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Electronic Arts issued a round of layoffs today that affected wholly-owned EA Redwood Shores, EA Tiburon, Mythic Entertainment, and EA Black Box locations, according to Gamasutra sources and web reports.EA ...

Capcom's Versus series once delivered some of the most memorable, appealing, and addictive games in the fighting genre -- hitting creative and playability highs that other developers couldn't reach.

Electronic Arts finally broke its silence on weeks of speculation today, confirming its acquisition of social gaming giant Playfish.The deal is valued at $275 million -- plus $25 million in equity retention arrangements, even higher than the $250 million originally rumored. ...

[In this in-depth design analysis, first published in the August 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Electronic Arts designer Soren Johnson (Spore, Civilization IV) looks at the myriad factors in the ...

One of the most important aspects of making a game realistic is its graphics -- a core conceit of the generational transitions the console industry is founded on.

CCP's EVE Online is that rare thing in the MMO world -- a game that has steadily gained in players and profile since it first launch. Originally launched in 2003, the game stands out from the pack given ...

In a conference call following Activision's earnings results, company CFO Thomas Tippl said the company expects this holiday season to bring stronger music game performance for Activision than last year's ...

Epic Games has announced a free PC edition of the Unreal Development Kit, also allowing non-commercial Unreal Engine 3 games to be released for free and detailing new royalty-based engine licensing.The ...

Need for Speed Nitro launches, EA Montreal's Nintendo specialist Joe Booth tells Gamasutra about the psychology and tastes of the Wii gamer, and how creating a "social kind of play pattern" for the game ...

[In each Games Demystified column, developer Jeremy Alessi unpacks the technique behind a game's signature gameplay -- complete with a demo. Previously, he's covered gravity as applied in Super Mario Galaxy, Einstein-Rosen bridges in Portal, and the tiny-big world of Rolando. ...

DJ Hero should give the declining music genre, dominated by band game sequels, a much-needed refresh -- but Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander suggests it can't possibly have the same appeal.]Fatigued of the ...

Keita Takahashi sits alone, six thousand miles from home, in a damp, vacant house set within the grounds of an autumn forest somewhere in the middle of England. He wears a puffer jacket, huddled next to ...

Hugh de Loayza, vice president of business development for Zynga, is extremely bullish on the social gaming business -- which is shaping up to be the posterchild for industry growth in 2009. Zynga, of ...