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Viacom posts reduced Q1 profits, blames Rock Band lawsuit
Viacom posts reduced Q1 profits, blames Rock Band lawsuit
Media giant Viacom has posted financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, blaming a significant drop in profits year-over-year on charges related to the Rock Band video game series.
Feb. 3, 2012
Scribblenauts Remix for iOS tops 1M downloads
Scribblenauts Remix for iOS tops 1M downloads
The iOS version of popular Nintendo DS title Scribblenauts has sold over one million copies in the App Store since launching last year, announced publisher Warner Bros. Interactive.
Feb. 3, 2012
Disgaea performance boosts Nippon Ichi earnings estimates
Disgaea performance boosts Nippon Ichi earnings estimates
Following the recent release of new Disgaea titles across PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, Japanese publisher Nippon Ichi reported increased earnings estimates for the end of its fiscal year.
Feb. 3, 2012
Tim Schafer: Kinect will bring about 'whole new genres'
Tim Schafer: Kinect will bring about 'whole new genres'
Fresh off of releasing Double Fine Happy Action Theater this week, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer praises Microsoft's 3D camera in a new Gamasutra feature int
Feb. 3, 2012
Halfbrick, Bejeweled, Pocket Gems talks added to GDC 2012 Smartphone Summit
Halfbrick, Bejeweled, Pocket Gems talks added to GDC 2012 Smartphone Summit
For the latest GDC 2012 update, show organizers have detailed new Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit talks featuring Halfbrick on Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, PopCap on Bejeweled, and more.
Feb. 3, 2012
Security researchers break satellite phone encryption
Security researchers break satellite phone encryption
Academics Benedikt Driessen and Ralf Hund from Ruhr University Bochum have reverse-engineered and cracked the GMR-1 and GMR-2 voice ciphers used by many satellite networks.
Feb. 3, 2012
Number of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last year
Number of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last year
The total number of patient records compromised in the US increased by 97% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to a report released this week by the Redspin consulting firm.
Feb. 3, 2012
Oklahoma bill proposes extra tax on violent games
Oklahoma bill proposes extra tax on violent games
A new bill proposed in Oklahoma seeks to add an extra 1 percent tax on "all violent games" -- a measure that the Entertainment Software Association has described as "patently unconstitutional."
Feb. 2, 2012
Activision promotes chief strategy and talent officer
Activision promotes chief strategy and talent officer
Activision Blizzard has promoted Humam Sakhnini to the newly created position of chief strategy and talent officer, where he will oversee the publisher's corporate strategy and business development activities.
Feb. 2, 2012
Gamasutra expert blogs: From Spry Fox to Kickstarter lessons
Gamasutra expert blogs: From Spry Fox to Kickstarter lessons
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including thoughts on Spry Fox's lawsuit from the studio's general counsel, lessons from two successful Kicksta
Feb. 2, 2012
Troubled UK retailer Game may offload its international business
Troubled UK retailer Game may offload its international business
Struggling UK-based retailer Game Group is talking with lenders about its credit issues, and is "reviewing a strategic plan" for its overseas operations that could see the company selling off more than half of its locations.
Feb. 2, 2012
Analysis: The heroine's journey
Analysis: The heroine's journey
Most are familiar with the literary staple of "the hero's journey," but should the formula change if the hero is female? Contributor Emily Short analyzes this as it relates to video game narrative and Portal's GladOS.
Feb. 2, 2012