Titles
GDC Online Awards Opens Nominations For Top Social, Free-To-Play, MMO Titles
Organizers of GDC Online have opened nominations for the second annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards, bringing back the Audience Award category and introducing a new award for
June 1, 2011
Opinion: Ego - The Destructive Menace
Opinion: Ego - The Destructive Menace
Hogrocket's co-founder and creative director Pete Collier outlines the destructive nature of ego in game development teams, which can lead to wasted time and irrelevant battles, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted op
June 1, 2011
Credit card darkware shops selling card details on turnkey basis
Credit card darkware shops selling card details on turnkey basis
According to researchers with RSA, card fraudsters are now selling credit and debit card credentials – and allied information – on a turnkey basis.
June 1, 2011
Can 'digital ants' protect computer networks?
Can 'digital ants' protect computer networks?
Apparently inspired by how ants protect their colony when it is threatened, a team of computer experts is testing software that they claim could offer foolproof protection against virus attacks.
June 1, 2011
Apple WWDC Keynote To Unveil iOS 5, iCloud Services
Apple WWDC Keynote To Unveil iOS 5, iCloud Services
Apple announced today that Steve Jobs will be discussing the next version of iOS and a newly revealed iCloud suite of services at a Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on the morning of June 6.
May 31, 2011
Interplay Details Dire Financial Situation
Interplay Details Dire Financial Situation
A new SEC filing from struggling game publisher Interplay highlights a dire financial situation that could lead the company to cease operations if new financing is not secured in the near future.
May 31, 2011
DS Lite To Drop Below $100 Starting Sunday
DS Lite To Drop Below $100 Starting Sunday
Nintendo's popular DS Lite portable will be available for $99.99 in the U.S. starting on Sunday, June 5 as the company begins highlighting million-selling DS Mario titles with new red packaging.
May 31, 2011
THQ's 'Smackdown vs. Raw' Series Renamed To 'WWE'
THQ's 'Smackdown vs. Raw' Series Renamed To 'WWE'
THQ has announced that the next game in its long-running WWE Smackdown vs. Raw series will be titled simply WWE '12, reflecting the unified nature of the wrestling game brand.
May 31, 2011