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Release This: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Darkness II ship to retail
Release This: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Darkness II ship to retail
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to retailers worldwide, while Shank 2 and Gotham City Imposters arrive for digital platforms.
Feb. 6, 2012
China's ChangYou ends a record fiscal year
China's ChangYou ends a record fiscal year
Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou reported a record results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year (ending December 31), as sales from its games during 2011 surged to $435.5 million.
Feb. 6, 2012
January's game sales hurt by lack of major releases, says analyst
January's game sales hurt by lack of major releases, says analyst
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter predicts that December's weak game sales at U.S. retail carried into January, and expects that year-over-year software sales for the month dropped by 12 percent to $505 million.
Feb. 6, 2012
XBLIG developer blames new dashboard for poor game performance
XBLIG developer blames new dashboard for poor game performance
Indie developer Kris Steele has seen very few downloads for his latest Xbox Live Indie Game, and he proposes that Microsoft's newest dashboard update is the culprit behind the decline.
Feb. 6, 2012
PSN accounts rebranded 'Sony Entertainment Network'
PSN accounts rebranded 'Sony Entertainment Network'
Sony will rename its PlayStation Network user accounts 'Sony Entertainment Network' later this week for PS3 and PS Vita, as part of its move to expand its digital entertainment offerings.
Feb. 6, 2012
Social dev Kabam sets up headquarters in San Francisco
Social dev Kabam sets up headquarters in San Francisco
Social game developer and publisher Kabam is set to move its company headquarters to San Francisco, where it has signed a multi-year lease for a 63,000 square feet office.
Feb. 6, 2012
European Union invests $12M in Yorkshire digital funding scheme
European Union invests $12M in Yorkshire digital funding scheme
The European Union has funded a new scheme to invest in video game development, as well as TV and film projects, in the Yorkshire areas of the United Kingdom.
Feb. 6, 2012
Spry Fox calls out 6waves' 'disingenuous defense' in Triple Town suit
Spry Fox calls out 6waves' 'disingenuous defense' in Triple Town suit
As part of the ongoing Triple Town vs Yeti Town lawsuit, Triple Town developer Spry Fox has called out Yeti Town dev 6waves Lolapps' defense, given last week, as "disingenuous."
Feb. 6, 2012
Final Fantasy XIII-2 tops UK charts in opening weekend
Final Fantasy XIII-2 tops UK charts in opening weekend
In a week of multiple new releases, Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2 topped the UK software sales charts ahead of a couple of other big-name Japanese franchises.
Feb. 6, 2012
Konami's social games userbase surpasses 15M, helps lead to increased revenue, profits
Konami's social games userbase surpasses 15M, helps lead to increased revenue, profits
Konami has posted financial results for the first nine months of the 2011 fiscal year, with both increased revenue and profits year-over-year thanks to "brisk sales" from its digital entertainment business.
Feb. 6, 2012
Codeplay's Offload tools nominated for Scottish Business Award
Codeplay's Offload tools nominated for Scottish Business Award
Edinburgh-based technology company Codeplay, best known for its Offload game acceleration and optimization toolkit, has been nominated for a Scottish Business Award.
Feb. 6, 2012
Design success means knowing what to do with feedback
Design success means knowing what to do with feedback
Game designers "need to place faith in the design process itself, not in their inevitably doomed first draft," says experienced game designer and programmer Soren Johnson.
Feb. 6, 2012