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In-app purchases come to PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies
In-app purchases come to PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies
The EA-owned casual game giant PopCap has released a new update to its popular Plants vs. Zombies on iOS introducing the game's first ever in-app microstransactions.
April 19, 2012
6waves partners with the BBC for Top Gear, Jane Austen social games
6waves partners with the BBC for Top Gear, Jane Austen social games
The recently-restructured social publisher 6waves announced on Thursday that it has partnered with BBC Worldwide to launch a series of social games based on the multimedia company's most popular franchises.
April 19, 2012
New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests
New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests
Trusteer has discovered spyware being sold in underground forums for $280. It targets hospitality PoS applications.
April 19, 2012
Web inventor says UK government's snooping bill is dangerous
Web inventor says UK government's snooping bill is dangerous
The UK government's plans to allow security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet browsing habits are dangerous, according to World Wide Web inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
April 19, 2012
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Spring Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Spring Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its Spring Bundle featuring Unstoppable Gorg, Depths of Peril, Tobe's Vertical Adventure, and three PC and Mac ports from acclaimed XBLIG developer Radiangames.
April 18, 2012
Top-Grossing Android games: Drag Racing: Bike Edition rivals Zynga Poker
Top-Grossing Android games: Drag Racing: Bike Edition rivals Zynga Poker
The latest North American Google Play game charts by revenue see Zynga Poker and Drag Racing: Bike Edition leading today's rankings, as Rage of Bahamut and Defender II also report top earnings.
April 18, 2012
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Kingdoms of Camelot leads iPhone sales rankings
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Kingdoms of Camelot leads iPhone sales rankings
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Kingdoms of Camelot and Poker by Zynga earning top iPhone sales, while DragonVale and Slotomania HD remain big sellers on the iPad.
April 18, 2012
Critical Reception: Polytron Corp's Fez
Critical Reception: Polytron Corp's Fez
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Polytron's perspective-shifting platformer Fez, which reviews describe as "an absolutely magical, albeit maddening experience."
April 18, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From in-house publishing to designing combos/chains
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From in-house publishing to designing combos/chains
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as the design of combos and chains, Star Wars: The Old Republic's decline, in-house publishing, and more.
April 18, 2012
Temple Run on Android sees 10M downloads in 3 weeks
Temple Run on Android sees 10M downloads in 3 weeks
The Android version of Imangi Studios' popular free-to-play smartphone game Temple Run has been downloaded more than 10 million times since it launched just over three weeks ago.
April 18, 2012
Darksiders II delayed until August for added polish
Darksiders II delayed until August for added polish
THQ revealed today that it has delayed the Vigil Games-developed Darksiders II, with the game now set for an August release for PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
April 18, 2012
'Higher-than-expected sales' boost THQ's Q4 expectations
'Higher-than-expected sales' boost THQ's Q4 expectations
THQ has said that it expects to exceed its previous financial expectations for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, thanks to "higher-than-expected" sales of Saints Row: The Third and UFC Undisputed 3.
April 18, 2012