Video Game Developer Double Fine Raises $1 Million Overnight with Kickstarter
Best known for their hit video game Psychonauts and Brutal Legend starring Jack Black, Double Fine’s founder, Tim Schafer, decided to eschew the convention of pitching an idea to a publisher and decided to use crowdfunding site Kickstarter to pitch … Continue reading → Video Game Developer Double Fine Raises $1 Million Overnight with Kickstarter is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:19:06 -0800

Game developer seeks $400K, makes $1M in a day
Videogame studio Double Fine went on the website Kickstarter to raise $400K US in a month to develop a new game. They reached that target in a matter of hours. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:49:08 -0800

Hasbro Zynga partnership sees virtual and real worlds combine
The toy and game giant Hasbro has announced details of a deal with leading social game developer Zynga that will allow it to develop a range of physical products based on Zynga’s popular online games. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:05 -0800

Are Game Publishers Necessary?
The DICE Summit kicked off yesterday, and some interesting questions were raised at it. Many people will tell you that a game developer creates the game, but some may not know exactly what a game publisher does or why one is in such high demand. This fueled a discussion at DICE asking if game publishers were really necessary in order to sell a game . Back when gaming was first getting started, a ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:34 -0800

Kickstarter Project for Adventure Game Raises $600,000 in One Day
A video game developer's Kickstarter project has raised more than $600,000 in just 24 hours. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:00 -0800

Game publishers. Huh? Good god, y'all, what are they good for?
If you ask people what a game developer does, most of them would give a simple answer—they make games. But if you ask someone what a game publisher does, most casual observers would have a much harder time giving you an answer. And these days, a lot of people in the game industry might have some questions about that, too. The DICE Summit on Wednesday hosted an interesting discussion of whether ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:32:40 -0800

Game Developer Wooga Draws In 40 Million Users
LIVE from the third annual Inside Social Apps 2012 conference. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:07:35 -0800

How much do you make? Tell us in Game Developer magazine's annual salary survey
The editors of Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine have invited developers to take part in the annual Game Developer Salary Survey, which compares salaries and benefits from throughout the video game industry. With this information, the publication will provide a snapshot of what developers are earning across a broad swath of disciplines, offering data that can help inform (and ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:49:06 -0800

SLC video game developer lays off workers, shifts focus
SLC video game developer lays off workers, shifts focus By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 6, 2012 04:15PM MDT Salt Lake City video game developer Eat Sleep Play laid off eight employees last week as it finishes its anticipated PlayStation 3 game, “Twisted Metal,” and transitions from producing console titles to mobile games. The Wednesday layoffs represent about 20 percent of ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:43 -0800

Salt Lake City video game developer lays off workers, shifts focus
Salt Lake City video game developer lays off workers, shifts focus By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 7, 2012 09:57AM MDT Salt Lake City video game developer Eat Sleep Play laid off eight employees last week as it finishes its anticipated PlayStation 3 game, “Twisted Metal,” and transitions from producing console titles to mobile games. The Wednesday layoffs represent about 20 ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:18 -0800