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Opinion: ESA and SOPA - between a rock and a hard place
Opinion: ESA and SOPA - between a rock and a hard place
The Stop Online Piracy Act is front and center in the headlines again, as opponents to the legislation shine the spotlight on companies and organizations supporting the bill, giving the ESA one massive headache.
Jan. 4, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From QTEs to crafting
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From QTEs to crafting
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as crafting, the bridge between gameplay and cutscenes, the Vietnamese game market, and more.
Jan. 4, 2012
Vox Media's game journo hiring spree
Vox Media's game journo hiring spree
Vox Media, parent to up-and-coming tech site The Verge, has hired on well-known game journalists from publications including Kotaku, Joystiq, The Escapist and others.
Jan. 4, 2012
Best of iOS news: From Lumi to LostWinds
Best of iOS news: From Lumi to LostWinds
Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like LostWinds, Lumi, and Frontline Commando.
Jan. 4, 2012
Gaikai now cloud-streams games for Best Buy, YouTube, Ubisoft
Gaikai now cloud-streams games for Best Buy, YouTube, Ubisoft
Streaming video game demo service Gaikai has shown considerable growth over the last several months, and has since signed deals with major companies and websites, including Best Buy, YouTube, and Ubisoft.
Jan. 4, 2012
Microsoft eases restrictions on XBLIG development
Microsoft eases restrictions on XBLIG development
To usher in the New Year, Microsoft has announced some new changes to the Xbox Live Indie Games App Hub, giving developers a bit more flexibility with the games they can release on the platform.
Jan. 4, 2012
Child's Play charity raises record $3.5M in 2011
Child's Play charity raises record $3.5M in 2011
Thanks in part to donations from throughout the game industry, the Penny Arcade-led Child's Play charity brought in $3,512,345 in 2011, all of which will go toward providing toys and games to hospitalized children around the world.
Jan. 4, 2012
3DS is bouncing back, but it may never reach the DS' potential - Analyst
3DS is bouncing back, but it may never reach the DS' potential - Analyst
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said he is much more optimistic about the future of Nintendo's latest handheld, even though it may never catch up to its successful predecessor.
Jan. 4, 2012
GDC 2012 debuts Sweeney, Notch, Mechner 'Return of Indie' panel
GDC 2012 debuts Sweeney, Notch, Mechner 'Return of Indie' panel
GDC 2012 has announced Main Conference talks featuring a high-profile panel on the indie renaissance, Square Enix's CTO on global tech strategy, and a breakdown of the technology pipeline for Assassin's Creed.
Jan. 4, 2012
DragonVale, Temple Run head weekly iPhone charts
DragonVale, Temple Run head weekly iPhone charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Temple Run and DragonVale earning top iPhone sales, while The Sims: FreePlay and Battle Nations emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Jan. 3, 2012
Report: Crysis 2 named most-pirated game of 2011
Report: Crysis 2 named most-pirated game of 2011
Data from download tracker TorrentFreak.com shows the PC version of EA and Crytek's Crysis 2 was the most pirated video game of 2011, with more than 3.92 million confirmed BitTorrent downloads.
Jan. 3, 2012
2012 IGF finalists now coming January 10th, 15th
2012 IGF finalists now coming January 10th, 15th
In order to give mobile games their fair chance, the announcement of the finalists for the 2012 Independent Games Festival has been delayed slightly in order to give the judges more time for evaluation.
Jan. 2, 2012