Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Majesco profits in decline amid restructuring
Majesco profits in decline amid restructuring: Full year financials suffer due to redundancies across social, testing, maketing and support staff
Kritika OBT Preview with Gameplay Videos
Kritika OBT Preview with Gamplay Videos:
Recently Kritika Korean VIP test is under way at the headquarter of the developer Allm company. The test is held offline by the volunteers and get the feedbacks. The developer has revealed that Kritika might enter open beta in the first quarter of 2013.
Recently Kritika Korean VIP test is under way at the headquarter of the developer Allm company. The test is held offline by the volunteers and get the feedbacks. The developer has revealed that Kritika might enter open beta in the first quarter of 2013.
Young female market "neglected" by the games industry
Young female market "neglected" by the games industry: New studio Tsumanga counts Dave Jones as non-exec director; inks deal for Winx Club virtual world
Same game, different device -- the challenge in 2013
Same game, different device -- the challenge in 2013:
Can the game industry, this year, execute on the promise of games played anywhere? Post-CES, Game Developer editor Patrick Miller examines many of the solutions at hand. ...
Can the game industry, this year, execute on the promise of games played anywhere? Post-CES, Game Developer editor Patrick Miller examines many of the solutions at hand. ...
Warframe Beta Key giveaway
Warframe Beta Key giveaway: We've already been playing a whole lot of Warframe in the GZ HQ and we've come to love the co-operative nature of...
Xbox 360, not Wii, to win this console generation
Xbox 360, not Wii, to win this console generation: DFC Intelligence's new report forecasts more Xbox 360s sold in the US than Wiis by 2017, and the PS3 isn't even close
Digitally create your favorite League of Legends character and win prizes via Riot
Digitally create your favorite League of Legends character and win prizes via Riot: With 100+ champions at this point in League of Legends, it is becoming harder and harder to pick just which one is your...
Taking Back Control: How Kickstarter is Revolutionizing Development
Taking Back Control: How Kickstarter is Revolutionizing Development: Chris Taylor, designer of Dungeon Siege and Total Annihilation, tackles a new game and a new development model
S2 doubles their workforce in response to Heroes of Newerth’s growth
S2 doubles their workforce in response to Heroes of Newerth’s growth: In 2012, S2 Games was forced to more than double their staff due to the thriving success of the MOBA Heroes of Newerth....
Bips review
Bips review:
Bips is a new Facebook game produced by Denki but wholly developed by Denki alumni at Ludometrics. The game was originally prototyped by veteran Scottish developer DMA Design (now Rockstar North, best known for the Grand Theft Auto series) back in the late ’90s, when it was known as Faster Worm Slow, and was subsequently released on interactive TV services by Denki. The new version is intended as a “21st century arcade game” — a title with retro sensibilities inspired by the games of the ’80s and ’90s, but with what Ludometrics refers to as “modern attributes.”
Bips is a new Facebook game produced by Denki but wholly developed by Denki alumni at Ludometrics. The game was originally prototyped by veteran Scottish developer DMA Design (now Rockstar North, best known for the Grand Theft Auto series) back in the late ’90s, when it was known as Faster Worm Slow, and was subsequently released on interactive TV services by Denki. The new version is intended as a “21st century arcade game” — a title with retro sensibilities inspired by the games of the ’80s and ’90s, but with what Ludometrics refers to as “modern attributes.”
Pathfinder Online: Funding Goal REACHED!
Pathfinder Online: Funding Goal REACHED!:
UPDATE: Goblinworks has announced that its Kickstarter program to fund Pathfinder Online has officially funded itself. Donors have raised OVER the stated goal of $1M USD. Congratulations to the Goblinworks team and its investors!
Waking the Cat is Normally a Bad Idea. This is the Exception.
Waking the Cat is Normally a Bad Idea. This is the Exception.:
If three decades of cat ownership have taught me anything, it's that a cat at rest should be let stay at rest as long as feline-ly possible. Cats are at their cutest when unconscious. Wake them and they begin scratching things, poking their nose into the kitchen, and filling the designated boxes (and anything remotely resembling said boxes) with various bodily fluids. More »
U.S. video game hardware in 2012: Winners, losers and retirees
U.S. video game hardware in 2012: Winners, losers and retirees:
December 2012 was the weakest December in 13 years, in terms of U.S. sales of "traditional" handheld and console hardware. So exactly how did the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and others stack up? ...
December 2012 was the weakest December in 13 years, in terms of U.S. sales of "traditional" handheld and console hardware. So exactly how did the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and others stack up? ...
Requiem: Memento Mori: Altar of Sacrifice Update Incoming
Requiem: Memento Mori: Altar of Sacrifice Update Incoming:
Gravity Interactive has announced that the next Requiem update will be deployed on January 15th. Called "The Altar of Sacrifice", the update will see a level cap increase, a new raid and seven new skills for players to access.
Diablo 3: Patch v1.07 Preview
Diablo 3: Patch v1.07 Preview:
Blizzard has posted the preliminary notes for the next Diablo 3 patch. Among the changes incoming are the inclusion of a dueling ground, additional experience gains in Inferno level and new recipes for account-bound items.
DUST 514: Entering Open Beta on January 22nd
DUST 514: Entering Open Beta on January 22nd:
CCP has announced that the Playstation 3 open beta for DUST 514 will officially commence on January 22nd. The open beta comes after the successful merger of the EVE and DUST 514 game worlds.
Apple Scales Back On iPhone 5 Parts Due To Weak Demand
Apple Scales Back On iPhone 5 Parts Due To Weak Demand:
Apple has, according to the Wall Street Journal, cut back on purchasing components for its iPhone 5 due to a lack of demand. The report claims that orders for Q1 of 2013 are roughly half of what the firm expected, hence the cutback on parts. It's nothing, however, out of the ordinary for tech stock analysts, who had been predicting December's drop in Apple's generally soaring stock for some time now. (Stock that has, actually, slipped below $500 for the first time in a year.) Now, however, those same analysts are talking about a new iPhone coming in early Summer 2013, and have been slapping Buy stickers on AAPL stock.
The Cupertino firm has for some time been locked in a battle royal with Samsung, with the two companies duking it out for top billing on the smartphone front. Although the Korean firm claimed dibs on the world's most popular smartphone last year, with its Galaxy S3, the iPhone 5's arrival returned Apple as creator of the U.S.'s most popular smartphone back in November 2012. Last week's juicy iPhone rumor concerned a smaller, cheaper version of Apple's iconic smartphone--maybe Apple has decided that the elongated version of its phone just doesn't work. (On a personal note, I have to say that the iPhone 5, although better in some respects, is not a comfortable fit in the hand--or as easy to type with--as its predecessors.) Hence a return to the classic.
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It's just as the analysts predicted.
The Cupertino firm has for some time been locked in a battle royal with Samsung, with the two companies duking it out for top billing on the smartphone front. Although the Korean firm claimed dibs on the world's most popular smartphone last year, with its Galaxy S3, the iPhone 5's arrival returned Apple as creator of the U.S.'s most popular smartphone back in November 2012. Last week's juicy iPhone rumor concerned a smaller, cheaper version of Apple's iconic smartphone--maybe Apple has decided that the elongated version of its phone just doesn't work. (On a personal note, I have to say that the iPhone 5, although better in some respects, is not a comfortable fit in the hand--or as easy to type with--as its predecessors.) Hence a return to the classic.
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Chinese Copycat Shooters May Have Met Their Match; Call of Duty Online launches in China.
Chinese Copycat Shooters May Have Met Their Match; Call of Duty Online launches in China.:
Chinese online games have been able to get away with imitations for a long time because there was no other option. Poor intellectual property rights and stringent barriers to entry have long kept popular international titles at bay, but now it seems the grace period for poor Chinese imitations may be gone and it starts with Call of Duty and Monster Hunter. More »
Trimming The Fat: How and Why Game Design Must Change
Trimming The Fat: How and Why Game Design Must Change: Game design has become clumsy and bloated - it's time to shake things up
$400 price point for next PlayStation, Xbox consoles
$400 price point for next PlayStation, Xbox consoles: October launch for PS4, next Xbox in November, suggests Baird Equity Research
Special Force II News: European Publisher Announced
Special Force II News: European Publisher Announced:
It has been a history that there hasn't been any English server for Special Force II, because European publisher Gameforge has been announced to be the first to launch one. Also, Gameforge will be servicing Special Force II for around 75 countries, with Europe, Africa and Middle East included.
It has been a history that there hasn't been any English server for Special Force II, because European publisher Gameforge has been announced to be the first to launch one. Also, Gameforge will be servicing Special Force II for around 75 countries, with Europe, Africa and Middle East included.
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