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Gameloft Scales Back Android Game Development
by Leigh Alexander
[11.20.09]
French mobile publisher Gameloft (Hero Of Sparta) is scaling back development for Google's Android platform, claiming that "nobody is making significant revenue" creating games for the smartphone platform. [2]
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In-Depth: On Company Culture, Hiring, And Retention
by Christian Nutt
[11.18.09]
Consultant David Edery delivered a fascinating talk about company culture, examining the variant approaches of successful studios -- and suggesting that existing company cultures "don't change easily". [11]
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Q&A: The Then And Now of Hitman Dev IO Interactive
by Thomas Puha
[11.18.09]
Gamasutra chats with 11-year old Denmark-based Hitman dev IO Interactive about creating the kid-friendly game Mini Ninjas, and why Kane & Lynch -- whose sequel emerged today -- "could have been better than what it was." [1]
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Hecker: Indies Can't Do All The Heavy Creative Lifting
by Chris Remo
[11.17.09]
In a follow-up to his thought provoking recent lecture, developer Chris Hecker (Spore) underlined that not all of the medium's advances should come from indies, who have limited reach. [8]
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Top-Grossing iPhone Apps: Updated Bejeweled 2 Leads Over Asphalt 5
by Danny Cowan
[11.17.09]
Apple's latest U.S. iPhone game charts by revenue see PopCap's Bejeweled 2 leading App Store sales following a recent gameplay-expanding update, with Asphalt 5 and Rock Band trailing close behind.
Mobile Phone
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Best of FingerGaming: From JellyCar 2 to Touch Pets Dogs
by Danny Cowan
[11.17.09]
We round up the top news and reviews of the week from sister iPhone site FingerGaming, this time checking out JellyCar 2, Bejeweled Blitz, Touch Pets Dogs, a review of Galcon Labs and more.
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IGDA Forum: WB's Ryan On What It Takes
by Christian Nutt
[11.13.09]
Warner Bros SVP Samantha Ryan discussed her career in games and crucial game biz lessons at the IGDA Leadership Forum, stressing the importance of "DWYSYWD" -- that is, "do what you say you will do."
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Interview: Ohai Makes A Case For Social MMOs With City of Eternals Facebook MMO
by Christian Nutt
[11.13.09]
Social gaming startup Ohai has announced Facebook-enabled vampire MMO City of Eternals -- and we talk to co-founders Susan Wu and Don Neufeld about the tech and business of "frictionless MMOs that appeal to everyone in the world." [1]
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Unity-Powered iPhone Games Rejected from iTunes App Store
by Danny Cowan
[11.13.09]
Unity Engine-using iPhone developers have been getting failed by Apple's approval process, due to crackdowns after recent phone number harvesting allegations -- though Unity has now provided a fix. [2]
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GameCareerGuide Feature: Game Design Challenge - Sidekick
by Staff
[11.12.09]
A sidekick is a time-tested way for creators to enliven a series, and in games, a sidekick can create exciting new gameplay design opportunities -- so GameCareerGuide's latest challenge asks its audience to come up with a new sidekick for an existing series. [1]
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Top-Grossing iPhone Apps: JellyCar 2 Overtakes Rock Band
by Danny Cowan
[11.10.09]
Apple's latest U.S. iPhone game charts see Disney's JellyCar 2 overtaking Rock Band in its debut week, as ngmoco's microtransacting Eliminate Pro enters the top ten for the first time.
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GCG Design Challenge Results Showcase Photographic Interpretation
by Christian Nutt
[11.10.09]
In its latest Game Design Challenge, Gamasutra sister site GameCareerGuide asked its readers to create a game design based around a photograph -- and now you can see what they came up with.
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Best of FingerGaming: From Doom Classic to C&C Red Alert
by Danny Cowan
[11.09.09]
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable games platform -- this time covering Doom Classic, Eliminate Pro, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
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Top-Grossing iPhone Apps: Doom, Red Alert Challenge Rock Band
by Danny Cowan
[11.06.09]
Apple's latest U.S. iPhone game charts by revenue see EA's mobile version of Rock Band leading over Command & Conquer: Red Alert and a recently released port of id Software's classic FPS Doom. [3]
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EA's Riccitiello: Digital Biz 'Offsetting' Game Retail Challenges
by Leigh Alexander
[11.04.09]
EA CEO John Riccitiello sees hope in digital markets' potential to offset a challenging year for packaged game retail, pointing to Beatles: Rock Band's iPhone success and calling mobile "the future." [1]
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Best of FingerGaming: From Big Buck Hunter to Rot3K
by Danny Cowan
[11.02.09]
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable games platform -- this time covering Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Big Buck Hunter Pro.
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VGS 09: Game Designers - Everything You Know Is Wrong
by Christian Nutt
[10.30.09]
GameVision president Zhan Ye says that the Chinese market has told him that free to play requires a vastly different mindset than Western developers have -- and challenged our assumptions about fun and fairness in his Virtual Goods Summit 2009 presentation. [30]
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VGS 09: Industry Leaders Talk Top Lessons On Virtual Goods
by Christian Nutt
[10.30.09]
At the Gamasutra-attended Virtual Goods Summit 2009 in San Francisco, reps from microtransaction game firms like Nexon and IMVU discussed "what makes a good virtual product", among other vital points.
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iPhone Social Game Network Aurora Feint Gets Major Japanese Investment
by Chris Remo
[10.30.09]
Japanese mobile social firm DeNa has made a "strategic, multi-million dollar investment" in iPhone social platform Aurora Feint (used in Pocket God, Minigore) in exchange for a 20 percent stake in the company. [1]
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Best of FingerGaming: From Rock Band to Earthworm Jim
by Danny Cowan
[10.27.09]
Gamasutra rounds up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone site FingerGaming, this time covering Rock Band, Real Racing GTI, Earthworm Jim, Ghosts ‘N Goblins: Gold Knights and more.
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