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Best of iOS News: From Another World to The Sims Medieval
Best of iOS News: From Another World to The Sims Medieval
Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Another World, The Sims Medieval, Hector Episode 3, and Where's My Water?
Sept. 27, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Design Patterns to The Contract
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Design Patterns to The Contract
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as design patterns in game programming, whether Dark Souls will steal some of Skyrim's
Sept. 27, 2011
Why The Starhawk Studio Looked To Film For Story Direction
Why The Starhawk Studio Looked To Film For Story Direction
Interactive storytelling is one of the most challenging elements of game development. Starhawk's Dylan Jobe and film director Nacho Vigalondo recently explained how video games often "get away with" bad stories.
Sept. 27, 2011
Gree Taps Duncan/Channon Agency For First U.S. Ad Campaign
Gree Taps Duncan/Channon Agency For First U.S. Ad Campaign
Japanese mobile social game network Gree has hired the Duncan/Channon agency for its first major advertising push in North America, starting with a series of billboards in San Francisco.
Sept. 27, 2011
AMD, Happy Cloud Partnering To Stream Windows Games To Connected TVs
AMD, Happy Cloud Partnering To Stream Windows Games To Connected TVs
A partnership between AMD and streaming services provider Happy Cloud aims to bring streaming versions of high-end Windows games directly to compatible internet-connected TVs in the next year or so.
Sept. 27, 2011
UK Retailer Game Group Sees Significant Losses In 2011 First Half
UK Retailer Game Group Sees Significant Losses In 2011 First Half
UK retailer Game Group has posted financial results for the first half of the 2011 fiscal year, noting significant losses of £51.5 million ($80.1 million), although digital sales were up 40 percent year-on-year.
Sept. 27, 2011
IGF China 2011 Announces Main Competition, Student Finalists
IGF China 2011 Announces Main Competition, Student Finalists
The Independent Games Festival China has announced the Main Competition and Student finalists for its third annual awards ceremony, with a plethora of top Asian indie titles battling it out.
Sept. 27, 2011
Opinion: Education - The Importance Of Teams
Opinion: Education - The Importance Of Teams
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, game development grad student Heather Decker-Davis argues that educators and students need to look for more opportunities for team development projects.
Sept. 27, 2011
Gears Of War 3 Sees Biggest UK Game Launch This Year
Gears Of War 3 Sees Biggest UK Game Launch This Year
Epic Games and Microsoft's Gears of War 3 launched to the top of the UK software sales charts last week, with the biggest launch of the year in the UK so far, according to tracking firm Chart-Track.
Sept. 26, 2011
Release This: FIFA 12, Code: Veronica X HD Lead Console, Digital Lineup
Release This: FIFA 12, Code: Veronica X HD Lead Console, Digital Lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings FIFA 12 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD to North America and Europe, while Japan gets Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki.
Sept. 26, 2011
Firms Using Game-Like Simulations To Cull Job Applicants
Firms Using Game-Like Simulations To Cull Job Applicants
Firms from Target to Starbucks are using interactive simulations of workplace tasks to help weed out duds from mountains of recession-fueled job applications.
Sept. 26, 2011
Minecraft Expands Android Device Support
Minecraft Expands Android Device Support
Following a timed exclusivity period on Sony Ericsson's gamer-centric Xperia Play smartphone, Mojang's Minecraft: Pocket Edition will
Sept. 26, 2011