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Mindbloom Partners With Insurance Provider Aetna For Game Promotion
Mindbloom Partners With Insurance Provider Aetna For Game Promotion
Seattle-based social game developer Mindbloom announced a deal with Aetna to provide the healthcare provider's members with an enhanced version of its Life Game.
May 3, 2011
Sony Declines To Testify At Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Sony Declines To Testify At Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Following its PSN breach, Sony has declined to testify at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday that aims to shed light on how major corporations protect private consumer information.
May 3, 2011
Glu Mobile Signs Deal With Developer Blammo Games
Glu Mobile Signs Deal With Developer Blammo Games
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has announced it has signed a deal with Blammo Games, a studio founded by one of the developers behind the infamous Smurf's Village iOS app.
May 3, 2011
EA Announces New Family Game Night For Fall 2011, Series Passes 4M Units Sold
EA Announces New Family Game Night For Fall 2011, Series Passes 4M Units Sold
Electronic Arts announced that its latest Family Game Night title will support motion control across all major platforms, and that the series has passed four million units sold worldwide.
May 3, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Improving Security To Crafting Surprises
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Improving Security To Crafting Surprises
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including security measures for online services and how to write effective plot twists.
May 3, 2011
APB Reloaded Open Beta Starts May 18
APB Reloaded Open Beta Starts May 18
GamersFirst, the development team behind the re-launch of MMO third-person shooter All Points Bulletin, has announced a date for APB Reloaded's open beta release, while providing strong words for cheaters.
May 3, 2011
Portal 2 Holds On To Top Spot For Second Week In UK Retail Sales Charts
Portal 2 Holds On To Top Spot For Second Week In UK Retail Sales Charts
Valve and EA's first-person puzzler Portal 2 held onto the top spot in the UK retail software sales charts for the second week in a row, in a week when there were no new releases in the top ten.
May 3, 2011
TIGA Announces New Board Directors, Includes Lionhead and Crytek Bosses
TIGA Announces New Board Directors, Includes Lionhead and Crytek Bosses
UK video game industry trade group TIGA has announced the election of five new directors to its board, including key members from Lionhead and Crytek, with the aim to "represent different segments of the games industry."
May 3, 2011
Gears of War 3 Beta Invites Available From May 8
Gears of War 3 Beta Invites Available From May 8
Epic Games has revealed that participants of the Gears of War 3 beta will have the chance to invite their friends into the scheme via a "buddy token" system later this week.
May 3, 2011
Opinion: The Games Media Prepares For Major Changes
Opinion: The Games Media Prepares For Major Changes
Why is IGN acquiring smaller competitors, and what does this move tell us about the state of the games media today, and in the future? Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell offers a view.
May 3, 2011
Feature: Gamification? No, Exploitationware
Feature: Gamification? No, Exploitationware
In Gamasutra's latest feature, noted academic and developer Ian Bogost delivers a scathing undercut of "gamification," suggesting a new way of looking at t
May 3, 2011
GDC Online 2011 Reminds On May 5th Talk Submission Deadline
GDC Online 2011 Reminds On May 5th Talk Submission Deadline
The organizers of Game Developers Conference Online 2011 is reminding that the event is accepting submissions through midnight PT on Thursday, May 5th
May 3, 2011