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UKIE polling devs to ensure effective tax breaks for game industry
UKIE polling devs to ensure effective tax breaks for game industry
British industry trade body UKIE plans to meet with local developers to gather their opinions on the most effective ways for the government to implement its upcoming game industry tax relief.
June 18, 2012
Top Android game apps: Max Payne Mobile reports strong first-week sales
Top Android game apps: Max Payne Mobile reports strong first-week sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Temple Run: Brave, Max Payne Mobile, and 100 Floors currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
June 18, 2012
Top iPhone game apps: Temple Run: Brave topples Plague Inc.
Top iPhone game apps: Temple Run: Brave topples Plague Inc.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Temple Run: Brave and Plague Inc to Fair Food Maker and more.
June 18, 2012
Release This: Pokemon Conquest, Lego Batman 2 premiere stateside
Release This: Pokemon Conquest, Lego Batman 2 premiere stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Pokemon Conquest and Lego Batman 2 to North America, while Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 headline in Japan.
June 18, 2012
Zynga will overcome 'misplaced and misguided' pessimism - analyst
Zynga will overcome 'misplaced and misguided' pessimism - analyst
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes that social games giant Zynga will overcome its recent user declines and rebound to a strong financial performance in the second half of the current fiscal year.
June 18, 2012
CBS has Draw Something TV show in the works
CBS has Draw Something TV show in the works
Draw Something, the popular Pictionary-styled mobile game from Omgpop and Zynga, is being transformed into a television show by major broadcasting network CBS.
June 18, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds Hitman, Bigpoint, breakdancing talks
GDC Europe 2012 adds Hitman, Bigpoint, breakdancing talks
In the latest update for GDC Europe 2012, show organizers have debuted a trio of notable sessions, including a look at Hitman: Absolution's crowds, and an eccentric talk on how breakdancing can make you a better developer.
June 18, 2012
Your game industry in your words, week of June 15
Your game industry in your words, week of June 15
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures his week, including Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime, Treyarch's Mark Lamia, Ubisoft Montreal's Yannis Mallat, and many others in this weekly roundup.
June 15, 2012
Get a job: Lucasfilm and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Lucasfilm and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Lucasfilm, Sucker Punch Productions, and others.
June 15, 2012
DeNA forecasts increased earnings despite 'Kompu Gacha' ban
DeNA forecasts increased earnings despite 'Kompu Gacha' ban
Tokyo-based social and mobile gaming giant DeNA has released its earnings expectations for the current fiscal quarter, noting an increase in earnings year-over-year despite a recent "Kompu Gacha" sales ban.
June 15, 2012
Gree, DeNA to gain a competitor in LINE social games platform
Gree, DeNA to gain a competitor in LINE social games platform
NHN Japan said this week that it plans to launch a social games platform for its popular social network LINE, as it looks to rival giants DeNA and Gree.
June 15, 2012
BioWare 'looking at free-to-play' for Star Wars: The Old Republic
BioWare 'looking at free-to-play' for Star Wars: The Old Republic
As player subscriptions for BioWare's major MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic begin to dip, the studio has admitted that it is considering making the game free-to-play.
June 15, 2012