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Zynga, Kixeye, And Rovio Are Freemium Pacesetters, But What's The Money ...
International Business Times
Or you could take advantage of the vast Internet audiences and offer multi-playergames for monthly subscriptions of $15 or so, almost all of it free cash flow after designing and development costs are paid out. ... The threat freemium poses to what...

International Business Times

Palmer indie game developer receives good reviews at convention
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
PALMER — One local man's obsession with science fiction appears on the verge of blasting off into orbit as an independent video game designer. David Board, a partner in Palmer-based Stage 2 Studios, is in the homestretch of completing his first sci-fi ...

Re-imagine 'Half-Life 2' with Valve's 'Black Mesa'
Examiner.com
Titled "Black Mesa," the reissue is built using the Source Engine giving the original gameenvironments and characters as much detail as one could hope for. Players will take on the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, but new characters and maps find their way ...

Stan Lee Working On Video Game, Verticus, For iOS
Siliconera
Stan Lee, renowned for his contribution to the comics industry, including co-creation of characters such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and other Marvel superheroes, is working on a video game. Titled Verticus, the iOS title is a superhero game with ...

Student from Mount Vernon finding success creating video games
The Southern
... video games, a young Michael Hicks was designing them. The Mount Vernon native describes himself as a lifelong computer user, tracing his roots back to his father's career as a programmer.... By seventh grade, Hicks had created his first video ...

Feature: The Worst Games of All Time
Digital Spy
Video game studios trying to make a quick buck off a high-profile licence have been around since the early days of home computing, and movie tie-ins don't come any worse than E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Atari 2600. The game was a lazy, garbled ...

Zynga Lashes Back At EA With Countersuit, Hires Samsung's Law Firm To Take ...
International Business Times
In Zynga's response to EA's suit, the social-game developer charged the multiline-game developer with undertaking an "anti-competitive and unlawful scheme to stop Zynga from hiring its employees and to restrain the mobility of EA employees in violation ...

International Business Times

Arcade animosity
Global Times
A dozen books adapted from popular video game Plants vs. Zombies: Secret ...Zombies series, several other PC games such as Angry Birds by Finnish computergame developer Rovio Entertainment, Mole's World and Seer by Chinese developer Taomee and Aobi ...

Global Times

Strong Nintendo Wii U Launch Seen, Driven by Games
Sci-Tech Today
"I imagine the holiday season will be a strong one for Nintendo," said analyst Michael Inouye of the Wii U. "They are the first game company to market with a next-gen console, pricing is reasonable, and I have a feeling demand will probably outstrip ...

Sci-Tech Today

Egyptian Social Gaming Startup FunWave Delivers Football Fun
Wamda
Being a football fan myself and an ex-game developer, I was very keen to try Ultras. The game is a football management simulation where you choose to manage a team in any of the Arab leagues, and because of ... This focus on user experience bodes well ...

Metal Gear Movie in the Works
RU Daily Targum
Arad called video games the comic books of today. Having worked at forefront of the ... Arad has made deals with other game developers to put their characters on film; in addition to the "Metal Gear Solid Series," Arad hopes to adapt games like ...

No pay? No doubt you will face a lawsuit!
Business Management Daily
Recent case: Jesse and other employers put in long hours at video game developer Factor 5. They worked more than 40 hours per week even when the company ran into financial trouble and stopped making payroll. Then, after almost two months of no pay ...

'Metro 2033' Movie Rights Secured By MGM
Game Rant
Initial reports from The Hollywood report suggest the film will be an adaptation of the original novel, and not the video game re-imagining by Ukrainian developer 4AGames; likely foregoing heart racing scenes of main character Artyom charging his ...

Game Rant

Scribblenauts Unlimited Wii U Screens
Gamers Hell
Interactive Entertainment has released several new screenshots from Scribblenauts Unlimited, a newgame expanding upon the video game franchise that challenged players to imagine anything and bring it to life in the game. Created and developed by 5TH ...

Prerequisites for Launching your Mobile App in Style
By Social Cubix
Facebook iPhone and Game Developer ... America by project and personnel count. With adevelopment house in the heart of New York City, our award winning UI/UX designers work creatively with experienced developers to serve finished applications with the user in mind, and of course, a delighted you. ... Great design makes people want to try out your mobile app. Designers should take into ... Make a video that pitches your app features and visuals just right. Think of Youtube as a ...
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Includification: Accessibility Guide for Video Game Developers
Includification is an illustrated guide for video game developers and publishers for designing accessible games for the disabled community.
www.disabled-world.com/entertainment/.../includification.php

Video: Call of Duty Black Ops 2 - Game Developer Multiplayer ...
Treyarch's David Vondehaar breaks down the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 2...
www.highsnobiety.com/.../video-call-of-duty-black-ops-2-ga...

Video Game Roundtable Episode 112: 2nd Chance to Win Borderlands 2
TMR Zoo
Video Game Roundtable Episode 112: 2nd Chance to Win Borderlands 2. by Jonah Falcon on September 15, 2012. Post image for Video Game Roundtable Episode 112: 2nd Chance to Win Borderlands 2. This week's episode has heated arguments ...

TMR Zoo

Bayonetta 2 developers explain Wii U exclusiveness
Examiner.com
"As game developers, we are incredibly excited to be able to announce a new title to all of our fans; however, we are aware that the announcement may have come as a shock to many of you. "Bayonetta has fans the world over, and we would never dream of ...

Examiner.com

The Triumphant Resurrection Of A Vanishing Video Game Move
Kotaku Australia
For anyone who came up playing PC games, video-game leaning is a natural thing. Before the “E” key became the default for environmental interaction, it and the “Q” key let you lean left and right. Ingames like Deus Ex and Thief, mastering the lean was ...

Ten video games to play with your kids
Time Out Chicago Kids (blog)
With the video game industry worth more than $74 billion and constantly growing, your kids probably play video games, so why not play with them? Here we recommend ten engrossing games based on age group. The games below range from E (everyone) ...

Time Out Chicago Kids (blog)

New Dishonored developer diary will surely excite you
GamingBolt (blog)
Bethesda have released a new developer diary for their upcoming game, Dishonored, titled 'Experience.' Being the third in the dev diary series, this video focuses on player choice. The devs at Arkane Studios talk about how the game lets you play the ...

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