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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

		MocoSpace Unveils Five New HTML5 Mobile Social...

		Waveform arriving on Steam in early March!

		GAME INSIGHT ANNOUNCES NEW SAN FRANCISCO...


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		4 GDC 2012 details Game IT Summit talks featuring McGonigal, Bogost, more by Staff [02.21.12] GDC 2012 organizers have debuted a talk details for the first-ever Game IT Summit, featuring a set of lectures on crowdsourcing, health-focused games, new prototyping tools, and more. Console/PC, Serious, Design, Business

		1 University of Colorado receives $1.5M grant for game research by Tom Curtis [02.15.12] The National Science Foundation has given a $1.5 million grant to the University of Colorado at Boulder to help fund research on using video games to aid computer science education. Console/PC, Serious, 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

		Serious Games Association opens membership by Eric Caoili [02.14.12] Serious Games Association, a new international trade group serving the non-entertainment games industry, has opened its membership to students, developers, publishers, tool providers, analysts, and other professionals. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Business

		1 GDC 2012 details first-ever Games for Change @ GDC Summit by Staff [02.14.12] Today, GDC 2012 organizers have detailed the brand-new Games for Change @ GDC Summit, featuring talks with Eidos life president Ian Livingstone, Sojo Studios on its charity-focused WeTopia, and more. Console/PC, Serious, Design

		14 What's NASA doing making video games? by Tom Curtis [02.13.12] While not normally known for video game development, NASA has released two new games that aim to teach players about aeronautics research, and Gamasutra spoke with the organization to learn more. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Exclusive, Design

		Ovelin raises $1.4M for music education games by Mike Rose [02.09.12] Finnish startup developer Ovelin has raised $1.4 million in funding, with which it plans to expand on its WildChords guitar-teaching game for iPad. Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Business

		Ignite Game Technologies raises $5M for realistic racing sim by Eric Caoili [02.07.12] Silicon Valley-based developer Ignite Game Technologies has secured $5 million in a new round of financing for its upcoming online racing game Simraceway, and its complementary S1 Steering Wheel accessory. Console/PC, Social/Online, Serious, Business

		UK's Science Museum to teach teens with new retro-themed web games by Tom Curtis [01.31.12] In a new effort to teach teens about science and technology, the UK-based Science Museum has commissioned a series of free, retro-themed educational games. Serious, Business

		Get a job: Rockstar, LucasArts, others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Eric Caoili [01.27.12] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rockstar, LucasArts, Blizzard Entertainment, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		5 MechWarrior's Weisman fights to save the wetlands with new game by Leigh Alexander [01.27.12] We catch up with veteran designer Jordan Weisman on his work leading UW Bothell's Center for Serious Play, whose students have just launched a Facebook game geared at wetlands restoration. Social/Online, Serious, Exclusive, Business

		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

		1 GDC 2012 partners with Iam8bit for 'Magnetic Game-O-Matic,' launches contest by Staff [01.25.12] GDC 2012 organizers have announced a new onsite partnership with iam8bit for live-drawing of wacky game concepts, alongside a magnetic poetry-related opportunity to win an All-Access pass to the show. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Console Digital, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		3 New game to teach students about slavery, the American Civil War by Tom Curtis [01.24.12] Public media provider Thirteen today launched a new educational web game that teaches students about U.S. history by putting them into the shoes of a runaway slave in the years leading up to the Civil War. Serious, Business

		2012 Games for Change Festival issues call for proposals by Tom Curtis [01.24.12] The organizers behind the 9th annual Games for Change Festival have issued their call for presentations, encouraging game developers to submit presentations on the creation of games that facilitate social change. Serious, Business

		Get a job: Visceral, Retro, others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Eric Caoili [01.20.12] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Visceral Games, Retro Studios, Ubisoft Massive, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		132 Gamasutra takes anti-SOPA stance by Kris Graft [01.17.12] Gamasutra will not be updating the website between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. PST on Wednesday, January 18, in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act. Editor-in-chief Kris Graft explains why. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Console Digital, Exclusive, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		Get a job: PopCap, Activision, others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Eric Caoili [01.13.12] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at PopCap, Wooga, Adbesive Games and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing

		Pulitzer-winning NYT columnist partners for humanitarian social game by Eric Caoili [01.12.12] Games for Change has teamed up with Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to develop a social game about female oppression around the world. Social/Online, Serious, Business

		Round-Up: Gamasutra network jobs, week of January 6 by Eric Caoili [01.06.12] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Respawn Entertainment, Amazon, 6waves Lolapps, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business, Marketing


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