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CyberConnect2 Boss Talks 'Quality Of Life' For Japanese Developers
Talking to Gamasutra, CyberConnect2 president Hiroshi Matsuyama (.hack) has been discussing why stressing quality of life and instituting core hours at the Japanese developer has helped its focus and success.
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Warner's $33M Midway Acquisition Approved By Judge
Warner Bros. can proceed with its proposed $33 buyout of beleaguered publisher Midway and its assets, following approval granted by a bankruptcy judge; once-mysterious investor Mark Thomas will see a $5 million payout.
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July's Top 25 Facebook Games Topped By Zynga, MindJolt Titles
Zynga's Texas Hold'em Poker and Mafia Wars were the most popular titles on Facebook this past month, as MindJolt Games picked up over 4 million new players -- full top 25 list within.
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Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Weapons To Frustration
In the latest highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry veterans write in depth about the quandaries of a good game story, weapon balancing, and why frustration in games can be good.
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Namco Bandai Gets Dragon Ball Game Rights
Namco Bandai has acquired North American rights to publish official games for all platforms based on the popular Dragon Ball anime and manga series, in a new five-year deal.
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Analysis: Mapping Gamer Dialect
Examining the relationship between language, culture and video games, columnist Daniel Johnson examines a lexicon of gamer-native lore and terms in search of the mystical 'gamer dialect'.
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Round Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week of July 3
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Blizzard, Microsoft Game Studios and more.
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Interview: IGDA Names Joshua Caulfield New Executive Director
The IGDA has named a new executive director in Joshua Caulfield. Gamasutra speaks to Jason Della Rocca's successor to discuss the IGDA's role and image, his immediate plans, and his personal gaming habits.
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Analyst: Take-Two 'Diversifying' Away From GTA Dependence
Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell says Take-Two is "successfully diversifying away from its dependence on GTA," bullish on the company's near-term prospects even assuming GTA V won't launch until fiscal 2011.
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Interview: Sidhe's Wynands On Work-For-Hire's Decline, New Paradigms
New Zealand-based developer Sidhe (Gripshift, Speed Racer) is trying to transition its business model, and MD Mario Wynands tells Gamasutra about why it's a "crazy time to be trying to run a work-for-hire studio", and how the firm is attempting to evolve.
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Japanese Charts: Wii Sports Resort Logs Big Sales
The MotionPlus-enabled game Wii Sports Resort blasted out of the gates in Japan, selling 360,000 units in its opening week, according to tracking firm Media Create.
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GCG's Game Design Challenge: DS Platformer Innovation
The platforming genre has a lot of entries on the DS, but few of them exclusively use the touchscreen to create innovative gameplay. In GameCareerGuide's new Game Design Challenge, readers are asked to devise exactly that.
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Feature: Game Design Essentials - 20 RPGs
What makes RPGs tick, and why should you care? John Harris' latest in his popular Game Design Essentials series examines 10 RPGs from the Western tradition and 10 from Japan in an extensive roundup.
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An Indie Game Music Roundtable: Night, Flower, Eden and Proud
In an all-star roundtable, the musicians behind PixelJunk Eden, Flower, Night Game, and Jonathan Mak's next project tell Gamasutra their thoughts, feelings and philosophies on creating memorable game soundtracks.
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NBA 2K9 Sells 2 Million Worldwide
2K Sports' basketball game NBA 2K9 has hit the two million-unit mark, and Take-Two will publish a limited "anniversary edition" package of 2K10 in North America this fall to celebrate.
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Social Game Mafia Wars Hits 4 Million Daily Users
The web-based social game Mafia Wars attracts 4 million daily users, one year after debuting on social networking websites including Facebook and MySpace, developer Zynga said Thursday.
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Best Of Indie Games: See You on The Under Side
IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. round's up the week's top indie games and related news, this time examining a Metroidvania platformer, a dragon-breeding sim, and many more delights.
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UK Retailer GAME Sees Revenue Decline, 24.2 Million Console Installed Base
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Judge Accuses Microsoft Of Courtroom Shenanigans In Ongoing Xbox Live Suit
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Spiral Graphics To Add New Texture Synthesis With Genetica 3.5
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