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	November 8, 2012

		Postmortem: Sony Bend Studio's Uncharted: Golden Abyss [1]

		Is Game Music All It Can Be? [31]

		The End of the Journey: One Indie Studio's Tale [21]


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	November 8, 2012


		Making Failure Fun [2]

		Quality of Life: Bring more snus! [7]

		The Best Political Games of Election 2012 [2]

		An argument for easy achievements [46]

		Six words about role-playing games [35]


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	November 8, 2012

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		1 Natural Selection 2 rakes in $1M in a week by Eric Caoili [11.08.12] Independent developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment has already grossed over $1 million just a week after shipping first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid Natural Selection 2. Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing

		Sony's online platforms boss retiring by Eric Caoili [11.08.12] The president of Sony Network Entertainment International, which oversees PlayStation Network and other Sony media services, is retiring -- Sony Computer Entertainment head Andrew House will take over the role. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

		Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Business by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.08.12] Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten savvy executives, marketers, and other professionals working in the business end of the game industry, helping bring great titles to the market. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		2 Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free-to-play on November 15 by Mike Rose [11.08.12] Star Wars: The Old Republic will go free-to-play next week, less than a year after the game originally launched as a paid subscription title for PC. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		1 Tactics Ogre creator Matsuno is leaving Level-5 by Mike Rose [11.08.12] Tactics Ogre creator Yasumi Matsuno joined Professor Layton developer Level-5 last year. Now just 16 months later, he's leaving the studio to take a break from game development. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		4 New indie game incubator Execution Labs launches in Montreal by Mike Rose [11.08.12] A group of industry veterans has launched a new indie game incubator, with the aim to help smaller teams of developers fund, create and launch their game titles. Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing

		3 Make Something Unreal Live 2013 shortlist revealed by Mike Rose [11.08.12] Epic Games' annual student game development competition, Make Something Unreal Live, today announced the shortlist of projects that will go on to the next stage of the contest. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		Live broadcasting coming to Origin, thanks to Twitch partnership by Mike Rose [11.08.12] Electronic Arts will soon update its Origin online game service, adding the ability for users to live-stream whatever they're playing with minimal fuss, and allowing for non-Origin games to be added to your library. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		2 Jordan Mechner finds his cinematic rhythm with Karateka remake by Christian Nutt [11.08.12] Storytelling isn't about words -- it's about rhythm, says the Prince of Persia creator, who talks to Gamasutra about how his very first game has been made new game, but retains its original cinematic spirit. Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Design, Exclusive

		Gamasutra Member Blogs: From antisocial behaviors to indie problems by Eric Caoili [11.07.12] In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as how to reduce antisocial behaviors in your game, the top five problems indie developers face, and more. Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing

		6 Activision beats estimates by going big, focusing on retail hits by Tom Curtis [11.07.12] While video game retail space is generally in decline, retail games like Skylanders, Diablo III, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 allowed Activision's Q3 to shine. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

		1 GDC 2013's debut sessions feature Assassin's Creed III, Magic: The Gathering creator by Staff [11.07.12] The build-up to next March's GDC 2013 has officially begun -- first sessions include talks on Assassin's Creed III rendering, a 'digital/physical games' panel featuring Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, and much more. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing

		When less is more in game music by Staff [11.07.12] Composer Andrew High has an issue with game music -- that it isn't handled more like film music, and used to punctuate games and their emotional content rather than to layer them with constant sound, and in a new feature, asks why. Console/PC, Audio, Video

		Video: Relive the 2012 GDC Online Choice Awards by Staff [11.07.12] This year's Game Developers Choice Online Awards celebrated the best-in-class MMO, social, mobile, and free-to-play games, and now you can check out the ceremony for yourself in a brand new archived video. Console/PC, Design, Video

		12 PS Vita sales drop to a record low in Japan by Eric Caoili [11.07.12] PS Vita hardware sales have sunk to a new low in Japan -- the handheld's weekly sales dropped below 5,000 units for the first time since launching there 11 months ago. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		3 Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.07.12] Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight 14 talented designers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		6 Wii U user accounts, Network IDs and device integration explained by Mike Rose [11.07.12] With the Nintendo Wii U due to launch later this year, company president Satoru Iwata today further explained how we can expect user accounts to work on the system. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		1 Jordan Mechner's Karateka remake launches today by Mike Rose [11.07.12] Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has today launched his Karateka fighting game remake for Xbox Live Arcade, with versions for PSN, PC and iOS to follow. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		Latest UDK release adds major iOS upgrades by Mike Rose [11.07.12] Epic today updated its Unreal Developer's Kit with a hefty number of new features, including support for iOS 6 and various iOS devices like the iPhone 5, the fourth-generation iPad and the iPad mini. Console/PC, Business/Marketing

		12 Halo 4: What the critics are saying by Danny Cowan [11.07.12] This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to 343 Industries' sci-fi first-person shooter sequel Halo 4, which reviewers describe as "one of the finest shooters in years." Console/PC, Business/Marketing


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