Game development news

Swedish studio may be pulling itself out of tough times

Think Services plans further integration with Gamescom; new online push

Today’s social networking technologies and consumer offerings are direct descendants of ideas pioneered by Walt Disney, such as the theme park, according to Disney Interactive boss Steve Wadsworth. Delivering a keynote speech at DICE in Las Vegas Wadsworth said, "Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company have always understood that …

Former MMO developer fronting Facebook studio Portalarium

And only a third of developers want to see worker unions at studios

While less than half believe that labour laws protect them from their employers

Though one unnamed game allocated â??as low as 2%â? budget share

Virginia-based US publisher SouthPeak Interactive has seen the $1.2m profit it enjoyed in the quarter ending December 31st 2008 turn into a $2.6m loss for the same period in 2009. Also down were revenues – they fell from $17.3m to $10.1m, a decline of 42 per cent. Operating costs, however, …

Super Street Fighter HD dev spearheading Sonic 4 development

Blizzardâ??s Rob Pardo and Chair Entertainmentâ??s Donald Mustard add to plethora of speaker sessioons