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Android App Downloads Exceed 10 Billion
Android App Downloads Exceed 10 Billion
Game and application downloads on Google's Android platform have crossed the 10 billion mark, as consumers are now installing apps on their Android-powered devices at a rate of 1 billion per month.
Dec. 6, 2011
Google, LOLapps Execs Join Tapjoy Advisory Board Amidst Sale Rumors
Google, LOLapps Execs Join Tapjoy Advisory Board Amidst Sale Rumors
Amidst reports that Tapjoy is seeking to sell itself to major social game companies, the social app and game monetization firm has formed an advisory board comprising executives from Google, LOLapps, and others.
Dec. 6, 2011
Take-Two CEO Hopes For Comeback Following NBA 2K12's Lockout-Fueled Slow Start
Take-Two CEO Hopes For Comeback Following NBA 2K12's Lockout-Fueled Slow Start
Though the delayed NBA season affected NBA 2K12's sales, Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said the publisher prepared for that setback, and is anticipating the season's start.
Dec. 6, 2011
Layoffs At Diner Dash House Playfirst
Layoffs At Diner Dash House Playfirst
Mobile and social casual games publisher PlayFirst (Diner Dash, Chocolatier) laid off an unspecified number of its employees last week as part of a continued restructuring toward being primarily mobile.
Dec. 6, 2011
Ngmoco's Mobage To Utilize MoPub Ad Serving Platform
Ngmoco's Mobage To Utilize MoPub Ad Serving Platform
The DeNA-owned Ngmoco has signed a new deal with mobile ad platform MoPub, which provides mobile publishers with a unified system for selling and controlling the ads that appear within mobile apps.
Dec. 6, 2011
Rango Film Company Signs Microsoft Games Deal
Rango Film Company Signs Microsoft Games Deal
Blind Wink Productions, the studio founded by Pirates of the Caribbean and Rango director Gore Verbinski, has signed an agreement to create games for Microsoft starting with an XBLA title next year.
Dec. 6, 2011
Mario Kart 7 Is Japan's Quickest Selling 3DS Title
Mario Kart 7 Is Japan's Quickest Selling 3DS Title
After almost a week on the market, Nintendo's Mario Kart 7 is on pace to become the fastest-selling title for the 3DS in Japan, with more than 420,000 units sold according to Nintendo's internal projections.
Dec. 6, 2011
Court Denies Ubisoft Restraining Order Over Get Up And Dance
Court Denies Ubisoft Restraining Order Over Get Up And Dance
A federal court has blocked a restraining order claim from Ubisoft, in which the company was looking to stop the sale of dance title Get Up and Dance due to its similarities to Just Dance.
Dec. 6, 2011
Tekken's Harada 'Not Really Worried' About Market Saturation
Tekken's Harada 'Not Really Worried' About Market Saturation
With five announced games on top of a 2011 release -- Tekken Hybrid -- is the Tekken series on the verge of overexposure? Chief producer Katsuhiro Harada comments to Gamasutra on the issue.
Dec. 6, 2011
Study: 36% Of U.S. MMO Players Choose Sci-Fi
Study: 36% Of U.S. MMO Players Choose Sci-Fi
A new report conducted by research firm Newzoo has found that 84 percent of U.S. sci-fi MMO gamers play free-to-play titles, rather than subscription-based MMOs.
Dec. 6, 2011
Zynga Settles Copying Claim Dispute With Social Startup Vostu
Zynga Settles Copying Claim Dispute With Social Startup Vostu
Social games giant Zynga and Brazilian startup studio Vostu today announced they have settled their lawsuit, ending a six-month disagreement between the two companies.
Dec. 6, 2011
Students Win $100K Scholarship With Kinect Leg Prosthesis Project
Students Win $100K Scholarship With Kinect Leg Prosthesis Project
A team of students has won a college scholarship as part of the 2011 Siemens Competition, for its work on a project that uses the Kinect motion-sensor hardware to help people with leg injuries and ailments.
Dec. 6, 2011