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Opinion: Type Names Matter
Opinion: Type Names Matter
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Climax Games' senior programmer Thaddaeus Frogley explains why type names matter, and why programmers need to consider their human audience.
Nov. 2, 2011
MIGS 2011: Eidos Montreal's Insane Task Of Reviving Deus Ex
MIGS 2011: Eidos Montreal's Insane Task Of Reviving Deus Ex
David Anfossi, producer on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, knew it was crazy to try to revive the franchise. Today, he told a Montreal International Games Summit audience why the studio did it anyway.
Nov. 2, 2011
Ubisoft Acquires Trials HD Developer RedLynx
Ubisoft Acquires Trials HD Developer RedLynx
Major French-headquartered publisher Ubisoft has announced it has acquired independent Finnish developer RedLynx, which has seen over 2 million sales associated with XBLA hit Trials HD, plus iOS hit DrawRace 2.
Nov. 2, 2011
Opinion: Save Our History
Opinion: Save Our History
Game Developer magazine's Brandon Sheffield examines the importance of preserving the history of video games, pondering the ways in which we can catalog the history of the medium for future generations.
Nov. 2, 2011
Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Shows Off LA-Inspired Vinewood
Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Shows Off LA-Inspired Vinewood
The next game in Take-Two and Rockstar's highly successful Grand Theft Auto series will return to San Andreas, the fictional city based mainly around Los Angeles and southern California.
Nov. 2, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Charm To Automated Skill
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Charm To Automated Skill
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as finding the charm in video games, the automation of player skill, tools of a game designers, and more.
Nov. 2, 2011
THQ Losses Widen In Q2, Despite Sales Uptick From Space Marine
THQ Losses Widen In Q2, Despite Sales Uptick From Space Marine
THQ on Wednesday reported a deeper quarterly loss for its second quarter ending September 30, despite better-than-expected sales of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.
Nov. 2, 2011
Saints Row Publisher THQ Not Concerned With GTA V Hype
Saints Row Publisher THQ Not Concerned With GTA V Hype
While some perceived the recently-debuted GTA V trailer as a strategic move against THQ and Saints Row: The Third, THQ president Brian Farrell doesn't see it that way at all.
Nov. 2, 2011
THQ's Digital Business Is Growing, But There's A Lot Of Work To Be Done
THQ's Digital Business Is Growing, But There's A Lot Of Work To Be Done
THQ's digital revenues were up substantially during its recently-concluded Q2, but with the bulk coming from just one game, the company still has a long way to go.
Nov. 2, 2011
Free-To-Play MechWarrior Online Planned For Late 2012
Free-To-Play MechWarrior Online Planned For Late 2012
Developer Piranha Games has announced that MechWarrior Online will be released as a free-to-play title in the second half of 2012, roughly three years after it was first announced.
Nov. 1, 2011
Just Dance 2, FIFA 12 Currently Best-Selling 2011 Titles
Just Dance 2, FIFA 12 Currently Best-Selling 2011 Titles
Nintendo has revealed the top-selling video games in the U.S., Europe and Japan between January and September of 2011 as part of its Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing.
Nov. 1, 2011
Opinion: What Does Casual Becometh?
Opinion: What Does Casual Becometh?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, student developer Tyler Coleman argues that social games are fast evolving into titles with more depth that could be creating core gamers out of casual players.
Nov. 1, 2011