Less Money For 38 Studios' Rhode Island Transplant
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios will now receive a loan of $51 million instead of $75 million for transplanting his game company from Massachusetts to Rhode Island, reports say.
iOS 4.1 Update Provides Long-Promised Game Center Support
Today's release of iOS 4.1 brought with it the first availability of Apple's Game Center App, which provides platform-wide social gaming and networking functionality to many iPhone and iPod Touches.
China's Shanda Games Announces 7% Dip In Q2 Profits
Shanghai-based Shanda Games Ltd. today announced a seven percent decline in gross profits for the second quarter of 2010, compared to the same period last year.
Report: THQ*Ice Shuttered, Gravity Taking Over Dragonica Online
Online game operator THQ*ICE, the joint venture established by THQ and I.C.E. Entertainment, has reportedly closed and passed its Dragonica Online publishing rights to Gravity Interactive.
Microsoft Confirms 250GB Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle
Microsoft on Wednesday confirmed a 250GB "Special Edition" Xbox 360 Kinect bundle that comes with the camera, the console itself and Kinect Adventures, going on sale in early November in the West.
Interview: Snail Games USA's Miller On Upcoming MMORTS Ministry of War
Snail Games USA plans to follow up million-user free-to-play Flash game Heroes of Gaia with Ministry of War, a massively multiplayer RTS title -- Gamasutra talked to CEO Scott Miller about the game's upcoming release.
Takahashi's Departure From Namco Bandai Confirmed
Keita Takahashi's exit from Namco Bandai has been long-rumored, and his candid disappointment with the game industry fairly widely-publicized, but the company has now confirmed his departure officially.
Microsoft's Bach To Be Honored At Nite To Unite
In the season of his retirement from Microsoft after 22 years, Entertainment and Devices Division president Robbie Bach will be honored by the ESA Foundation at its annual Nite to Unite charity dinner.
PAX Tops Last Year With 67,600 Attendees
PAX Prime 2010 played host to 67,600 attendees, well up on last year, thanks in part to organizers' decision to expand the exhibition area and hold main theater exhibitions in a separate venue.
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Playtesting is Sovereign, Part 2
A continuation of Lewis Pulsipher's playtesting article, which continues the discussion by explaining what to do with playtesting feedback you get and how to evaluate it.
Extracting Lessons from Christopher Nolan's Inception
What does the popular film have to do with making games? According to Westwood College game design professor Chris Totten, a lot -- and here he delves into the ways in which the film works as game.
