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Best of FingerGaming: From Road Blaster to Dead Space
Best of FingerGaming: From Road Blaster to Dead Space
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering Road Blaster, iDOS, and Dead Space.
Jan. 26, 2011
IGN's Direct2Drive Offering Five-Hour Rentals For Digital Game Downloads
IGN's Direct2Drive Offering Five-Hour Rentals For Digital Game Downloads
IGN-owned PC game download service Direct2Drive has introduced a new rental service allowing users to pay $5 for five hours of play on the full versions of select titles.
Jan. 26, 2011
Hands-On Video Of 'PlayStation Phone' Prototype Surfaces
Hands-On Video Of 'PlayStation Phone' Prototype Surfaces
After months of rumors surrounding the existence of a "PlayStation Phone," hands-on video has surfaced showing a prototype Android phone utilizing Sony's trademark controller layout.
Jan. 26, 2011
Sponsored Feature: Intel's New Technique For Shadow Maps
Sponsored Feature: Intel's New Technique For Shadow Maps
In today's Intel-sponsored feature, the company reveals more about a special "onloading" technique for its new second-generation core processor -- it's aimed at gener
Jan. 26, 2011
Feature: Reality Is Broken, An Extract
Feature: Reality Is Broken, An Extract
Today's Gamasutra feature is an excerpt from Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken, a new book from the researcher and developer which seeks to show how games can pos
Jan. 26, 2011
GDC 2011 Social & Online Games Summit Debuts Google TV, Playfish, Playdom Talks
GDC 2011 Social & Online Games Summit Debuts Google TV, Playfish, Playdom Talks
GDC 2011 organizers have debuted the full Social & Online Games Summit line-up, including talks from Google on Google TV, plus major talks from leading firms like Playfish, Bigpoint, Zynga, and Playdom.
Jan. 26, 2011
Research: Less Girl Game Time Down To Multitasking Behavior With Tech
Research: Less Girl Game Time Down To Multitasking Behavior With Tech
A new survey of boys and girls' technology behaviors suggests that girls spend less time on video games because they are busy multitasking across many activities, while boys spend more time on gaming.
Jan. 26, 2011
Nintendo: Piracy 'Heyday' Could Be In The Rear View
Nintendo: Piracy 'Heyday' Could Be In The Rear View
Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton says increased anti-piracy measures, more government enforcement and consumer awareness have made a permanent dent in the piracy problem.
Jan. 26, 2011
Max Anarchy Extends Platinum Games' Relationship With Sega
Max Anarchy Extends Platinum Games' Relationship With Sega
New online combat shooter from Japanese studio Platinum Games planned for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 extends developer's relationship with publisher Sega into 2011 following last year's Bayonetta and Vanquish.
Jan. 26, 2011
Road To The IGF: We're Very Uncomfortable With The Copenhagen Game Collective
Road To The IGF: We're Very Uncomfortable With The Copenhagen Game Collective
Douglas Wilson of the Copenhagen Game Collective tells Gamasutra the surprising, poignant philosophy behind 'uncomfortable' games like multiplayer IGF Nuovo nominee B.U.T.T.O.N.
Jan. 26, 2011
Facebook founder's fan page hacked – or was it?
Facebook founder's fan page hacked – or was it?
In a supremely ironic situation, especially given the recent furor over the social networking site's privacy rules, it looks as though Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's fan page on the portal was 'hacked' yesterday evening.
Jan. 26, 2011
Hackers gain access to student records at New Jersey schools
Hackers gain access to student records at New Jersey schools
Hackers broke into the computer system at a New Jersey school district and gained access to student records system used by 160 schools across the state.
Jan. 26, 2011