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PSP Retakes Top Spot In Weekly Japanese Charts
PSP Retakes Top Spot In Weekly Japanese Charts
Sony's PSP once again took the top spot in the Japanese dedicated video game hardware sales charts this week, after sales of the Nintendo 3DS fell sharply, according to data from Media Create.
June 30, 2011
Donya Labs Brings 3D Optimization To Epic's UE3 Integrated Partners Program
Donya Labs Brings 3D Optimization To Epic's UE3 Integrated Partners Program
3D optimization company Donya Labs has become the latest member of Unreal Engine 3's Integrated Partners Program, integrating its Simplygon middleware features in with the popular engine.
June 30, 2011
Friendster Relaunches With Focus On Social Gaming
Friendster Relaunches With Focus On Social Gaming
Social networking site Friendster has completed a long-promised relaunch focusing on social games, with dozens of games and support for users t
June 30, 2011
Analyst: Mobile Apps To Reach $37B In Revenue By 2015
Analyst: Mobile Apps To Reach $37B In Revenue By 2015
A new market analysis by tracking firm Canalys predicts total revenue from mobile phone and tablet app sales, in-app purchases and subscriptions -- including games -- will reach $36.7 billion by 2015.
June 30, 2011
Bungie Partnering With Indie Mobile, Social Devs For 'Aerospace' Program
Bungie Partnering With Indie Mobile, Social Devs For 'Aerospace' Program
Halo creator Bungie has debuted Bungie Aerospace, an effort that will provide resources, assistance and exposure to independent mobile and social game developers -- interviews within.
June 30, 2011
Social Game Developers Keen On Google Plus' Selective 'Circles'
Social Game Developers Keen On Google Plus' Selective 'Circles'
Google has been reaching out to game devs about Google Plus -- here, developers tell Gamasutra how the new social network's "Circles" may help them reach targeted audiences.
June 30, 2011
Sony Reveals PSP Engine For Remaster Series
Sony Reveals PSP Engine For Remaster Series
The engine behind Sony's upcoming PSP Remaster series, which is set to offer enhanced versions of past PSP games for the PlayStation 3, has been detailed at the Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2011 event in Tokyo.
June 30, 2011
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
TVs equipped to display stereoscopic 3D images, used in many console games, are quickly coming down in relative price, and could be only $150 more than comparable 2D TVs by November, according to a new report.
June 30, 2011
UK Retailer HMV Sees Game Profits Fall 'Significantly'
UK Retailer HMV Sees Game Profits Fall 'Significantly'
UK retailer HMV has posted financial results for the last fiscal year, noting that the sale of video games has "significantly underperformed" compared to the company's expectations, while pre-owned game sales are up.
June 30, 2011
Unity Opens New Stockholm Office Led By Ex-DICE Members
Unity Opens New Stockholm Office Led By Ex-DICE Members
Unity Technologies, the development team behind the Unity platform for PC, iOS, Android and consoles, has opened a new office in Stockholm, Sweden, where it plans to expand the quality of Unity-authored games.
June 30, 2011
Atelier Meruru Tops The Japanese Software Charts
Atelier Meruru Tops The Japanese Software Charts
Gust's Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 sat atop the Japanese software sales charts last week, with a slew of new titles entering the charts, according to data from Media Create.
June 30, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From iPhone Observations To Licensed IP
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From iPhone Observations To Licensed IP
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including observations on iPhone games and the App Store, why bad movie games happen, and more.
June 30, 2011