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The Persistence of Memory: Exploring ButaVX’s Secret Psychology
The Persistence of Memory: Exploring ButaVX’s Secret Psychology
Behind Nekomura's deceptively cute, IGF China-winning adventure game ButaVX: Justice Fighter lies an experiment that challenges players' gaming patterns, the studio explains in this Gamasutra interview.
May 26, 2011
Interview: Kabam's $85M Facebook Slam
Interview: Kabam's $85M Facebook Slam
Kabam pitches itself as the social games company for hardcore gamers. This morning it announced $85 million in Series D funding. Gamasutra's Colin Campbell interviewed the principals to find out more.
May 26, 2011
Opinion: Digital Distribution Woes
Opinion: Digital Distribution Woes
Martin Pichlmair, developer at Broken Rules (IGF Student winner And Yet It Moves), discusses the challenges indie studios face when releasing their games on digital platforms, in this #altdevblogaday-reprint
May 26, 2011
Best Of Console Digital News: Holy Impostors Batman!
Best Of Console Digital News: Holy Impostors Batman!
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services, this time highlighting news about Gotham City Imposters and Awesomenauts.
May 26, 2011
PSP Continues To Top Japanese Hardware Charts
PSP Continues To Top Japanese Hardware Charts
Sony's PSP continued to dominate the Japanese dedicated video game hardware sales charts this week, selling nearly double that of the Nintendo 3DS, according to data from tracking firm Media Create.
May 26, 2011
Zuckerberg: Other Industries Need To Follow Social Gaming's Example
Zuckerberg: Other Industries Need To Follow Social Gaming's Example
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes other industries will follow the example of the social gaming industry, praising the likes of Zynga and Playfish for "baking the principles of social design".
May 26, 2011
PSN Identity Theft Protection Now Available In U.S.
PSN Identity Theft Protection Now Available In U.S.
Sony's identity theft protection program began today in the U.S., allowing PlayStation Network users to claim 12 months of free identity protection, as a result of the PSN breach.
May 26, 2011
Sony Posts Profit In PlayStation Division
Sony Posts Profit In PlayStation Division
As PlayStation creator Sony as a whole saw a significant loss, its Networked Products and Services division, which includes PlayStation products, swung to a profit, with 14 million PS3s sold for the year.
May 26, 2011
Akiba's Trip Dominates Japanese Software Charts
Akiba's Trip Dominates Japanese Software Charts
Acquire's newcomer Akiba's Trip on PSP dominated the Japanese software sales charts last week, shifting more than double the number of units Koei Tecmo's new 3DS fighter Dead or Alive: Dimensions could manage.
May 26, 2011
PS3 Black Ops Bundle Coming May 31
PS3 Black Ops Bundle Coming May 31
Sony has revealed a new PlayStation 3 bundle coming at the end of the month, that will include Treyarch's best selling PlayStation 3 title Call of Duty: Black Ops and a 160 GB console for $299.99.
May 26, 2011
Ngmoco Parent DeNA Announces CEO Resignation
Ngmoco Parent DeNA Announces CEO Resignation
Tomoko Namba, the founder and CEO of major Japanese mobile social game network DeNA, parent to Ngmoco, has announced she will be stepping down from her role at the head of the company on June 25.
May 26, 2011
Former EA VP Florin Heads To French Facebook Publisher Kobojo
Former EA VP Florin Heads To French Facebook Publisher Kobojo
Gerhard Florin, who served for years as EA's executive vice president of international publishing, has accepted a position chairing the board of directors for Kobojo, a French Facebook game publisher.
May 26, 2011