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	February 22, 2012

		Postmortem: Days of Wonder's Ticket to Ride Pocket [1]

		Sponsored Feature: Canada - Scoring High as a Game Nation [1]

		The Vita Interview [18]


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	February 22, 2012


		Piracy and the four currencies [4]

		The Secondary Costs of Outsourcing [9]

		Sixty to Zero [3]

		The Combinatorial Itch [5]

		God Games and the Superman Complex [12]


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	February 22, 2012

		Spark Unlimited, Inc. Senior Graphics Engineer

		Avalanche Studios Graphics Programmer, New York

		Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Interactive Media Game Development Faculty Position

		BioWare Austin Marketing Analyst

		Spark Unlimited, Inc. Lead Gameplay Engineer

		Playdom Server Programmer


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	February 22, 2012


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		Combat Arms Whips up a Gun Frenzy

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		Waveform arriving on Steam in early March!

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		Interview: Silver Dollar uses XBLIG for its mad experiments by Mike Rose [02.22.12] If you've dabbled in Xbox Live Indie Games, then you'll no doubt have crossed paths with Silver Dollar Games. Gamasutra talks to founder Jon Flook about his upcoming game One Finger Death Punch. Console/PC, Indie, Console Digital, Exclusive, Business

		16 Sony: Not enough demand for UMD Passport service in U.S. by Mike Rose [02.22.12] Sony has explained that the UMD Passport scheme for PS Vita is not coming to the U.S. or Europe, as there is simply not enough demand for the service, and PSP games are available from PSN for "reasonable" prices. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		4 Thatgamecompany's Journey launching on March 13 by Mike Rose [02.16.12] Journey, the next game from Los Angeles-based developer Thatgamecompany, will release in North America via the PlayStation Store on March 13, the company has announced. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		1 Sony promotion highlights cross-platform features for PS Vita launch games by Mike Rose [02.16.12] Sony has confirmed a number of cross-platform features for the launch games of its upcoming PS Vita handheld that will carry across to its PlayStation 3 console. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		3 PSP digital comic book service to fully close in September by Mike Rose [02.15.12] Sony announced today that it plans to fully close its PSP comic download service later this year, and remove the comics option from the main PSP interface. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		Reminder: Game Developer magazine's annual salary survey ends Friday by Staff [02.14.12] The editors of Game Developer magazine would like to remind developers to take part in its annual Salary Survey, which compares salaries and benefits throughout all areas of the video game industry, and closes on Friday the 17th. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Console Digital, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		15 Unity 3.5 update released, 'biggest' to date by Mike Rose [02.14.12] Unity Technologies today released the latest update for its Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, calling it "one of the biggest additions to Unity since its inception." Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Console Digital, Business

		1 Denki's Quarrel brings wordplay to XBLA by Mike Rose [02.13.12] A collective sigh of relief was no doubt heard in Dundee, Scotland last month, as independent developer Denki finally released its word game Quarrel for Xbox Live Arcade, after more than two years of limbo time. Console/PC, Console Digital, Exclusive, Business

		Hookshot Inc. launched by veteran UK games journalists by Mike Rose [02.13.12] A group of UK veteran video game journalists have launched a new website that will focus on downloadable games for consoles, handhelds, computers, phones and tablets. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Console Digital, Business

		McDonald's offering exclusive 3DS, DS downloads in Japan by Mike Rose [02.13.12] Nintendo is offering free downloadable game content for its Nintendo DS and 3DS consoles in Japan through the McDonald's chain of fast-food restaurants. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		What drives the developers of Unity? by Christian Nutt [02.10.12] Gamasutra speaks to Unity's VP of engineering, Steffen Toksvig, about his vision for the company's developer culture and how that drives the direction the company takes its popular engine. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Console Digital, Exclusive, Programming

		25 DICE 2012: EA's Galda says TV's episodic model is the future of game narrative by Brandon Sheffield [02.10.12] TJ Galda, senior CG supervisor at EA, believes that the future of storytelling is episodic, saying that games should look more to television than film as inspiration for its narrative structure. Console/PC, Console Digital, Art, Design, Business

		2 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet takes home Annie animation award by Eric Caoili [02.07.12] The International Animated Film Society has selected Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet for its "Best Animated Video Game" award, as part of the Annie Awards honoring outstanding animation across various media. Console/PC, Console Digital, Art

		UK developers turning to online/download games as retail struggles by Eric Caoili [02.06.12] UK game industry trade body TIGA says 67 percent of local developers are working either exclusively or in part on downloadable games, while the majority of recently established studios are focused on only downloadable and/or online games. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Console Digital, Business

		Dungeon Defenders sells 1M downloads by Eric Caoili [02.06.12] Dungeon Defenders, the downloadable action/tower defense game from independent developer Trendy Entertainment, has sold a million copies across consoles and PC in the last four months. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		11 PSN accounts rebranded 'Sony Entertainment Network' by Mike Rose [02.06.12] Sony will rename its PlayStation Network user accounts 'Sony Entertainment Network' later this week for PS3 and PS Vita, as part of its move to expand its digital entertainment offerings. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		Microsoft's Xbox Live policy director resigning by Eric Caoili [02.03.12] Xbox Live's policy and enforcement director Stephen "Stepto" Toulouse, who has worked at Microsoft for nearly 18 years, announced that he's resigning from the company in two weeks to explore other opportunities. Console/PC, Console Digital, Business

		9 Tim Schafer's new video game isn't a game at all by Frank Cifaldi [02.01.12] Double Fine Happy Action Theater, available today via Xbox Live Arcade, is more of a video toy than a video game, as designer and Double Fine studio founder Tim Schafer tells it. Console/PC, Console Digital, Exclusive, Design

		10 Alan Wake developer: choose 'playability and intuitiveness' over realism by Staff [01.30.12] In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Remedy's managing director Matias Myllyrinne explains how the developer prioritizes gameplay feel over the need to be truly realistic, with Alan Wake and Max Payne. Console/PC, Console Digital, Exclusive, Design

		39 Opinion: Plagiarism as a moral choice by Dan Cook [01.26.12] Spry Fox's Dan Cook considers the definition of plagiarism as it applies to game design, and warns developers of the consequences of borrowing ideas from other games. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Console Digital, Business


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