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Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Developers
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Developers
Gamasutra's Christian Nutt takes a look at what developers made their marks on the industry in 2011, and explains why each deserves recognition for contributing to the gaming landscape.
Dec. 22, 2011
PS Vita To Launch In The U.S. With 25 Games
PS Vita To Launch In The U.S. With 25 Games
Sony's PlayStation Vita portable console will launch in the United States with an expansive lineup of 25 launch titles available both physically and digitally from both third party publishers and Sony itself.
Dec. 22, 2011
Activision Suit Against EA, Ex-Infinity Ward Heads To Move Forward
Activision Suit Against EA, Ex-Infinity Ward Heads To Move Forward
A California Superior Court has denied Electronic Arts' bid to dismiss the $400 million cross-complaint filed by Activision last year against ex-Infinity Ward leads Jason West and Vince Zampella.
Dec. 22, 2011
GamersGate Opens New York Offices Following Strong 2011 Sales
GamersGate Opens New York Offices Following Strong 2011 Sales
Digital games distribution service GamersGate is set to open a new office in New York, after it saw a 50 percent increase in sales for 2011 compared to the previous year.
Dec. 22, 2011
Gameloft Reverts Free App To Paid Model Following Player Complaints
Gameloft Reverts Free App To Paid Model Following Player Complaints
Responding to customer feedback, Gameloft has chosen to remove all ads from its iOS brawler Hero of Sparta II, moving the game back to a paid model after going free-to-play.
Dec. 22, 2011
Free-to-Play Level Design: 'Each Centimeter Has To Be Perfect'
Free-to-Play Level Design: 'Each Centimeter Has To Be Perfect'
In Gamasutra's latest feature, 13 year arcade veteran turned free-to-play developer Xavi Fradera writes about how the two styles of development have a lot in common -- including catering to an unforgiving audience.
Dec. 22, 2011
The Last Guardian 'Cancellation' Could Be Costly For Sony
The Last Guardian 'Cancellation' Could Be Costly For Sony
On Thursday major video game retailer GameStop mistakenly informed its customers that Sony's long-delayed The Last Guardian was no longer coming out, cancelling all of the game's pre-orders in the process.
Dec. 22, 2011
Grand Theft Auto III Tops iPhone Sales Chart
Grand Theft Auto III Tops iPhone Sales Chart
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Grand Theft Auto III and Kick the Buddy earning top iPhone sales, while Battle Nations and The Sims: FreePlay emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Dec. 21, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Defender, Tap Fish Battle For Chart Supremacy
Top-Grossing Android Games: Defender, Tap Fish Battle For Chart Supremacy
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Defender and Tap Fish leading today's rankings, as World of Goo and Life is Crime also report top earnings.
Dec. 21, 2011
Indies: Your Players Are Not Your Audience
Indies: Your Players Are Not Your Audience
In today's Gamasutra feature, Spilt Milk Studios iOS developer Andrew J. Smith (Hard Lines) writes that appealing to the platform holder has as much to do
Dec. 21, 2011
Opinion: How You Can Learn From Our Mistakes
Opinion: How You Can Learn From Our Mistakes
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, game design student Rob Braun shares the challenges of an inexperienced group taking on a game project for their university's Video Game Design Club.
Dec. 21, 2011
Finally, Flash Support Comes To Unity
Finally, Flash Support Comes To Unity
Unity game developers will soon be able to export their applications to Adobe's Flash, a platform that Unity CEO David Helgason tells Gamasutra is not going away anytime soon.
Dec. 21, 2011