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Funcom shifts to smaller online games after The Secret World setbacks
Funcom shifts to smaller online games after The Secret World setbacks
Funcom is laying off employees and shifting its focus away from giant, expensive MMO projects, as it tries to recover from the recent disappointing launch for The Secret World.
Aug. 28, 2012
Continuing Rock Band's legacy in a post-peripheral world
Continuing Rock Band's legacy in a post-peripheral world
While the heyday of plastic instruments has come and gone, Harmonix is still working to continue the legacy of its popular Rock Band franchise, even if it means leaving peripherals behind.
Aug. 28, 2012
Darksiders II fails to knock Sleeping Dogs from top of UK charts
Darksiders II fails to knock Sleeping Dogs from top of UK charts
Vigil Games and THQ's Darksiders II launched in the UK last week, but it wasn't able to knock Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs from the top spot, instead settling for second place.
Aug. 28, 2012
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Getaway Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Getaway Bundle'
Indie Royale returns with a six-game "Getaway Bundle" including Futuremark's Shattered Horizon, Christine Love's Analogue: A Hate Story, and an exclusive PC debut of Super Amazing Wagon Adventure.
Aug. 28, 2012
How Trials Evolution makes your brain crave competition
How Trials Evolution makes your brain crave competition
Is it worse to come in second to last or second to first? Gamasutra contributor Jamie Madigan looks at when the psychology of social competition is most likely to drive us to inch our ways up leaderboards and high score lists.
Aug. 27, 2012
Dungeon&Fighter sets new record with 3M people playing at the same time
Dungeon&Fighter sets new record with 3M people playing at the same time
Nexon's Dungeon&Fighter, an online brawler popular in Asia, has set a new milestone by claiming over 3 million concurrent players in Mainland China, which may represent the world record.
Aug. 27, 2012
OnLive's CEO steps down as lead investor takes the reins
OnLive's CEO steps down as lead investor takes the reins
The tumultuous saga surrounding cloud streaming company OnLive continues today, as the group has issued a statement noting that its founder, president, and CEO Steve Perlman has stepped down from his position.
Aug. 27, 2012
Video: 5 things social games can teach core developers
Video: 5 things social games can teach core developers
Social games have had a huge impact on the industry at large, and GDC Online 2011, venture capitalist Dan Fiden explained how they can -- and maybe should -- influence core game developers.
Aug. 27, 2012
Voting opens for the Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Voting opens for the Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Developers and gamers can vote now to select the Audience Award winner at this year's Game Developers Choice Online Awards -- to be held this October at GDC Online in Austin, Texas.
Aug. 27, 2012
David Cage's 'biggest concern' about Heavy Rain - gamers who wouldn't try it
David Cage's 'biggest concern' about Heavy Rain - gamers who wouldn't try it
In a new feature interview, the director of the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls tells Gamasutra that his "challenge as a game designer" is getting those who ignored Heavy Rain to give his new game a chance.
Aug. 27, 2012
Super House of Dead Ninjas highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Super House of Dead Ninjas highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a soccer-themed tactical puzzle game, and the sequel to Megadev's House of Dead Ninjas.
Aug. 24, 2012
Are Facebook's costs driving away developers?
Are Facebook's costs driving away developers?
"Companies with aspirations to be larger publishers -- Kabam, Kixeye, even Zynga -- are moving aggressively off the Facebook platform to mobile and the open web." - Former EA exec and venture investor Mitch Lasky.
Aug. 24, 2012