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GDC 2011 Opens Registration, Extends Summit Submission Deadline
GDC 2011 Opens Registration, Extends Summit Submission Deadline
Registration has opened for next February's GDC 2011 in San Francisco -- with organizers reminding of GDC Summit lecture submissions. [UPDATE: Summit deadline extended to 18th.]
Oct. 15, 2010
Schafer: 'I Already Love' Splitting Into Four Teams
Schafer: 'I Already Love' Splitting Into Four Teams
Double Fine founder and studio creative director Tim Schafer tells Gamasutra that so far, his decision to split the studio into four small teams and concentrate on
Oct. 15, 2010
Report: Australia's Krome Studios In Trouble, Shedding Further Staff
Report: Australia's Krome Studios In Trouble, Shedding Further Staff
Long-standing economic troubles at Krome Studios have reportedly led the Ty The Tasmanian Tiger creator and Australia's largest independent developer to lay off the majority of its staff.
Oct. 15, 2010
iPhone Puzzler Cut the Rope Sells 1 Million Units In 10 Days
iPhone Puzzler Cut the Rope Sells 1 Million Units In 10 Days
Following a speedy rise up the App Store sales charts, Chillingo's iPhone and iPad puzzler Cut the Rope has surpassed 1 million sales units in its first 10 days of release, the publisher announced today.
Oct. 14, 2010
House: Euro Move Sales Around 1.5M, PS3 Sales 'Very Strong'
House: Euro Move Sales Around 1.5M, PS3 Sales 'Very Strong'
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Chief Andrew House said the PS3's PlayStation Move motion control device has sold "in the region of 1.5 million units" in Europe during in its first month of sales.
Oct. 14, 2010
IGDA Revokes Langdell's Membership In Wake of Edge Trademark Ruling
IGDA Revokes Langdell's Membership In Wake of Edge Trademark Ruling
The International Game Developers Association announced today that it has revoked the membership of controversial Edge Games founder and former IGDA board member Tim Langdell.
Oct. 14, 2010
Demiurge Goes Digital With Shoot Many Robots
Demiurge Goes Digital With Shoot Many Robots
Demiurge Studios, known for its work on Borderlands, Rock Band, and more, has announced its first fully owned console title, Shoot Many Robots, a downloadable game to be released in 2011.
Oct. 14, 2010
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Player Choice To The Importance Of 'Fun' In Social Games
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Player Choice To The Importance Of 'Fun' In Social Games
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including player choice, Minecraft's addictive appeal, and why social games need to more earnestly focus
Oct. 14, 2010
GCAP: EEDAR's Short Gives Games a Silver Lining
GCAP: EEDAR's Short Gives Games a Silver Lining
Speaking at Game Connect Asia Pacific, EEDAR president and CEO Greg Short says that the cloud overhanging the game biz in 2009 has a silver lining in new, self-publishing studios that emerged.
Oct. 14, 2010
Facebook, PlaySpan Partner To Expand Credits' Global Reach
Facebook, PlaySpan Partner To Expand Credits' Global Reach
Facebook has partnered with PlaySpan to use the microtransaction firm's UltimatePay service with its Credits virtual currency, reaching more users around the world with new regional payment options.
Oct. 14, 2010
LoveFilm Announces Movie Streaming On UK PS3s For November
LoveFilm Announces Movie Streaming On UK PS3s For November
European movie rent-by-mail and streaming service LoveFilm announced today that PlayStation 3 owners in the United Kingdom will be able to use their systems to stream the service's collection of online movies this November.
Oct. 13, 2010
Writing Should Be Treated As Design Element, Not 'Separate Discipline'
Writing Should Be Treated As Design Element, Not 'Separate Discipline'
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines writer Darby McDevitt explains that "it is vitally important to treat [writing] exactly as you would any other design elemen
Oct. 13, 2010