A game's usability is of the utmost importance in reaching a broad audience according to industry experts writing jointly in a new Gamasutra feature. "Usability is a crucial factor when attempting to reach large, diverse audiences with a game," according to Adams Greenwood-Ericksen, Eric Preisz and Shawn Stafford. Drs. Greenwood-Erickson and S […]
The news about the launch of Lord of the Rings Online free-to-play just keeps rolling in, with today's dose including LotRO store gossip, new screenshots, and an unfortunate delay for European players. Codemasters delivered a disappointment this morning with the announcement that there were some major difficulties behind the scenes. The European launc […]
GDC Online organizers have debuted new lectures for next month's Austin show, including a League Of Legends postmortem, secrets to long-lasting MMOs with CCP and Turbine, plus a monetization track with Playfish, Facebook, Adobe, and Yahoo! execs. The Austin, Texas based conference -- formerly known as GDC Austin -- is sharply focused on the development […]
The world of LEGO is being destroyed by the mighty Maelstrom. Imagination is being sucked into its evil vortex, and only you and your friends can stop it! Customize your minifig to fit your personality, choose your favorite faction, and launch into battle against Maelstrom and its minions. Save imagination! LEGO Universe Online is the LEGO brand's fir […]
As Microsoft readies the launch of its body-tracking Kinect camera for Xbox 360, Belgian's In3Depth, the holding company for Softkinetic and Optrima, has landed € 8 million ($10 million) in funding for its own gesture-based technology. The investment comes from European telecom operator Belgacom and SRIW Techno, the venture capital arm of Belgian […]