"I was watching a retrospective video about Blizzard the other day, when I heard one of the company’s founders say something that, honestly, I have very much neglected in my game development. He said, “Gameplay first.”
I’ll repeat that. Gameplay First.
This is the kind of thing that should be written on the wall next to your computer, because it is that important. I have worked on quite a few indie game projects in my 6 or so years as a game developer and artist, and the two things they all have in common, is that they are unfinished or canceled, and they started with assets first, gameplay later. I think one of the most common reasons indie teams fail at making a game, is that they... Read More
In the past year, Android has managed to replace iOS as the most popular smartphone platform for new purchases, and it even toppled Nokia’s Symbian OS on a global scale, according to at least one report. So it’s not surprising that at the Mobile World Congress last week, Android took center stage. What is perhaps surprising, though, is it seemed to actually take almost the entire stage. The Mobile World Congress is an annual trade show in Europe, and it dates back all the way to 1987.
Millennial Media has released its monthly mobile report this evening, and it looks like Android has continued its reign at the top of the network in terms of mobile ad impression share, after overtaking iOS for the top spot in December 2010. Millennial, whose ads reach 63 million of a total of 77 million mobile web users in the U.S. or 81 percent of the U.S. mobile web; is reporting that Android ad impression share increased by 8 percent month-over-month to capture 54 percent of the network’s ad impressions in the U.S. in January. iOS trailed behind with 28 percent of mobile ad impression share, which is decrease of 4 percent. RIM followed with a 14 percent impression share, down 2 percent from last month.
Apple iOS ad requests increased 47% month-over-month, with Android requests growing by 32% month-over-month. RIM requests remained relatively flat month-over-month, Symbian requests increased 24% and iPad requests increasing by 43% from December. Full Story...
CEO Steve Jobs is taking his second medical leave of absence in two years, raising questions if Jobs pancreatic cancer that had reportedly been cured back in 2004 has returned. It’s unknown whether Jobs’ current medical condition is related to the cancer or if it is something less serious.
Apple this week released a beta version of its next mobile operating system, iOS 4.3, for app developers. Wired got an early look at the OS, which has not been released to the public yet. Among a pile of minor interface modifications, there are a few major new features. Some new multitouch-gesture controls on the iPad are the best part.
It's definitely something to look forward to when iOS 4.3 officially ships. (Apple has not disclosed a release date). The rest of the changes Wired reported were interface-related — modifications to the iPad keyboard and the iOS multitasking tray, a new notebook font and more.
In another patent campaign, Microsoft's lawyers have been busy filing legal briefs against mobile hardware vendor Motorola. Microsoft filed suit against Motorola in November over an alleged breach-of-contract related to the licensing terms of the disputed patents.Microsoft and Motorola are also engaged in a legal spat over alleged patent infringement with Motorola's use of Android. Microsoft alleges that Motorola's use of Android technology infringes on nine of its patents.
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Facebook has raised 500 million euros from US investment bank Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor that values the popular social networking sight at 50 billion dollars, the New York Times reported on Monday.
The investment puts the value of Facebook at higher than fellow Internet companies eBay and Yahoo! as well as media company Time Warner, the newspaper said citing sources familiar with the deal.
The funds will give Facebook added resources to develop new resources, make acquisitions and lure away top employees as it increasingly competes more directly with Internet search giant Google.
As 2010 is wrapping up, it is about time do a sum up of the best sites that I’ve featured on Best Web Gallery. Again I’ve selected 50 sites from different categories: personal blog, commercial, agency, portfolio, and software. In 2010, CSS design is getting more interactive. People are using jQuery and CSS animation to add interaction in their design. More designers are using custom font faces. Some have incorporated responsive web design using media query. Responsive design is definitely the next big thing that we should look forward to. Full Story...
Google has just participated in a seed round for Miso Media, an iPhone and iPad app maker whose product hasn't yet launched in the iTunes App Store.
The total funding for this round comes to $600,000; other participating angels include Keith Rabois (COO of Square), film producer Laura Ziskin and others. Read Full Story...
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