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GDC 2011 Debuts Sony NGP Lecture, Microtalks, Fergusson On Gears Of War
GDC 2011 Debuts Sony NGP Lecture, Microtalks, Fergusson On Gears Of War
GDC 2011 organizers have revealed a first-ever Sony lecture on its NGP handheld, also debuting a GDC Microtalks line-up including David Jaffe and Epic's Rod Fergusson on producing the Gears Of War trilogy.
Feb. 16, 2011
Feature: Games Versus Media
Feature: Games Versus Media
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Tale of Tales' Michaël Samyn (The Path) examines the video game medium from the perspective of what it's capable of and what users want:
Feb. 16, 2011
GameCareerGuide: NGP Challenge Ends As Pokemon Challenge Begins
GameCareerGuide: NGP Challenge Ends As Pokemon Challenge Begins
In education-focused sister site GameCareerGuide's latest finished challenge, readers designed games for Sony's new NGP -- and are next asked to design an original Pokemon spinoff.
Feb. 16, 2011
IGF 2011 Audience Award Closes This Week, D2D Vision Award Finalists Revealed
IGF 2011 Audience Award Closes This Week, D2D Vision Award Finalists Revealed
Independent Games Festival 2011 organizers announced that voting for the 2011 Audience Award closes this week -- but there's still time to cast a vote; finalists for the 2011 Direct2Drive Vision Award also reveal
Feb. 16, 2011
Report: NFL Reducing EA's Contractual Obligations on Madden Due to Lockout
Report: NFL Reducing EA's Contractual Obligations on Madden Due to Lockout
The National Football League has restructured its contract with Electronic Arts to account for the looming NFL lockout, significantly reducing fees for next season, according to media reports.
Feb. 15, 2011
Double Fine Developing Sesame Street Game For Kinect
Double Fine Developing Sesame Street Game For Kinect
Tim Schafer's Brutal Legend and Stacking studio Double Fine Productions is working on a new game for Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect -- Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster.
Feb. 15, 2011
Apple Offers Timed Subscription Plans For iOS App Content
Apple Offers Timed Subscription Plans For iOS App Content
With in-app purchases becoming an increasingly important revenue stream, Apple announced today the wide availability of timed subscriptions for in-app content, allowing game makers a new way to distribute their downloadable content.
Feb. 15, 2011
First Amendment Protections For Games At Issue In EA Player Likeness Appeals
First Amendment Protections For Games At Issue In EA Player Likeness Appeals
First Amendment arguments once again took center stage during an appeals court discussion of two related lawsuits regarding the unauthorized use of player likenesses in EA Sports games.
Feb. 15, 2011
Riccitiello Talks Turning EA Around, Old Republic's Prospects
Riccitiello Talks Turning EA Around, Old Republic's Prospects
EA CEO John Riccitiello talks getting Electronic Arts on track, saying Star Wars: The Old Republic is "going right at" WoW's marketshare and discussing why the company "dropped the ball" in the console transition.
Feb. 15, 2011
Atari Revenues Down Significantly As Company Shifts To Online Focus
Atari Revenues Down Significantly As Company Shifts To Online Focus
Atari's (Champions Online) revenues for the 2010 holiday quarter were down by more than half, as the company focused on "selling fewer but more profitable games" and an online focus.
Feb. 15, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Handling Feature Creep To Crafting A Fair Fight
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Handling Feature Creep To Crafting A Fair Fight
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including how to deal with feature creep, and how games don't always play fair.
Feb. 15, 2011
Feature: Sword & Poker And How Video Games Address Time
Feature: Sword & Poker And How Video Games Address Time
Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson extracts five minutes of play with Gaia's iPhone game Sword & Poker, leading to a deeper examination of time in v
Feb. 15, 2011