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Feature: How History And Fiction Affected Age Of Empires II
Feature: How History And Fiction Affected Age Of Empires II
In Gamasutra's latest feature, the portrayal of Joan of Arc in Age of Empires II is examined, with an ex-Ensemble developer describing the player as a "semi
Aug. 9, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court's Kagan 'Struggled' Over California Game Law
U.S. Supreme Court's Kagan 'Struggled' Over California Game Law
Elena Kagan, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, said that her most difficult case was the California video game law that sought to place government restrictions on the sale of violent video games to minors.
Aug. 8, 2011
Blitz Games: Sell Through Steam, Or 'You're Nowhere'
Blitz Games: Sell Through Steam, Or 'You're Nowhere'
Blitz Games Studios is to close Blitz 1UP, the initiative originally set-up to help small devs bring their games to market, as it believes that good sales can only be achieved through Valve's Steam platform.
Aug. 8, 2011
Ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim Joins Moai Creator Zipline Games Board
Ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim Joins Moai Creator Zipline Games Board
Zipline Games has appointed Shane Kim, formerly Microsoft Game Studios vice president and overseer on franchises such as Halo and Gears of War, to its board of directors.
Aug. 8, 2011
Outspark's Chief Operating Officer Yun Promoted To CEO
Outspark's Chief Operating Officer Yun Promoted To CEO
Free-to-play MMO company Outspark (Divine Souls) has announced that company chief operating officer Philip Yun with take the reins as CEO of the company to replace departing founder Susan Choe.
Aug. 8, 2011
GDC Europe 2011 Reminds On Registration Deadline, Details Events
GDC Europe 2011 Reminds On Registration Deadline, Details Events
With just a day left to register online for next week's GDC Europe, event organizers have chosen to highlight the various events and parties that at the Gamescom co-located Cologne show.
Aug. 8, 2011
London Games Festival 2011 Canceled, Regrouping For 2012
London Games Festival 2011 Canceled, Regrouping For 2012
UK trade association UKIE's annual consumer-friendly London Games Festival has been canceled for this year, the association confirmed this morning, promising a larger event in 2012.
Aug. 8, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: Questioning the Program
Best Of Indie Games: Questioning the Program
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a 2D platformer made by DigiPen students, a rocket building simulator, and more.
Aug. 5, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Cut the Rope: Experiments Leads in Debut Week
Top iPad Game Apps: Cut the Rope: Experiments Leads in Debut Week
Gamasutra rounds the top iPad games on the U.S. App Store as of today, with Cut the Rope: Experiments, Infinity Blade, and Underground Basketball currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Aug. 5, 2011
Minecraft Hits 3 Million Sales Milestone
Minecraft Hits 3 Million Sales Milestone
Indie game phenomenon Minecraft has reached another significant milestone today, surpassing 3 million sales in total, with 1 million of those sales occurring in the last 3 months.
Aug. 5, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 5
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 5
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at 2K Sports, Turtle Rock Studios, Insomniac Games, and more.
Aug. 5, 2011
Crowdstar Expands Global Presence With Russian Version Of It Girl
Crowdstar Expands Global Presence With Russian Version Of It Girl
Major social gaming publisher Crowdstar has brought its Facebook hit It Girl to Russia's leading social networks, through a partnership with Russian distributor 101XP.
Aug. 5, 2011