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Modern Warfare 3 UK Pre-orders 'Significantly' Ahead Of Black Ops
Modern Warfare 3 UK Pre-orders 'Significantly' Ahead Of Black Ops
Pre-orders of highly anticipated shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are currently on track to better the previous record held by Black Ops in the UK, potentially making the upcoming title the most pre-ordered game ever.
July 18, 2011
Zumba Fitness Tops UK Sales Charts For Fifth Consecutive Week
Zumba Fitness Tops UK Sales Charts For Fifth Consecutive Week
Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness was number one in the UK retail software sales charts last week, marking its fifth consecutive week at the top spot and its eighth week overall.
July 18, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Blobster, Lost Earth Enter Charts
Top iPhone Game Apps: Blobster, Lost Earth Enter Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Tower Defense: Lost Earth and Blobster to Draw'n Go: Awesomeness and more.
July 18, 2011
Release This: Call of Juarez: The Cartel Arrives Stateside
Release This: Call of Juarez: The Cartel Arrives Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Call of Juarez: The Cartel and Just Dance: Summer Party to North America, while Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes ships in Japan.
July 18, 2011
Opinion: On Time and On Budget
Opinion: On Time and On Budget
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Relic Entertainment senior AI programmer Jesse Cluff introduces the concept of Scope Plans and explains why developers should use them to build their game's core fir
July 18, 2011
Lolapps Merges With Social Game Publisher 6waves
Lolapps Merges With Social Game Publisher 6waves
Social game developer Lolapps and publisher 6waves have announced that the two companies have merged, and will now be known as 6waves Lolapps, a company focused on game development and publishing simultaneously.
July 18, 2011
Report: Netflix To Expand To UK, Spain
Report: Netflix To Expand To UK, Spain
Netflix is set to expand its streaming movie service -- which works with all major video game consoles -- to Spain and the United Kingdom during the first quarter of 2012, according to media reports.
July 18, 2011
Analysis: Is The U.S. Video Game Industry Really Declining?
Analysis: Is The U.S. Video Game Industry Really Declining?
Taking a closer look at declining U.S. physical retail sales for the first half of the year, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews examines how digital models are offset
July 18, 2011
Monthly User Decline For Popular Facebook Games CityVille, Empires & Allies
Monthly User Decline For Popular Facebook Games CityVille, Empires & Allies
Looking at trends for Facebook's most popular social games, monthy audience growth for Empire & Allies appears to have leveled off, and Zynga's other games like CityVille have also lost a significant amount of users recently.
July 18, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Ms. Splosion Man To Mario Picross
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Ms. Splosion Man To Mario Picross
Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games.
July 18, 2011
Layoffs Hit UTV Ignition's Faxion Online MMO Team
Layoffs Hit UTV Ignition's Faxion Online MMO Team
Development and support staff from True Studios, developer of free-to-play MMO Faxion Online, were laid off last week as UTV Ignition continues to stray away from internal development.
July 18, 2011
EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
Electronic Arts has officially confirmed earlier rumors that it would open a new EA Sports studio in Austin, publicly announcing a new division this morning that will create 300 new jobs in the area.
July 18, 2011