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Top iPad Game Apps: Discounted EA, Gameloft Apps Lead Platform Sales
Top iPad Game Apps: Discounted EA, Gameloft Apps Lead Platform Sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Monopoly, Asphalt 6, N.O.V.A. 2, and Battleship currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
July 1, 2011
Zynga R&D, Marketing, Infrastructure Costs Soar In 2011
Zynga R&D, Marketing, Infrastructure Costs Soar In 2011
Zynga is spending an increasingly large amount of money on R&D, marketing and infrastructure, newly revealed data from today's IPO filing shows, with spending in all
July 1, 2011
Analyst Doubts Effectiveness Of Annualized Game Franchises
Analyst Doubts Effectiveness Of Annualized Game Franchises
In a new research note, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter questions the conventional wisdom among some publishers that major franchises should see a new release every year.
July 1, 2011
Zynga IPO Reveals Count Of 148M Unique Players
Zynga IPO Reveals Count Of 148M Unique Players
Papers filed for Zynga's IPO today reveal the company had 148 million unique monthly players across its games as of March 31, much lower than previous counts which tal
July 1, 2011
Zynga Files For IPO Worth $1B
Zynga Files For IPO Worth $1B
Social gaming giant Zynga (CityVille) has filed for an IPO of $1 billion in stock, also revealing impressive financials, with $597 million in revenues and $90 million in profits during 2010.
July 1, 2011
Zynga Addresses Strengths And Potential Weaknesses In IPO Filing
Zynga Addresses Strengths And Potential Weaknesses In IPO Filing
As part of its recent filing for an IPO, Zynga lays out an extensive listing of strategic strengths and potential risks that provide an illuminating look at how the c
July 1, 2011
Report: Zoo Tycoon Dev Blue Fang Lays Off Development Staff
Report: Zoo Tycoon Dev Blue Fang Lays Off Development Staff
Waltham, MA-based Blue Fang Games, creator of the Zoo Tycoon series as well as a Facebook iteration of The Oregon Trail, is laying off all of its development staff, a source told Gamasutra. [UPDATE: More details added.]
July 1, 2011
Orson Scott Card To Help With Story For Red 5's Firefall
Orson Scott Card To Help With Story For Red 5's Firefall
Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card is set to write the story for Red 5 Entertainment's upcoming free-to-play PC title Firefall and an accompanying manga novel, the company announced today.
July 1, 2011
Report: Bing Gordon Sets $3/Hour Online Game Guideline
Report: Bing Gordon Sets $3/Hour Online Game Guideline
Online gamers need to generate around $3 of in-game value per hour for themselves to stay entertained and give a feeling of satisfaction, according to venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Bing Gordon.
July 1, 2011
DC Universe Online Digital Marketplace Launches
DC Universe Online Digital Marketplace Launches
Sony Online Entertainment has launched a digital marketplace for its MMORPG DC Universe Online, with three items currently available to buy through a microtransactions model.
July 1, 2011
Split/Second Developer Black Rock Closing Down
Split/Second Developer Black Rock Closing Down
Pure and Split/Second developer Black Rock Studio is set to be closed down by parent company Disney Interactive, months after seeing lay-offs, according to media reports. [UPDATE: Disney confirms closure.]
July 1, 2011
Wii Thor Developer Red Fly Confirms Layoffs
Wii Thor Developer Red Fly Confirms Layoffs
Austin, Texas-based Red Fly Studio, developer behind the recently released Wii version of Thor: God of Thunder, has confirmed that it has laid off around 30 staff members after "a large high-profile project" was canceled.
July 1, 2011