- Feature: 'Gameplay Fundamentals Revisited: Harnessed Pacing & Intensity'
[11.12.08]
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Former Electronic Arts and THQ designer Mike Lopez looks at pacing in games versus films and TV for Gamasutra, explaining how careful planning of single-player level content can produce a perfect "intensity curve" for games.
- Report: Red Eagle Forms Studio For Wheel Of Time Games
[11.12.08]
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According to media reports, production company Red Eagle Entertainment is launching Red Eagle Games, a Malibu, CA-based publishing studio devoted to video game adaptations of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy novels -- including an MMO based on the the universe of the series.
- ESRB Expands Ratings With Summary Info
[11.12.08]
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Anticipating the key holiday shopping season, the Entertainment Software Rating Board is making available new "ratings summaries" to supplement existing information about game content for parents, an initiative that enjoys endorsements from NIMF and state Senator Hillary Clinton, among others.
- Emote Announces Participate Social Platform
[11.12.08]
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Online games publisher Emote Games announced Participate, a social platform designed to help game developers build social networking functions and add avatar creation capabilities to their games for use on various devices.
- Image Metrics Splits Into Game, Film Divisions
[11.12.08]
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Facial animation software company Image Metrics separated its operations into video game and film/TV-focused divisions to better address those industries separately. With the restructuring, the company brought in former Havok executive Brian Waddle as general manager of the game division.
- Blizzard Suspends 350K StarCraft, Diablo II Users For 'Third-Party Hacks'
[11.12.08]
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World of Warcraft creator Blizzard suspended over 350,000 StarCraft and Diablo II accounts on its Battle.net service for using "third-party hacks," according to media reports. 7,700 Warcraft III users were also suspended for the same reason.
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