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Kindle Fire Sales May Be As High As 2M So Far, Says Analyst
Kindle Fire Sales May Be As High As 2M So Far, Says Analyst
Analysts estimate that the Kindle Fire, Amazon's new tablet for consuming eBooks/media and playing games, has shipped 3 to 4 million units, and sold as many as 2 million or more of the device.
Dec. 2, 2011
PS Vita Hopes To Prevent Piracy With Closed Memory Format
PS Vita Hopes To Prevent Piracy With Closed Memory Format
The proprietary (and costly) memory card format for Sony's upcoming PS Vita has many up in arms, but the company says the new format will prevent another PSP piracy disaster.
Dec. 2, 2011
Advocacy Group Lobbies To Legalize Game Console 'Jailbreaking'
Advocacy Group Lobbies To Legalize Game Console 'Jailbreaking'
Following the U.S. Copyright Office's decision last year allowing users to "jailbreak" iPhones, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is seeking similar DMCA exemptions for other smartphones, tablets, and game consoles.
Dec. 2, 2011
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of December 2
Your Game Industry In Your Words: Week Of December 2
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from game industry figures such as Chair Entertainment's Donald Mustard, IO Interactive's Niels Jorgensen, and Kuju Entertainment's Adrian Hawkins.
Dec. 2, 2011
Majesco Bulks Up European Staff To Promote Zumba Fitness
Majesco Bulks Up European Staff To Promote Zumba Fitness
As the company prepares to launch new entries in its immensely popular Zumba Fitness franchise, Majesco hires key marketing and publishing executives to help promote the game in Europe.
Dec. 2, 2011
Nintendo's Xenoblade Chronicles Finally Comes To America
Nintendo's Xenoblade Chronicles Finally Comes To America
Bolstered by rave reviews in Europe and a fan campaign for its U.S. release, Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii will finally arrive in North America next April with a limited release via GameStop and Nintendo's site.
Dec. 2, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 2
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 2
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Crytek, Avalanche Studios, Capcom, and others.
Dec. 2, 2011
Code Share: Source Censoring
Code Share: Source Censoring
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, BitSquid co-founder Niklas Frykholm shares a useful tool that enables developers to censor and strip restricted segments of code they intend to distribute.
Dec. 2, 2011
The Business Of Selling Frozen Synapse
The Business Of Selling Frozen Synapse
In this article, reprinted with permission from Gamesbrief, Mode 7's Paul Taylor gives a postmortem on the business of selling its squad-based tactical game _Fro
Dec. 2, 2011
Nexon's Min Kim On The 'Free2pocalypse'
Nexon's Min Kim On The 'Free2pocalypse'
Much has changed about the free to play space since Nexon paved the way for it in the West -- we catch up with Min Kim on an exciting new role for him, the company's Karma Koin currency initiative, and more.
Dec. 2, 2011
Itagaki: Realistic Military Details Will Elevate Devil's Third
Itagaki: Realistic Military Details Will Elevate Devil's Third
The outspoken former Ninja Gaiden developer reaffirms to Gamasutra his desire to hit the top of the shooter genre with his upcoming game, contrasting it against Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3.
Dec. 2, 2011
Sorry Vladimir, our bad: Water pump ‘hack’ just equipment failure
Sorry Vladimir, our bad: Water pump ‘hack’ just equipment failure
The contractor who helped install the industrial control system for the Curran-Gardner Public Water District in Springfield, Illinois, said the water pump allegedly hacked by the Russians in fact just burned out.
Dec. 2, 2011