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In-Depth: Xbox Live Arcade Sales Analysis, First Half Of 2011
In-Depth: Xbox Live Arcade Sales Analysis, First Half Of 2011
Gamasutra contributor Ryan Langley examines the first six months of 2011's Xbox Live arcade sales, pointing out the well-promoted top sellers, poorly reviewed releases that people bought anyway, and and more.
July 22, 2011
PSN Users Raise $1.6M In Earthquake Relief For Japan
PSN Users Raise $1.6M In Earthquake Relief For Japan
Sony recently announced that since it began taking donations in mid-March, PlayStation Network users have raised over 129.7 million yen (roughly $1.6 million) to fund the earthquake relief efforts in Japan.
July 22, 2011
Free-To-Play Pixeljunk Monsters Heading To Social Networks
Free-To-Play Pixeljunk Monsters Heading To Social Networks
At the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, Q-Games announced that its popular PSN title PixelJunk Monsters will make its way onto social networks as a free-to-play title.
July 22, 2011
Australia Plans To Move Forward With R18+ Rating After 'In Principle' Agreement
Australia Plans To Move Forward With R18+ Rating After 'In Principle' Agreement
An" in principle" agreement by state and territory attorneys general paves the way for federal introduction of an R18+ rating in Australia in the coming months, minister for home affairs Brendan O'Connor said.
July 22, 2011
Analyst: 3DS Could Rebound, Pricing Crucial For Wii U
Analyst: 3DS Could Rebound, Pricing Crucial For Wii U
In a new note to investors, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter gives a cautiously optimistic outlook on the future of Nintendo's hardware plans for the 3DS and the Wii U.
July 22, 2011
Troubled Irem Pulling Titles, Home Lounges From Japanese PSN
Troubled Irem Pulling Titles, Home Lounges From Japanese PSN
Struggling Japanese publisher Irem will be removing all of its downloadable titles from the Japanese PSN store on August 11, according to a report translated by Andriasang.
July 22, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 21
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 21
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at THQ, MTV Networks, PlayFish, and Disney Online Studios.
July 22, 2011
Interview: World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Developer Cryptozoic Speaks Up
Interview: World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Developer Cryptozoic Speaks Up
Gamasutra speaks to the developers of the WoW trading card game about the pressures of developing a compliment to the massively successful MMO -- and how they tie in with it.
July 22, 2011
Opinion: A Thirst For Low-Level Programming
Opinion: A Thirst For Low-Level Programming
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, freelance programmer Fabrice Lété shares why you should be experimenting with platform API-level programming even when you're not working on the middleware.
July 22, 2011
GDC Vault Debuts 2011's 'Game Design Challenge' Session Video
GDC Vault Debuts 2011's 'Game Design Challenge' Session Video
This week, the GDC Vault has debuted a free video of GDC 2011's Game Design Challenge, which saw the rise of the unorthodox, and occasionally controversial multiplayer title Chain World.
July 22, 2011
GDC Europe Speaker Spotlight: B.U.T.T.O.N.'s Douglas Wilson On Breaking The Rules
GDC Europe Speaker Spotlight: B.U.T.T.O.N.'s Douglas Wilson On Breaking The Rules
In the latest in a series of interviews with speakers from this August's GDC Europe, Douglas Wilson, developer of the IGF-finalist B.U.T.T.O.N., discusses how to design multiplayer games that don't adhere to strict rules.
July 22, 2011
Square Enix's Fischer: Too Much Social Hype, But The Industry Is Growing Fast
Square Enix's Fischer: Too Much Social Hype, But The Industry Is Growing Fast
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Square Enix U.S. president and CEO Mike Fischer tells Gamasutra that he sees amazing growth in the industry -- but his company won't be bandwagon-jumping.
July 22, 2011