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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!

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		Road to the IGF: Game Oven's Fingle by Eric Caoili [02.22.12] As part of Gamasutra's Road to the IGF series, Game Oven's Adriaan de Jongh and Bojan Endrovski talk about their intimate iPad game Fingle, one of the finalists for IGF's Nuovo Award. Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Exclusive, IGF/OnLive , Design

		Top-Grossing iOS Games: Temple Run climbs iPhone charts by Danny Cowan [02.22.12] Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Temple Run and DragonVale earning top iPhone sales, while Smurfs' Village and Slotomania HD emerge as big sellers on the iPad. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Shanda yearly profits down despite diverse game releases by Mike Rose [02.22.12] Chinese MMO operator Shanda Interactive has posted financial results for the full 2011 fiscal year, noting an increase in revenue but a slight drop in profits year-over-year. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Ticket to Ride Pocket devs on the perils of switching tools during development by Staff [02.22.12] In Gamasutra's latest postmortem, Days of Wonder's CTO and lead developer explain how switching to new versions of tools can wreak havoc with schedules. Smartphone/Tablet, Exclusive, Programming, Production

		Nexon acquires 20% stake in Korean social dev Moyasoft by Mike Rose [02.22.12] Tokyo-based online game publisher Nexon has acquired a 19.99 percent stake in Korean social games company Moyasoft, with the aim to expand Moyasoft's reach to international markets. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Your game industry in your words: Week of February 17 by Eric Caoili [02.21.12] Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Activision's Eric Hirshberg, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner, NASA's Brian Dunbar, and many others in this new weekly roundup. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design

		Elite Beat Agents' iNiS lends a hand for Japanese Infinity Blade release by Tom Curtis [02.21.12] Epic Games and Chair Entertainment have partnered with iNiS to release an adaptation of the popular Infinity Blade franchise on DeNA's Mobage platform in Japan. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Best of iOS news: From Beat Sneak Bandit to Pizza vs. Skeletons by Danny Cowan [02.21.12] Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Beat Sneak Bandit, Eufloria HD, Hyper Snake, and Pizza vs. Skeletons. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Ubisoft, Gameloft developing exclusive titles for upcoming Gree platform by Tom Curtis [02.21.12] Ubisoft and mobile game developer and publisher Gameloft has partnered with Japanese mobile gaming company Gree to develop an exclusive game for the upcoming Gree platform. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Report: EA bringing F2P Simpsons game to mobile devices by Mike Rose [02.21.12] Electronic Arts is launching a freemium mobile game based on the Simpsons franchise in the next few weeks, with the hope that it will be "one of the biggest titles this year." Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Ex-Zynga advertising director joins game reward network Kiip by Mike Rose [02.21.12] Game rewards network Kiip has hired former Zynga global director of brand advertising Manny Anekal as its new COO. Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		1 Road to the IGF: State of Play's Lume by Eric Caoili [02.21.12] As part of Gamasutra's Road to the IGF series, State of Play's Luke Whittaker discusses IGF's Excellence in Visual Arts nominee Lume, and how he helped craft the adventure game's unique aesthetic and concept. Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Exclusive, IGF/OnLive , Design

		12 Opinion: Where's that glorious transmedia future? by Leigh Alexander [02.20.12] Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander takes a look at how film and other media are doing at leveraging brands into the world of games, finding slow progress toward that popular transmedia vision. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Exclusive, Business

		GDC 2012 details first batch of GDC Play exhibitors by Staff [02.20.12] With GDC 2012 a couple of weeks away, the show's first-ever GDC Play showcase is starting to take shape, and organizers are highlighting some of the creators showing new games or studios there. Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Business, Marketing

		1 Seaman 3DS, TGS 2012, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup by Eric Caoili [02.20.12] Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including a possible new Seaman game for Nintendo 3DS, Tokyo Game Show 2012 details, and more. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		DeNA launches Mobage platform in South Korea by Mike Rose [02.20.12] Mobile gaming giant DeNA today launched a version of its Mobage mobile games platform in South Korea, called Daum Mobage, via an agreement with Daum Communications. Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		NaturalMotion nabs EA Playfish veteran to head London studio by Eric Caoili [02.17.12] NaturalMotion Games has reportedly hired Dan Borthwick, formerly common technology lead at Electronic Arts' social game subsidiary Playfish, to lead its mobile-focused studio in London. Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Art

		5 Rovio reveals Angry Birds Space for mobile by Eric Caoili [02.17.12] Developer and publisher Rovio Mobile has announced that Angry Birds Space, the next new entry from its phenomenally successful puzzle game franchise, will launch on March 22. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Sony completes Sony Ericsson buyout, renames mobile subsidiary by Mike Rose [02.17.12] Sony has completed its full acquisition of Xperia Play partner Sony Ericsson, buying out Ericsson's remaining 50 percent stake for 1.05 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in cash. Smartphone/Tablet, Business

		Strong mobile releases help Gamevil to record profits in 2011 by Mike Rose [02.17.12] Korean mobile game publisher Gamevil has posted financial results for the full 2011 fiscal year, noting its best year ever with record revenue and profits thanks to strong mobile game sales. Smartphone/Tablet, Business


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