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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 11
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 11
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 Rockstar, Vigil, and more.
Feb. 11, 2011
HL2 Mod Dear Esther Receiving Standalone Commercial Release
HL2 Mod Dear Esther Receiving Standalone Commercial Release
Indie developer Thechineseroom announced that its remake of Dear Esther, which began its life as a story-driven mod for Half Life 2, will see a standalone commercial release on Steam this summer.
Feb. 11, 2011
Nokia Partners With Microsoft, Adopts Windows Phone As Primary Platform
Nokia Partners With Microsoft, Adopts Windows Phone As Primary Platform
Facing increasing competition from Android and iOS, Nokia has announced a partnership with Microsoft that will see the Finnish company replacing Symbian with Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform.
Feb. 11, 2011
RealNetworks' Game Revenues Drop 9% In 2010
RealNetworks' Game Revenues Drop 9% In 2010
As it cuts both employees and expenses, RealNetworks reported that its Games division (GameHouse, Zylom) saw a 9 percent FY revenue drop to $111.4 million, but $4 million in divisional profits.
Feb. 11, 2011
Double Fine's Schafer: Expressive Games Come From Individual Vision
Double Fine's Schafer: Expressive Games Come From Individual Vision
If games are to be viewed as art, they should be "an expression of the people who make them," says Double Fine's Tim Schafer, who talks Stacking's unique creative approach in
Feb. 11, 2011
Kontagent Now Tracking 100 Million Monthly Facebook Users
Kontagent Now Tracking 100 Million Monthly Facebook Users
Kontagent, which provides an analytics platform for social game and app developers, announced that it is now tracking more than 100 million monthly active Facebook users, or one in every six users on the social network.
Feb. 10, 2011
Lawmakers Ask FTC To Investigate Apple, Google's In-App Purchases
Lawmakers Ask FTC To Investigate Apple, Google's In-App Purchases
Following recent complaints and reports about accidental charges in mobile games, several democratic lawmakers are urging the Federal Trade Commission to review in-app purchases on Apple and Google/Android devices.
Feb. 10, 2011
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor to Keynote at Texas Game On! 2011
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor to Keynote at Texas Game On! 2011
Organizers of the annual Game On! Texas conference announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will deliver a keynote speech addressing the importance of game-based education at the event in April.
Feb. 10, 2011
DICE 2011: NPD's Frazier Sees Tech Driving New Experiences, Growth
DICE 2011: NPD's Frazier Sees Tech Driving New Experiences, Growth
Speaking at the 2011 DICE Summit this morning, NPD analyst Anita Frazier said new technology is driving growth in the game market. But she argued that technology for its own sake is not enough to excite consumers.
Feb. 10, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Will Of The Silent Protagonist
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Will Of The Silent Protagonist
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks including a look at the power of the silent protagonist to an analysis of player agency via Quick-Time Events.
Feb. 10, 2011
Torchlight 2 Delayed, Now Set For July Release
Torchlight 2 Delayed, Now Set For July Release
Runic Games has revealed that upcoming Torchlight II has been delayed by a couple of months, mainly due to development on the Xbox Live Arcade version of the original Torchlight.
Feb. 10, 2011
Research: Social Gaming Market Value To Approach $4 Billion By 2015
Research: Social Gaming Market Value To Approach $4 Billion By 2015
The global social gaming market's value will grow by 166 percent from $1.5 billion in 2010 to almost $4 billion by 2015, according to a recent forecast by analyst firm Business Insights.
Feb. 9, 2011