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Take Two Estimates Lowered After Disappointing Duke Sales
Take Two Estimates Lowered After Disappointing Duke Sales
Analyst firm Wedbush Morgan has lowered its fiscal Q1 revenue estimates for Duke Nukem Forever publisher Take Two Interactive, saying that the game's sell-through may be as low as half of its initial expectations.
July 5, 2011
Official Pokemon Game Coming To Smartphones
Official Pokemon Game Coming To Smartphones
The Pokemon Company is set to bring an official Pokemon game to smartphone devices, marking the first time that an official Nintendo-copyrighted app will be available on the iOS and Android.
July 5, 2011
Apple and Google heading into less cloudy security times says researcher
Apple and Google heading into less cloudy security times says researcher
The impending launch of Apple and Google into the area of consumer cloud computing services in a major way is changing the way that cybercriminals view the cloud, claims Peter Cochrane, a technology researcher and former CTO of British Telecom.
July 5, 2011
Infosecurity Europe Joins Forces with Infosecurity Magazine & Online News Site to Create Stronger, United Market Offering
Infosecurity Europe Joins Forces with Infosecurity Magazine & Online News Site to Create Stronger, United Market Offering
Infosecurity Europe and Infosecurity magazine are delighted to announce the formal collaboration of their brands and products with immediate effect.
July 5, 2011
BAFTA's 'Brits To Watch' Includes 2 Game Designers
BAFTA's 'Brits To Watch' Includes 2 Game Designers
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has revealed the list of its 'Brits to Watch' ahead of the upcoming event to be held on July 9 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, which includes two members of the games industry.
July 4, 2011
PSN Full Restore In Japan Coming July 6
PSN Full Restore In Japan Coming July 6
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the full return of the PlayStation Network in Japan is coming on July 6, allowing Japanese users to access the full service after the original outage back in April.
July 4, 2011
Opinion: Re-Education (Through Leaderboards)
Opinion: Re-Education (Through Leaderboards)
Agora Games' lead engineer David Czarnecki describes how developers looking for change in their work can try to repeatedly solve problems in different ways, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
July 4, 2011
Interview: Why Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play Is Not Another N-Gage
Interview: Why Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play Is Not Another N-Gage
The audience for the Xperia Play is a "younger, cooler crowd," according to Sony Ericsson's Dom Neil-Dwyer, who tells Gamasutra that it will find its audience with those seeking "something new."
July 4, 2011
In-Depth: Smith & Tinker's CEO On The Fall Of Nanovor, iOS Rebirth
In-Depth: Smith & Tinker's CEO On The Fall Of Nanovor, iOS Rebirth
Smith & Tinker CEO Joe Lawandus tells Gamasutra why the well-funded startup's toy/game hybrid Nanovor is no more, and explains about the company's journey to iOS games with Marvel: Kapow.
July 4, 2011
It's the Fourth of July: celebrate, but don't click through
It's the Fourth of July: celebrate, but don't click through
It’s the Fourth of July in the US today, when Americans are celebrating Independence Day, but IT security vendors have spent the weekend issuing warnings on phishing and infected emails taking advantage of the celebrations.
July 4, 2011
Analysis: Putting Zynga's IPO In Perspective
Analysis: Putting Zynga's IPO In Perspective
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris takes a deeper look at the numbers behind Zynga's $1 billion IPO, and comes to the conclusion: "Damn, would it be nice to be Mark Pincus."
July 1, 2011
Saling The World: Child of Eden Tops U.S. Sales Charts
Saling The World: Child of Eden Tops U.S. Sales Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find a discounted Child of Eden heading multiplatform sales stateside, while Steins;Gate and its sequel continue to rank among Japan's biggest sellers.
July 1, 2011