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Bogost: Medal Of Honor's Taliban Renaming Undermines Free Speech Protections
Bogost: Medal Of Honor's Taliban Renaming Undermines Free Speech Protections
In a new Gamasutra feature, game designer and writer Ian Bogost looks at Medal of Honor's Taliban controversy to examine the commercial game industry's un
Oct. 4, 2010
Yahoo Veteran David Ko Joins Zynga As Mobile SVP
Yahoo Veteran David Ko Joins Zynga As Mobile SVP
A week after Yahoo announced his departure, David Ko has joined social game developer Zynga as SVP of the company's mobile operations, as FarmVille for iPhone becomes one of the highest-grossing iPhone apps.
Oct. 4, 2010
SOE Delays DC Universe Online Until Early 2011
SOE Delays DC Universe Online Until Early 2011
Sony Online Entertainment has delayed the release of DC Universe Online, its upcoming PC and PS3 MMORPG based on superheroes and settings from DC comic books, from November 2 to early 2011.
Oct. 4, 2010
Aardman To Animate Raving Rabbids
Aardman To Animate Raving Rabbids
Acclaimed animation studio Aardman (Wallace and Gromit) has partnered with Ubisoft to co-produce a pilot and several shorts based on the publisher's deranged Raving Rabbids characters.
Oct. 4, 2010
Best Of GamerBytes - Water, Water, Everywhere
Best Of GamerBytes - Water, Water, Everywhere
We round up the week's top news from console digital download-focused sister site GamerBytes, from Explosionade coming to XBLIG, through Zenonia's DSi debut to Sonic 4 and beyond.
Oct. 4, 2010
Top iPhone and iPod Touch Game Apps: Monkey Ball 2, Osmos, Peggle Return to Charts
Top iPhone and iPod Touch Game Apps: Monkey Ball 2, Osmos, Peggle Return to Charts
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Osmos and Peggle to Duke Nukem 3D and more.
Oct. 4, 2010
AIAS President Olin Steps Down, Replaced by Martin Rae
AIAS President Olin Steps Down, Replaced by Martin Rae
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announced today that Joseph Olin will be stepping down as president of the organization after 6 years, to be replaced by departing Sunleaf Studios CEO Martin Rae.
Oct. 4, 2010
Goldman Sachs Recommends Microsoft Split Off Xbox Business
Goldman Sachs Recommends Microsoft Split Off Xbox Business
Analysts at investment firm Goldman Sachs have suggested that Microsoft should "carve out" the company's Entertainment and Devices sub-divisions, including the Xbox 360 business, from the rest of the company.
Oct. 4, 2010
Warner Bros. Names Ballard Head Of Digital Games
Warner Bros. Names Ballard Head Of Digital Games
Warner Bros. today announced Greg Ballard would be the company's new Senior Vice President for Digital Games, overseeing the company's digital distribution, mobile, MMO and games on-demand titles.
Oct. 4, 2010
Iwata: 3DS Software Prices Not 'Too Far Off' From DS Levels
Iwata: 3DS Software Prices Not 'Too Far Off' From DS Levels
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata suggested that prices for software on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS should be comparable to those for existing Nintendo DS software.
Oct. 4, 2010
Opinion: Professor Layton And The... Unrelated Story?
Opinion: Professor Layton And The... Unrelated Story?
Gamasutra's Kyle Orland examines the tenuous relationship between story and gameplay in Level-5's Professor Layton games, suggesting that the thin connection hurts both portions of the game.
Oct. 4, 2010
SimCity Creator Will Wright Donates Papers to ICHEG
SimCity Creator Will Wright Donates Papers to ICHEG
Maxis co-founder Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, has donated a collection of his personal papers to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) in Rochester, New York.
Oct. 4, 2010