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Report: iPad 3 launching in March with HD screen, quad-core processor
Report: iPad 3 launching in March with HD screen, quad-core processor
Apple is gearing up to release the next generation of iPad tablet in March of this year, with a high-definition screen and a quad-core processor, according to media reports.
Jan. 16, 2012
Ngmoco's Cousins: Mobile teams will expand dramatically in the near future
Ngmoco's Cousins: Mobile teams will expand dramatically in the near future
Due to increases in technology and audience size, Ngmoco's Ben Cousins, now heading up its new studio in Stockholm, predicts that team sizes will swell to similar sizes to console projects.
Jan. 16, 2012
5th Cell's Run Roo Run debuts to brisk iPad sales
5th Cell's Run Roo Run debuts to brisk iPad sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Words With Friends, Run Roo Run, and Temple Run currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Jan. 13, 2012
Saling the World: Zumba Fitness, Your Shape climb U.S. charts
Saling the World: Zumba Fitness, Your Shape climb U.S. charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 and Zumba Fitness leading domestic multiplatform sales, while Monster Hunter 3G and Mario Kart 7 remain big sellers in Japan.
Jan. 13, 2012
Get a job: PopCap, Activision, others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: PopCap, Activision, 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 PopCap, Wooga, Adbesive Games and others.
Jan. 13, 2012
SOPA drops controversial DNS blocking provision
SOPA drops controversial DNS blocking provision
The Representative behind the much-debated "Stop Online Piracy Act," has agreed to remove a controversial provision of the bill that would block access to foreign websites accused of hosting copyrighted materials.
Jan. 13, 2012
2012 Independent Games Festival announces Student Showcase winners
2012 Independent Games Festival announces Student Showcase winners
IGF 2012 organizers have announced the eight Student Showcase winners for the preeminent indie game competition, including titles like The Floor Is Jelly and Pixi.
Jan. 13, 2012
Ngmoco looks to blend core appeal with mobile usage patterns
Ngmoco looks to blend core appeal with mobile usage patterns
Ngmoco's Ben Cousins looks to the future of mobile gaming, predicting that the market will grow to encompass hardcore games built around the usage patterns of today's smatphones and tablets.
Jan. 13, 2012
Do Facebook games need scored reviews?
Do Facebook games need scored reviews?
Do Facebook games need more attention from the traditional games press? Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander looks at the factors, and speaks to Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, about what reviews might mean for social games.
Jan. 13, 2012
Opinion: Be a deployment Boy Scout
Opinion: Be a deployment Boy Scout
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, CCP's lead technical artist Rob Galanakis explains why you should avoid using persistent states, and shares the Deployment Boy Scout's oath.
Jan. 12, 2012
EA's free-to-play brand reaches 25M users
EA's free-to-play brand reaches 25M users
Electronic Arts' Play4Free line of online titles, which includes microtransaction-based games like Battlefield Heroes and Need for Speed World, has reached 25 million active players worldwide.
Jan. 12, 2012
Witcher 2 dev backs off from legal action against pirates
Witcher 2 dev backs off from legal action against pirates
Hoping to dispel some bad press drummed up in December, The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED said it will no longer pursue legal action against players who allegedly pirated the studio's most recent release.
Jan. 12, 2012