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Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space, N.O.V.A. 3 lead platform sales
Top iPad game apps: Angry Birds Space, N.O.V.A. 3 lead platform sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with N.O.V.A. 3, Angry Birds Space, and Highway Rider currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
May 11, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of May 11, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of May 11, 2012
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Epic Games' Mark Rein, Loot Drop's Brenda Brathwaite, Leisure Suit Larry's Al Lowe, and many others in this weekly roundup.
May 11, 2012
Sony shares fall to 32 year low as future plans are labeled 'optimistic'
Sony shares fall to 32 year low as future plans are labeled 'optimistic'
Analysts have said that Sony's forecast for a swing to profits in the current fiscal year is "optimistic", as the company's shares today fell by 7 percent to a 32 year low following record fiscal 2011 losses.
May 11, 2012
Starpower: Beyonce game lawsuit to go to court, rules judge
Starpower: Beyonce game lawsuit to go to court, rules judge
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed against pop star Beyonce Knowles last year by game developer Gate Five can go to court, given that Knowles did not give the company enough notice before backing out of a deal.
May 11, 2012
Jetpack Joyride comes to Facebook as iOS version hits 25M downloads
Jetpack Joyride comes to Facebook as iOS version hits 25M downloads
Halfbrick's popular free-to-play iPhone and iPad title Jetpack Joyride has launched as a public beta on Facebook, as the iOS version surpassed 25 million downloads in total.
May 11, 2012
GameSalad, Tencent partnership brings localized development tools to China
GameSalad, Tencent partnership brings localized development tools to China
Major Chinese Internet company Tencent has partnered with game authoring tools company GameSalad, to bring a localized version of its development platform to China.
May 11, 2012
Sega focusing on digital shift following decreased 2011 financials
Sega focusing on digital shift following decreased 2011 financials
Sega has posted declined revenues and profits for the full 2011 fiscal year, due in part to weak demand for its video games, while it will combat this decline with further focus on digital and mobile games.
May 11, 2012
Shrinking release slates fuelling U.S. retail video game market decline - analysts
Shrinking release slates fuelling U.S. retail video game market decline - analysts
The U.S. retail video game decline is simply down to a severe lack of game releases compared to previous years, analysts have said, as publishers continue to aggressively slash title output.
May 11, 2012
Opinion: Four reasons we're not as good as we could be
Opinion: Four reasons we're not as good as we could be
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Turbine Games' technical art director Chad Moore explains how distractions keep us from reaching our full potential, and looks at ways to eliminate them.
May 11, 2012
Blizzard and Valve settle ongoing 'Dota' trademark controversy
Blizzard and Valve settle ongoing 'Dota' trademark controversy
After several months of confusion over the rights to the 'Dota' label, Valve Software and Blizzard Entertainment have settled their differences and have decided terms for how each studio will use the name.
May 11, 2012
Digital games should be more like networks than products, says EA's Segerstrale
Digital games should be more like networks than products, says EA's Segerstrale
As EA increasingly emphasizes its digital game initiatives, company executive Kristian Segerstrale believes that it will need to focus less on individual products, and more on suites of games that span multiple platforms.
May 11, 2012
Opinion: Draw something uncertain
Opinion: Draw something uncertain
Psychology plays a key role in smart game design, and Gamasutra contributor Jamie Madigan explores this principle by discussing how a player's confidence in making predictions affects their overall behavior.
May 11, 2012