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Mike Rose / Gamasutra:
Unity drops Flash support, says Adobe is not firmly committed   —  The popular game development platform Unity will no longer invest in Adobe's Flash, as the company says that it does not believe that the future is certain for Flash.  —  Although Unity Technologies has been working …
Apr 25, 2013, 12:50 AMIn context
Mike Rose / Gamasutra:
EA backs off from Facebook in a big way   —  In a surprise announcement, Electronic Arts today revealed that it is retiring a number of its biggest Facebook games, including The Sims Social.  —  The Sims Social in particular has been extremely popular in the past, with 10 million daily active users recorded towards the end of 2011.
Apr 15, 2013, 2:30 PMIn context
Frank Cifaldi / Gamasutra:
‘Memory’ board game trademark threatens several iOS games   —  Apple is sending notices to several developers asking them to remove or rename Apps that have ‘Memory’ in their titles.  —  The notices are coming at the request of German company Ravensburger, which claims to hold trademark …
Nov 14, 2012, 9:00 PMIn context
Eric Caoili / Gamasutra:
Zynga settles lawsuit with PyramidVille developer   —  Zynga has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against another developer that attempted to add a “Ville” suffix to its game titles, this time French studio Kobojo, maker of PyramidVille.  —  The social game giant has made it a point …
Oct 19, 2012, 1:30 AMIn context
Mike Rose / Gamasutra:
Rovio confirms acquisition of Casey's Contraptions IP   —  [Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing]  —  Angry Birds creator Rovio has confirmed to Gamasutra that it has acquired the rights to the Casey's Contraptions IP from developers Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut.
May 10, 2012, 3:50 PMIn context
Shay Pierce / Gamasutra:
Turning down Zynga: Why I opted out of the $210M Omgpop buy   —  [When Zynga paid around $210 million for Draw Something developer Omgpop last week, only one person turned down the offer to join the FarmVille house.  Game designer and programmer Shay Pierce writes how a difference in values drove the decision.]
Mar 27, 2012, 10:35 PMIn context
Tom Curtis / Gamasutra:
Double Fine's record-breaking Kickstarter closes with $3.33M earned   —  After a bit more than a month, Double Fine's extremely popular Kickstarter campaign has ended with an overall donation pool of $3,335,265, making it one of the highest funded projects in Kickstarter's history.
Mar 13, 2012, 10:55 PMIn context
Frank Cifaldi / Gamasutra:
Steve Jobs, Atari Employee Number 40   —  Steve Jobs was called many things during his tragically short life — innovator, entrepreneur, leader, father — but back when he showed up at the Los Gatos doorstep of arcade game leader Atari in May of 1974, he was an unwashed, bearded college dropout …
Oct 10, 2011, 5:15 AMIn context
Kyle Orland / Gamasutra:
Microsoft To Offer Students Free Xbox 360 With Windows 7 PC Purchase   —  Microsoft today announced it will start offering a free, 4 GB Xbox 360 S — a roughly $200 value — to qualifying students who purchase a Windows 7 PC for $699 or more over the summer.  —  The offer, which runs …
May 21, 2011, 4:15 AMIn context
Chris Morris / Gamasutra:
Sony Tells Dev Partners PlayStation Store To Return May 24   —  Barring any additional problems, Sony plans to bring the PlayStation Store back online next Tuesday, May 24, according to a memo sent to Sony's game developer and publishing partners.  —  The company has sent a tentative publishing schedule …
May 19, 2011, 2:05 PMIn context

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