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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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		Facebook starts new European games division by Tom Curtis [02.22.12] With social gaming becoming increasingly more popular worldwide, Facebook has decided to create a European games division to manage its relationships with overseas developers. Social/Online, Business

		1 EVE Online maker ponders IPO following $66M year by Eric Caoili [02.22.12] Icelandic developer and publisher CCP Games generated $66 million in revenues from EVE Online last year, and has brought in a total of $300 million from the MMORPG since its 2003 launch. Console/PC, Social/Online, 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

		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

		Fastest-growing Facebook games: From Angry Birds to Fruit Ninja Frenzy by Eric Caoili [02.21.12] Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines recently popular games like Angry Birds, which finally made its debut on the social network last week. Social/Online, Business

		MMO Aion makes free to play shift in North America by Tom Curtis [02.21.12] Just ahead of Aion's free to play relaunch in Europe, publisher NCSoft has revealed that the fantasy MMO will see a similar shift in business model over in North America. Console/PC, Social/Online, Business

		1 Peak focuses on Arabic social games with Saudi studio acquisition by Eric Caoili [02.21.12] Peak Games (Happy Farm), which specializes in publishing social games for Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has purchased Saudi developer Kammelna Games. Social/Online, Business

		1 PopCap enters Facebook's growing casino game market with Lucky Gem by Eric Caoili [02.21.12] Electronic Arts subsidiary PopCap has launched an open beta for Lucky Gem Casino, its fourth release on Facebook and an original title allowing users to gamble with virtual currency. Social/Online, 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

		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

		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

		MechAssault creators reveal free-to-play Reign of Thunder by Kris Graft [02.20.12] Independent game developer Day 1 Studios on Monday announced Reign of Thunder, a free-to-play multiplayer title in the vein of Day 1's MechAssault franchise. Social/Online, Business

		How identity functions in games by Staff [02.20.12] As part of a new Gamasutra feature, Badgeville's Tony Ventrice takes a closer look at identity -- which can be "the opportunity to experiment with changing your persona". Console/PC, Social/Online, Exclusive, Design

		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

		3 The BBC's big play for the game space, led by Dr. Who by Christian Nutt [02.20.12] Gamasutra speaks to Robert Nashak, head of the BBC's new game division, about the Three Rings-developed MMO Dr. Who: Worlds in Time, along with the Three Rings team. Social/Online, Exclusive, Business

		League of Legends and NCsoft's Ntreev acquisition, this week in Korean news by Eric Caoili [02.17.12] Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including NCsoft buying Ntreev Soft, Blade & Soul's upcoming launch, and more. Social/Online, Korea, Business

		World of Warcraft, internal games boost financials for China's Netease by Eric Caoili [02.17.12] Chinese internet services provider and online game company NetEase reported a jump in its revenues and profits for the fourth quarter (ending December), capping a "year of strong growth" for the firm. Social/Online, China, 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

		Kabam: MMO and social cross-pollination is complete by Staff [02.17.12] In Gamasutra's latest feature, Kabam VP Matt Ricchetti argues that the casual social and hardcore social mechanics of Facebook games and MMOs have gelled together into one toolbox, and offers useful heuristics for social game design. Social/Online, Exclusive, Design


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