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Top iPhone game apps: Angry Birds Space, Draw Something head up paid charts
Top iPhone game apps: Angry Birds Space, Draw Something head up paid charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Draw Something and Angry Birds Space to Plumber Crack and more.
March 26, 2012
GigaMedia's 'dysfunctional business model' leads to notable 2011 losses
GigaMedia's 'dysfunctional business model' leads to notable 2011 losses
Asian online game developer and operator GigaMedia has posted its financial results for the full 2011 fiscal year, with notable losses down to "a dysfunctional business model."
March 26, 2012
Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, coming to smartphones
Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, coming to smartphones
Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2 due for release on both Windows PC and PlayStation Vita, will be free-to-play, and is also coming to iOS and Android devices, the company has revealed.
March 26, 2012
Call of Duty creative strategist departs from Infinity Ward, Activision
Call of Duty creative strategist departs from Infinity Ward, Activision
Robert Bowling, the creative strategist for Infinity Ward and the Call of Duty franchise, has stepped down from his position, and is no longer an Activision employee.
March 26, 2012
Sponsored survey: Blackberry asks developers for feedback on platform for games
Sponsored survey: Blackberry asks developers for feedback on platform for games
Research In Motion has launched a sponsored survey with Gamasutra asking about keys to mobile game development, and offering up BlackBerry PlayBooks as daily prizes.
March 26, 2012
Get a job: Junction Point and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Junction Point 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 Quantic Dream, Junction Point Studios, Konami, and others.
March 23, 2012
RuneScape developer appoints new VP to oversee technology
RuneScape developer appoints new VP to oversee technology
RuneScape developer and publisher Jagex has hired Remo Gettini for its newly created vice president of technology position, where he'll work on the company's platform.
March 23, 2012
SOE converts another MMORPG to free-to-play with Vanguard
SOE converts another MMORPG to free-to-play with Vanguard
Five years after launching Vanguard: Saga of Heroes for Windows, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will convert the subscription MMORPG to free-to-play.
March 23, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of March 23
Your game industry in your words: Week of March 23
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Telltale Games' Dan Connors, Capcom's Masachika Kawata, Frontier Developments' David Braben, and many others in this new weekly roundup.
March 23, 2012
Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space topples Draw Something
Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space topples Draw Something
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Angry Birds Space, Draw Something, and Hunger Games: Girl on Fire currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 23, 2012
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stepping down from CESA chairman role
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stepping down from CESA chairman role
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), although he will continue to serve on the board.
March 23, 2012
Latest Angry Birds isn't coming to Windows Phone, or maybe it is
Latest Angry Birds isn't coming to Windows Phone, or maybe it is
Rovio's CEO and head of marketing have been sending mixed signals about whether Angry Birds Space will make the transition over to Microsoft's mobile platform.
March 23, 2012