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	May 18, 2012

		A Personal Journey: Jenova Chen's Goals for Games [4]

		Predicting Churn: Data-Mining Your Game [7]

		A Revolution in Sound: Break Down the Walls! [1]


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	May 18, 2012


		Pleasure without learning leads to addiction [5]

		Gen4: The Hard Sell All Around [5]

		A Grim Reminder: An analysis of Legend of Grimrock [10]

		Game On exhibition - Celebrating its 10th Anniversary!

		The Real Cost of Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House [27]


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	May 18, 2012

		Roblox Game Developer – ROBLOX – Fast Growing...

		Nexon America, Inc. Game Development Intern

		Inhance Digital Corp Technical Services and Tradeshow Support

		Industrial Light and Magic Creature ATD

		FLOAT (hybrid entertainment) UX/UI Designer

		Riot Games Fraud Prevention Manager


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	May 18, 2012


		The Mojave Makeover –Massive update for...

		Age of Games releases the 9th episode of the Dev...

		Aoineko Studios Releases First Look of Kitaru...

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		2 Facebook's anemic IPO takes heavy toll on Zynga by Chris Morris [05.18.12] Shares of the social media site's close ally Zynga briefly hit an all time low Friday and closed down precipitously. Editor at large Chris Morris looks at why investors fled - and what might lie ahead. Console/PC, Social/Online, Business/Marketing

		Gamasutra Classics: Behind the scenes of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six by Staff [05.18.12] The Red Storm-developed Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six may have sparked a new line of big-budget tactical shooters following its launch in 1998, but that initial title came from some very modest roots. Console/PC, Production, Exclusive

		16 Could digital sales also be contracting? by Matt Matthews [05.18.12] Having previously looked at the retail game market decline, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews delves into digital game sales, and discusses the possibility that there is some contraction occurring. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		3 How a mod put three-year-old Arma 2 on top of Steam's charts by Mike Rose [05.18.12] Arma 2 developer Bohemia Interactive has seen "a tenfold increase in Arma 2 sales" this month, thanks to the launch of the Day Z zombie mod. Bohemia's Marek Spanel discusses why mod support is so important. Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		14 38 Studios makes state payment, plans 2013 release for MMO by Eric Caoili [05.18.12] Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios made its first payment for the $49 million loan it received from the state of Rhode Island, and will seek private funding to continue operations. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		Get a job: SCE Santa Monica and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Eric Caoili [05.18.12] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at SCE Santa Monica Studios, Monolith Productions, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

		2 Report: EA loses lead developer for top-secret AAA social game by Tom Curtis [05.18.12] EA executive producer Catharina Mallet, who was in charge of one of the publisher's biggest and most secretive social game projects, has reportedly stepped down to take a new job. Social/Online, Business/Marketing

		4 Facebook shares go public, valued at over $104B by Mike Rose [05.18.12] Facebook went public this morning, raising $16 billion in its IPO with a near-record-setting valuation of $104 billion, despite concerns that the honeymoon may be ending for advertisers on the network. Social/Online, Business/Marketing

		EA's Origin attracting crowdfunded projects with free distribution by Eric Caoili [05.18.12] Electronic Arts will allow developers with crowd-funded projects to release their PC games through its download platform Origin, without having to pay any distribution fees for 90 days. Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing

		EA to shut down its Dragon Age social game by Tom Curtis [05.18.12] After shutting down more than a dozen of its online-enabled games earlier this year, Electronic Arts has announced that it will turn off its free-to-play browser game Dragon Age Legends this June. Social/Online, Business/Marketing

		Bungie co-founder's mobile studio signs Unreal Engine multi-title deal by Mike Rose [05.18.12] Industrial Toys, the core-focused mobile development studio headed by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian, has entered into a multi-title licensing deal with Epic Games, and is using Epic's Unreal Engine for its first mobile titles. Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

		8 What Jenova Chen doesn't like about video games by Staff [05.18.12] In a new Gamasutra interview, Thatgamecompany co-founder and Journey creative director Jenova Chen shares the major weakness he sees in the industry's approach to its audience. Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive

		Judge refuses to throw out NCAA conspiracy suit against EA by Eric Caoili [05.18.12] A federal judge has refused Electronic Arts' request to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought against it by former NCAA student athletes, who allege the publisher conspired to uses their likenesses without compensation. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		Report: Japanese government restricts controversial virtual goods practice by Eric Caoili [05.18.12] Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has formally declared that a questionable virtual goods sales method known as "kompu gacha" is illegal, and will penalize companies that continue to engage in the practice. Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

		53 38 Studios misses payroll, struggles to pay off state debt by Tom Curtis [05.17.12] The grim news surrounding 38 Studios continues to mount, as new reports indicate that the Rhode Island-based company was unable to pay its employees this week. [Update: The studio lacks the funds to pay its state debt.] Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		GigaMedia halves Q1 losses following business turnaround by Mike Rose [05.18.12] With Asian online game developer and operator GigaMedia currently making moves to turn around its declining business, the company has managed to halve its losses for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 year-over-year. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		7 Wrack devs pump old-fashioned fun back into the 'drab' FPS genre by Mike Rose [05.17.12] Brad Carney, developer of Doom-inspired Wrack, says his game is an alternative to modern, realistic first-person shooters that "take themselves way too seriously." Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		Top iPad game apps: Bejeweled HD leads paid charts in debut week by Danny Cowan [05.18.12] Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Bejeweled HD, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, and Feed Me Oil currently ranking among the platform's top downloads. Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

		2 In-depth: SQL Server - High performance inserts by Ted Spence [05.18.12] In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, EEDAR's chief information officer Ted Spence continues his SQL Server examination by explaining how to create robust scalability one feature at a time. Console/PC, Programming

		GDC Europe 2012 adds new BioWare DLC, Bigpoint, HTML5 talks by Staff [05.17.12] GDC Europe 2012 has added new talks, with BioWare talking post-release DLC lessons from Mass Effect and Dragon Age, plus Bigpoint on free-to-play game design and YoYo Games on HTML5 programming. Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe