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Top iPhone game apps: Modern Combat 3, Draw Something dominate paid charts
Top iPhone game apps: Modern Combat 3, Draw Something dominate paid charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Draw Something and Modern Combat 3 to DOOORS and more.
March 19, 2012
Top Android game apps: Osmos HD, Shadowgun emerge as big sellers
Top Android game apps: Osmos HD, Shadowgun emerge as big sellers
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Osmos HD, Modern Combat 3, and Shadowgun currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 19, 2012
EA to close over a dozen game servers, including Online Pass games
EA to close over a dozen game servers, including Online Pass games
Electronic Arts has announced that it will shut down online servers for over a dozen of its games over the next few weeks, including titles which feature the company's Online Pass initiative.
March 19, 2012
Mobile social network PlayPhone acquires marketing firm SocialHour
Mobile social network PlayPhone acquires marketing firm SocialHour
Smartphone social gaming network PlayPhone has acquired social marketing firm SocialHour, with the aim to create promotions across its recently launched mobile games platform.
March 19, 2012
Report: UK retailer Game needs to find lenders by this weekend to avoid administration
Report: UK retailer Game needs to find lenders by this weekend to avoid administration
UK video games retailer Game Group, which reportedly owes more than £180 million ($285.0 million) to creditors, may fall into administration this weekend if it cannot find backers to help raise money to pay rent and wage bills.
March 19, 2012
Tomb Raider veterans open new game studio
Tomb Raider veterans open new game studio
A couple of former Eidos and Sony developers, both of whom worked on the Tomb Raider games, have started a new independent game company, aiming to launch a game for iOS later this year.
March 19, 2012
Draw Something sees popularity surge following smartphone release
Draw Something sees popularity surge following smartphone release
Since launching last month for iOS and Android devices, Omgpop's Pictionary-style game Draw Something has been downloaded over 25 million times for mobile devices, and is currently the most popular game on Facebook.
March 19, 2012
EA on a roll as FIFA Street tops UK sales charts
EA on a roll as FIFA Street tops UK sales charts
EA's FIFA Street went straight to the top of the UK sales charts in its opening weekend, meaning that EA has held the top spot with three different releases in three consecutive weeks.
March 19, 2012
When ex-BioWare devs make their own strategy RPG
When ex-BioWare devs make their own strategy RPG
A trio of ex-BioWare developers have formed their own indie studio to create The Banner Saga, a strategy RPG that hopes to blend classic tactical combat with rich and complex narrative elements.
March 19, 2012
6waves Lolapps lays off dev staff to focus on publishing business
6waves Lolapps lays off dev staff to focus on publishing business
Social gaming company 6waves Lolapps has laid off its entire development staff, and is now restructuring its business to focus entirely on its publishing efforts, Gamasutra has confirmed.
March 19, 2012
Apple breaks sales records with new iPad launch
Apple breaks sales records with new iPad launch
The new iPad debuted just last Friday, and Apple has confirmed that the game-friendly device has broken previous records, and sold more than 3 million units in its launch weekend alone.
March 19, 2012
Opinion: Be an architect
Opinion: Be an architect
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, game design student Andrew Meade explains the usefulness of "swipes" when designing levels, and why level designers are architects.
March 19, 2012