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At $10 A Share, Zynga To Raise $1B In Friday's IPO
At $10 A Share, Zynga To Raise $1B In Friday's IPO
Shares in social gaming company Zynga will trade at $10 when the company goes public Friday morning, raising $1 billion on a $7 billion dollar valuation for the FarmVille maker.
Dec. 15, 2011
How Romance Inspired Design For Taiwanese MMO Lucent Heart
How Romance Inspired Design For Taiwanese MMO Lucent Heart
Mark Quilter of Taiwanese developer Playcoo explains how a couples-based matchmaking system helped drive the long-term social design of Lucent Heart, an anime-inspired MMO.
Dec. 15, 2011
Limbo, PixelJunk Shooter 2 Best-Selling PSN Games In 2011
Limbo, PixelJunk Shooter 2 Best-Selling PSN Games In 2011
Sony has revealed the top-selling SCEA-published indie games available via the PlayStation Network in 2011, as well as the top-selling self-published titles on PSN, and the top-selling titles that were part of its Pub Fund.
Dec. 14, 2011
Sony Launches PlayStation Game Music Service In Japan
Sony Launches PlayStation Game Music Service In Japan
Sony today launched a new video game music service called PlayStation Game Music in Japan, providing users with access to tracks and sound effects from various games.
Dec. 14, 2011
Opinion: Sanctioning Mechanisms For MMORPGs
Opinion: Sanctioning Mechanisms For MMORPGs
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, European University Cyprus assistant professor Georgios Christou looks at possible ways to sanction MMORPG players who desert pick-up groups early.
Dec. 14, 2011
Former Zynga Exec, Lionside Co-Founder Moves To Kixeye
Former Zynga Exec, Lionside Co-Founder Moves To Kixeye
Brandon Barber, a former Zynga executive and co-founder of sports game developer Lionside, has decided to move elsewhere in the social space, joining Backyard Monsters developer Kixeye as its senior VP of marketing.
Dec. 14, 2011
Report: Video Streaming On Consoles Increases In 2011
Report: Video Streaming On Consoles Increases In 2011
A new survey of console owners reveals that time spent using video streaming services like Netflix and Hulu on game consoles has increased across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii.
Dec. 14, 2011
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Controversies
Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Controversies
Gamasutra editor-at-large Leigh Alexander continues our 2011 retrospective with a look at the top 5 biggest controversies of 2011, rounding up the stories that got the industry talking this year.
Dec. 14, 2011
Opinion: Pay It Forward
Opinion: Pay It Forward
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Turbine Games' technical art director Chad Moore explains why and how experienced game developers should help out novices in their field.
Dec. 13, 2011
Nominations Open For 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Nominations Open For 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Organizers have opened nominations for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, to be held at GDC 2012 next March, with nominations open to Gamasutra industry professional memb
Dec. 13, 2011
Racing Dev Eutechnyx Opens London Publishing Branch
Racing Dev Eutechnyx Opens London Publishing Branch
The UK-based racing game studio has revealed plans to establish a dedicated publishing branch in London to help facilitate the launch of its upcoming social racing title, Auto Club Revolution.
Dec. 12, 2011
Indie Royale Debuts Xmas Bundle, Including Blackwell Trilogy Remastered
Indie Royale Debuts Xmas Bundle, Including Blackwell Trilogy Remastered
The Indie Royale website has launched its Xmas Bundle, initially featuring six games, including the first-ever appearance of Wadjet Eye Games' The Blackwell Trilogy Remastered.
Dec. 12, 2011