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Gamasutra Comments Of The Week(s): From Japan's Failures To Music Comparisons
Gamasutra Comments Of The Week(s): From Japan's Failures To Music Comparisons
This week's selection of some of the best comments on Gamasutra includes a look at Japan's failure to emulate the style of Western game development and a thoughtful comparison between the artistry of games and music.
March 25, 2011
AMD Walks Back Comments On DirectX Performance Impact
AMD Walks Back Comments On DirectX Performance Impact
After saying DirectX was "getting in the way" of using the true power of PC graphics hardware, AMD's Richard Huddy has re-stated the company's commitment to Microsoft's PC game creation standard.
March 25, 2011
Full House Poker Leads Weekly XBLA Sales, Homefront Sees Top 10 XBL Usage
Full House Poker Leads Weekly XBLA Sales, Homefront Sees Top 10 XBL Usage
Recent release Full House Poker leads the week's best-selling Xbox Live Arcade titles, according to an information-filled post from Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, with
March 25, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 25
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 25
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Square Enix, High Moon Studios, Capcom, and
March 25, 2011
Metacritic Begins Aggregating Individual Developer Scores
Metacritic Begins Aggregating Individual Developer Scores
Review score aggregator Metacritic has begun offering listings for individual game developers, providing something of a profile page with an aggregate score for all the work on which one has been credited.
March 25, 2011
Weinstein Brothers Launch TWC Games
Weinstein Brothers Launch TWC Games
The Weinstein Company, founded by Miramax brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, has launched gaming arm TWC Games, which will work with studios and publishers to make games based on its film properties.
March 25, 2011
Nintendo's U.S. 3DS Preorders Double Wii's
Nintendo's U.S. 3DS Preorders Double Wii's
Two days ahead of its U.S. launch, regional preorders for the Nintendo 3DS are nearly twice what the Wii saw at a similar point, says Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian, citing Nintendo's own data.
March 25, 2011
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website.
March 25, 2011
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
This week's widely reported compromise of a batch of Comodo digital certificates, which resulted in hackers being able to fake trusted sites from the likes of Google and Yahoo, has been blamed on Iranian hackers with possible government assistance.
March 25, 2011
Apple rejects cellphone radiation monitoring app
Apple rejects cellphone radiation monitoring app
Despite the software already being developed for the Android and BlackBerry app stores, Apple has apparently rejected a radiation monitoring application for the iPhone.
March 25, 2011
DHS identifies key building blocks for more secure, resilient networks
DHS identifies key building blocks for more secure, resilient networks
Automation, interoperability, and authentication are the three security building blocks to create more secure and resilient networks, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) white paper.
March 25, 2011
GameStop 2010 Sales Rise To $9.47B
GameStop 2010 Sales Rise To $9.47B
Leading U.S. specialty video game retailer GameStop on Thursday reported fiscal 2010 sales of $9.47 billion, [UPDATE: 3DS, Kinect, Move all seeing strong demand at retailer.]
March 24, 2011