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Gamasutra's latest feature delivers a technique for creating true 3D stencil-buffer shadows on the iPhone, despite the fact that, according to author Brian Hall, "At a glance, it would seem that the common techniques used to produce shadows are not possible on the iPhone." As we all know, the technique of adding realistic shadows allows 3D games to achieve much greater depth -- and, at the same time, the current generation of iPhones can't deliver ...
Individual exclusives play a surprisingly small role in driving PlayStation 3 sales -- in fact, it's the lowest factor on a long list of considerations, finds a new study from media research firm Nielsen. To gather its data, Nielsen talked to 700 gamers ages 7-54 over three weeks surrounding the launch of PlayStation 3-exclusive blockbuster God of War III -- before, during and after release. The gamers surveyed weren't PS3 owners but expressed interest in ...
Individual exclusives play a surprisingly small role in driving PlayStation 3 sales -- in fact, it's the lowest factor on a long list of considerations, finds a new study from media research firm Nielsen. To gather its data, Nielsen talked to 700 gamers ages 7-54 over three weeks surrounding the launch of PlayStation 3-exclusive blockbuster God of War III -- before, during and after release. The gamers surveyed weren't PS3 owners but expressed interest in ...
Developing a successful game for the iPhone is hard enough, so why not hedge your bets? That's the advice of Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter and developers who work on bringing their iPhone games to Android and beyond. "Developers ought to take advantage of the fact that the barriers to entry are low - you can create an iPhone game and then port it inexpensively for $5,000 to $10,000 or less per platform," says Pachter. "If ...
In today's Gamasutra feature, Ryan Winterhalter introduces us to two Westerners who've set up shop in Tokyo: Dutch-born British citizen James Kay and his partner Paul Caristino, founders of Score Studios. The two both say the fact they established their business in Japan was practically incidental, but not without a unique set of concerns. From the feature: There are many areas of the law in Japan that are vague and governed by multiple executive bodies ...
During 'The Nuovo Sessions' microlectures at GDC Friday, indie game developers who are known for pushing the boundaries of innovation shared ideas and development philosophies. And despite the fact that they share the label "indie," their views -- as espoused in this last-minute replacement for Experimental Gameplay Workshop centered around the IGF's Nuovo prize for new and different games -- vary. Alexander Bruce, the developer behind the Unreal Engine 3-based "art game" Hazard: A Journey ...
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