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World Of Goo Tops Charts In Android Debut
World Of Goo Tops Charts In Android Debut
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with World of Goo, Cut the Rope, and Angry Birds Seasons currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Dec. 5, 2011
Subscription-Enabled Tetris Leads App Store Charts
Subscription-Enabled Tetris Leads App Store Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Tetris and Angry Birds Seasons to Shift 2 Unleashed and more.
Dec. 5, 2011
iOS Debut Dark Meadow Shows Off Phosphor Games' 'AAA' Chops
iOS Debut Dark Meadow Shows Off Phosphor Games' 'AAA' Chops
With Dark Meadow, Chicago-based Phosphor Games showed just what a small studio with triple-A experience could do on iOS. Gamasutra speaks with studio director Chip Sineni.
Dec. 5, 2011
Ghost Trick, Rayman: Origins, More Nominated In 39th Annual Annie Awards
Ghost Trick, Rayman: Origins, More Nominated In 39th Annual Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society has revealed the finalists for its latest Best Animated Video Game Award, with nominees including Capcom's Ghost Trick, Epic's Gears of War 3, Ubisoft's Rayman: Origins, and more.
Dec. 5, 2011
The Old Republic Draws 2M Beta Volunteers
The Old Republic Draws 2M Beta Volunteers
Today, Electronic Arts revealed that its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Republic attracted more than 2 million volunteers for the game's recent beta test, with more than 725,000 users participating during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Dec. 5, 2011
Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Australian developer Epiphany Games and UK-based racing game studio Eutechnyx have been honored in the Red Herring Global 2011 awards for their achievements in software and game development.
Dec. 5, 2011
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's Tim Borrelli looks at how some ambitious animators -- or developers in other fields -- are trying to advance their careers the wrong way.
Dec. 5, 2011
Mojang Working On Official Minecraft Lego
Mojang Working On Official Minecraft Lego
Minecraft developer Mojang revealed today that it is working directly with the Lego Group and a couple of Minecraft fans to bring an official Lego set based on the game to fruition.
Dec. 5, 2011
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Ahead of the November NPD Group U.S. software sales data, due to be released on December 8, analyst group Wedbush Securities has estimated that software sales for the month surpassed $1.5 billion in total.
Dec. 5, 2011
Nexon $1.2B IPO Listing On December 14
Nexon $1.2B IPO Listing On December 14
Following reports last month that online game publisher Nexon was heading for an initial public offering, the company has now set the price of the IPO at ¥91 billion ($1.2 billion).
Dec. 5, 2011
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
Microsoft said on Monday that the new Xbox 360 dashboard, due to launch tomorrow, will allow for "entertainment experiences more social and personal than ever," thanks to new control, voice and search features.
Dec. 5, 2011
Fourth Consecutive Week At Top Of UK Charts For Modern Warfare 3
Fourth Consecutive Week At Top Of UK Charts For Modern Warfare 3
For the fourth week in a row, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topped the UK software sales charts, and even saw a 2 percent increase in sales week-over-week, according to data from tracking firm Chart-Track.
Dec. 5, 2011