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Baltimore Schools To Incorporate Virtual Video Game Education

30
Jul

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Baltimore Schools To Incorporate Virtual Video Game Education

Baltimore County Public Schools plans to incorporate video game development education into its curriculum with the help of serious game applications. Along with Learning Port strategies, the public school district has developed a program called L.i.V.E...

Frozen Codebase Confirms Metalocalypse Game Axed

29
Jul

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Frozen Codebase Confirms Metalocalypse Game Axed

There will be no video game based on the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse -- at least not the one that was under development by Green Bay, WI-based developer Frozen Codebase. "Yeah, it's not going on any longer," studio found Ben Geisler told G...

Tags: adult, Call, Codebase, Confirms, Development, Game, geisler, green bay, Konami, Metalocalypse, phone, phone call, series, siliconera, Studio, video game, WI-based

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Managing In-Game Tension ‘Crucial’ To Game Creation

29
Jul

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Managing In-Game Tension ‘Crucial’ To Game Creation

Many of us have a basic understanding of the idea of tension and release, and the use of conflict in basic dramatic structure. But Nihilistic Software gameplay programmer John Rose said in a new Gamasutra feature that game developers don't explore tens...

Tags: concept, conflict, creation, Development, dramatic structure, game creation, game developers, Gameplay, games, great potential, idea, In, nihilistic software, player, programmer, Software, structure, tension, ups

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Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From The Importance Of Mechanics To The Irrelevance Of Narrative

29
Jul

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Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From The Importance Of Mechanics To The Irrelevance Of Narrative

In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including the importance of finalizing game mechanics, a postmodern look at the industry, and why games rarely need stories. In our weekly Best of Expert Blogs c...

Tags: Blogs, community, Development, Expert, Game, game development community, game mechanics, games, industry notables, Irrelevance, look, mechanics, Member, narrative, showcase

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Film Director Del Toro Developing Video Games

28
Jul

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Film Director Del Toro Developing Video Games

Director Guillermo del Toro, known for his films including Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, has signed a deal to develop multiple games with an unspecified "big company," and plans to announce the titles in the coming weeks. "We're going to do games that a...

Tags: company, deal, Development, film, film director, films, Hellboy, interview, Labyrinth, MTV, mtv news, multiple games, news, Pan, video games

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Q& A: Dead Rising 2 And ‘Growing Pains’ For Old Corporate Japan

28
Jul

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Q& A: Dead Rising 2 And ‘Growing Pains’ For Old Corporate Japan

Capcom's Dead Rising was among the first of the company's titles this console generation to primarily target a Western audience. Since then, the company has increased its efforts to create games that will succeed outside of Japan. With Dead Rising 2, C...

Tags: amp, audience, Bigs, Blue, Blue Castle, Castle, castle games, Corporate, corporate japan, Dead, dead rising, dead rising 2, dead rising 2 capcom, Development, Game, growing pains, Pains, Project, western audience

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Publisher Playlogic Files For Bankruptcy In Netherlands

27
Jul

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Publisher Playlogic Files For Bankruptcy In Netherlands

The financial troubles of New York- and Amsterdam-based publisher Playlogic, developer of last year's Fairytale Fights, escalate this week as the company has filed for surseance van betaling bankruptcy in the Netherlands. In a brief SEC filing posted t...

Tags: amsterdam, bankruptcy, betaling, Chapter, chapter 11, Development, dutch equivalent, equivalent, Fairytale, Files, financial troubles, netherlands, request, Studio, today, van

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Schilling’s 38 Studios Moving To Rhode Island

27
Jul

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Schilling’s 38 Studios Moving To Rhode Island

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's online game company 38 Studios will leave Maynard, Massachusetts and head to Rhode Island, which agreed to sign a controversial $75 million loan guarantee. The luring of Schilling's company, which has yet ...

Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Attracting A Casual Audience To The Definition Of A Game

27
Jul

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Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Attracting A Casual Audience To The Definition Of A Game

In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including the critical elements of a casual game, play styles, and the definition of a game. Member Blogs can be maintained by any registered Gamasutra user, while in...

Tags: Attracting, audience, Blog, Blogs, Casual, casual game, check, critical elements, Development, development professionals, Expert, Game, game member, game play, information, information check, invitation, Member, viewpoints

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My Baby Developer Accuses SouthPeak of Non-Payment

26
Jul

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My Baby Developer Accuses SouthPeak of Non-Payment

French studio Nobilis has accused publisher SouthPeak of not paying for its development services, allegedly leading the developer to take its million-selling My Baby franchise to new publisher Majesco. "We confirm that all the contracts signed with Sou...