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Your game industry in your words, week of GDC Online
Your game industry in your words, week of GDC Online
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Linden Labs' Emily Short, Wing Commander's Chris Roberts, Valve's Marc Laidlaw, and many others in this weekly roundup.
Oct. 15, 2012
Zynga suing CityVille GM who left for Kixeye
Zynga suing CityVille GM who left for Kixeye
Zynga is suing one of the many developers who've recently left the company, former studio GM Alan Patmore (CityVille), over alleged theft of trade secrets before he joined rival developer Kixeye.
Oct. 15, 2012
Foundation 9 shuts down kids game studio - report
Foundation 9 shuts down kids game studio - report
Foundation 9 has closed ImaginEngine (Apples to Apples), its studio dedicated to casual and children's games, adding to layoffs announced just last week at another of its internal developers, Backbone Entertainment. Update: Foundation 9 responds.
Oct. 15, 2012
TinyCo tries a different approach to the user acquisition problem
TinyCo tries a different approach to the user acquisition problem
Bringing new users to free-to-play games has been an issue at the front of mobile developers' minds for a while now, and TinyCo (Tiny Monsters) has a new program that aims to solve the problem.
Oct. 15, 2012
U.S. retailers drop Xbox 360 prices to compete with Wii U
U.S. retailers drop Xbox 360 prices to compete with Wii U
In the weeks leading up to the Wii U's launch in November, major U.S. retailers have dropped the price of a number of Xbox 360 bundles in hopes of selling more units during the busy holiday season.
Oct. 15, 2012
Updated Google console makes Android developers' lives easier
Updated Google console makes Android developers' lives easier
Google has finally made its new, improved Google Play Developer Console available to everyone, bringing with it a streamlined interface and new analytics allowing you to track user ratings granularly.
Oct. 15, 2012
IndieCade reveals 2012 show winners, New York City show for 2013
IndieCade reveals 2012 show winners, New York City show for 2013
IndieCade organizers have named the winners of the show's 2012 game awards, with Molleindustria's Unmanned scooping the Grand Jury prize, while also revealing a new show bound for New York City in 2013.
Oct. 12, 2012
Gaikai sued over alleged streaming patent infringement
Gaikai sued over alleged streaming patent infringement
Delaware-based game streaming patent holder T5 Labs has filed a complaint against Gaikai, alleging that the latter has knowingly infringed on its streaming patent.
Oct. 11, 2012
U.S. retail sales continue to decline as new releases roll in
U.S. retail sales continue to decline as new releases roll in
The U.S. retail game market continued to see declines in September, even as a number of major games helped alleviate the industry's drought of new releases.
Oct. 11, 2012
MMO players on mobile can be just as loyal as on PC
MMO players on mobile can be just as loyal as on PC
"They log in about five times a day for about three hours, and give us about $115 a quarter." - Spacetime Studios' CEO Gary Gattis on the loyalty of his mobile MMO players.
Oct. 11, 2012
Joe Danger 2 struggling to find audience on XBLA
Joe Danger 2 struggling to find audience on XBLA
Though Hello Games' stunt racing game Joe Danger is popular on PlayStation Network, the indie series' latest edition is having a tough time gaining traction on Xbox Live Arcade despite its timed exclusivity there.
Oct. 11, 2012
What do God of War and Journey share?
What do God of War and Journey share?
The same sound designer, Steve Johnson, a seven-year Sony veteran -- and on Gamasutra, he reveals the secrets of his sound design for the acclaimed indie.
Oct. 10, 2012