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Japan Saw Slight Online Gaming Growth In 2010
Japan Saw Slight Online Gaming Growth In 2010
The Japan Online Game Association has revealed that revenue from online gaming in Japan increased ever so slightly in 2010 compared to the year before, up 3 percent to ¥132.9 billion ($1.68 billion).
July 14, 2011
Report: Zynga Offered $1B For PopCap
Report: Zynga Offered $1B For PopCap
Social games giant Zynga offered $1 billion in cash for PopCap, but was turned down in favor of a deal with Electronic Arts, as PopCap saw this as a more lucrative deal, according to media reports.
July 14, 2011
Bulletstorm, Witcher 2 Devs Announce Hard Reset, New Studio
Bulletstorm, Witcher 2 Devs Announce Hard Reset, New Studio
A new development studio comprised of game industry veterans who worked on a number of recent big releases has revealed its first game, a science fiction first-person shooter called Hard Reset.
July 14, 2011
Imagine Cup Game Design Winners Focus On Environment, Poverty
Imagine Cup Game Design Winners Focus On Environment, Poverty
Three international game development teams have won $25,000 each as part of Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup competition for games that focus on improving the world in some way.
July 14, 2011
CDN$3M Ontario Grant To Help Silicon Knights Add 80 Jobs, Become Publisher
CDN$3M Ontario Grant To Help Silicon Knights Add 80 Jobs, Become Publisher
A new, $3 million grant from the Ontario government will help Silicon Knights expand from 97 to 177 employees and allow it to publish its own games, the company announced today.
July 14, 2011
Opinion: We Need A Standard Format For Localization
Opinion: We Need A Standard Format For Localization
NGD Studios co-founder Nicolas Lamanna describes the challenges translators face when managing all of their localization tool options, and presents a possible solution, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion pie
July 14, 2011
Infamous 2 Top-Selling U.S. Game SKU For June
Infamous 2 Top-Selling U.S. Game SKU For June
To coincide with today's impending NPD reports for June 2011, Sony announced its own Infamous 2, developed by Sucker Punch Productions, was the top-selling game SKU in the U.S.
July 14, 2011
Xbox 360 Sells 500K At Retail In June, Kinect Lineup To 'Triple By The End Of The Year'
Xbox 360 Sells 500K At Retail In June, Kinect Lineup To 'Triple By The End Of The Year'
Alongside the June 2011 NPD report, Microsoft announced that Xbox 360 continued to lead retail console sales, and sold 507,000 units, which the company says is nearly twice as many as other home console competitors.
July 14, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Team Bondi To Workification
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Team Bondi To Workification
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including a current Team Bondi worker responding to allegations from ex-employees, the "workification" of games
July 14, 2011
Best Of Console Digital News - Crash, Burnout, Crash!
Best Of Console Digital News - Crash, Burnout, Crash!
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services in conjunction with sister site GameSetWatch, this time highlighting news about Super Dodge Ball and Burnout Crash.
July 14, 2011
Blitz Games: Usability Testing Essential, But Trust Your Instincts
Blitz Games: Usability Testing Essential, But Trust Your Instincts
As part of Gamasutra's latest feature, Blitz Games Studios studio development director Chris Viggers discusses how user testing revealed flaws in player int
July 14, 2011
GDC Online Debuts Zynga, CCP, Threat Modeling Talks
GDC Online Debuts Zynga, CCP, Threat Modeling Talks
GDC Online has revealed a new batch of lectures, featuring speakers from Zynga on 'how metrics are ruining your game', veteran Stephen Beeman on online security threats, and CCP on crisis management.
July 14, 2011