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Amazon Details Android App Store
Amazon Details Android App Store
Amazon is detailing its planned app store for Android games, promising developers 70 percent of an app's revenues -- but also maintaining the ability to set its own prices, even offering discounts where it sees fit.
Jan. 5, 2011
Game Developer Magazine Announces 2010 Front Line Award Winners
Game Developer Magazine Announces 2010 Front Line Award Winners
Game Developer's editors have revealed 2010 Front Line Award tools winners, including Adobe's Flash for the Hall of Fame and core/emerging tools spanning Unreal Engine and the Facebook SDK.
Jan. 5, 2011
Explosionade Dev: Leave Plenty Of Time For Marketing Indie Games
Explosionade Dev: Leave Plenty Of Time For Marketing Indie Games
Nathan Fouts of Mommy's Best Games, the developer behind Xbox Live Indie Games title Explosionade, tells Gamasutra promoting an indie game with just a few we
Jan. 5, 2011
8.5 million reasons to secure portable devices in the workplace
8.5 million reasons to secure portable devices in the workplace
Virgin Media says that its research suggests that consumer gadgets topped the Christmas stocking gift list with millions shifting from the shelves before the VAT increase.
Jan. 5, 2011
Stonesoft's CEO predicts Apple OS-targeted viruses and more Stuxnet-alike malware in 2011
Stonesoft's CEO predicts Apple OS-targeted viruses and more Stuxnet-alike malware in 2011
Joona Airamo, the CISO at Stonesoft, a Scandinavian IT security vendor, is predicting that the coming year will see a malware infection that targets the Apple operating system.
Jan. 5, 2011
Bogus White House Christmas e-card steals sensitive law enforcement data
Bogus White House Christmas e-card steals sensitive law enforcement data
Federal workers were sent fake White House Christmas e-cards containing Zeus malware designed to gain access to computer systems and steal sensitive documents.
Jan. 5, 2011
Interview: Going Country With lilt line's Gordon Midwood
Interview: Going Country With lilt line's Gordon Midwood
In a quirky chat, Gamasutra talks to Gordon Midwood about his cult iOS and now WiiWare title lilt line, as the funky music-inflected title jumps onto the Wii's digital download service.
Jan. 4, 2011
Interview: OnLive Built Into Vizio TVs, Blu-ray Players, Mobiles
Interview: OnLive Built Into Vizio TVs, Blu-ray Players, Mobiles
OnLive CEO Steve Perlman tells Gamasutra its cloud gaming tech will be integrated into Vizio's internet-enabled TVs, mobiles and Blu-ray players, as the service readies for an update to make it "snappier."
Jan. 4, 2011
Flight Control Dev Firemint Buys Puzzle Quest Studio
Flight Control Dev Firemint Buys Puzzle Quest Studio
Flight Control and Real Racing developer Firemint said Tuesday it acquired fellow Melbourne, Australia studio Infinite Interactive, developer of the Puzzle Quest RPG/puzzle franchise.
Jan. 4, 2011
2010 Marks Second Consecutive Year Of Sales Decline For UK Retail Games Market
2010 Marks Second Consecutive Year Of Sales Decline For UK Retail Games Market
The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment said total retail video game product sales in the UK hit £2.9 billion ($4.5 billion) in 2010, 13 percent down from 2009 and 29 percent down from 2008.
Jan. 4, 2011
Nintendo: Wii Sells Over 7M In 2010, DS Passes 47M In U.S.
Nintendo: Wii Sells Over 7M In 2010, DS Passes 47M In U.S.
Nintendo said Tuesday its Wii has sold over 7 million units in the U.S. for the third year straight, but total 2010 sales are apparently down from both 2009 and 2008.
Jan. 4, 2011
Social Issue Game Competition Yoxi Announces First Winner
Social Issue Game Competition Yoxi Announces First Winner
Social game and online creative competition Yoxi announced the winning entry in its recently concluded challenge addressing fast food and related health issues.
Jan. 4, 2011