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Analyst: Duke Nukem Forever Expected To Sell Over 1.5M
Analyst: Duke Nukem Forever Expected To Sell Over 1.5M
Duke Nukem Forever is expected to sell in the lower-end of the region of 1.5-2 million units, while store checks indicate that first day sales of the game were "mediocre," according to analyst reports.
June 15, 2011
Westwood College To Third Annual 'Gathering Of Video Game Legends' Event
Westwood College To Third Annual 'Gathering Of Video Game Legends' Event
Westwood College has announced its third annual Gathering of Video Game Legends event in Anaheim, CA, which will host a number of industry professionals as they share their insights with students, enthusiasts, and aspiring developers.
June 15, 2011
Interview: Garriott And The 'Three Grand Eras' Of Games
Interview: Garriott And The 'Three Grand Eras' Of Games
Ultima creator and GDC Europe 2011 keynote speaker Richard Garriott tells Gamasutra about what he defines as the "three eras of games," and how soc
June 15, 2011
Nintendo Consoles Played By 73 Percent Of U.S. Gamers, Says Company
Nintendo Consoles Played By 73 Percent Of U.S. Gamers, Says Company
Amongst all U.S. game players that use dedicated consoles, 73 percent use Nintendo products either exclusively or in addition to those made by competitors, according to the company.
June 15, 2011
Bungie Enters Mobile Market With Community iOS App
Bungie Enters Mobile Market With Community iOS App
Halo creator Bungie launched its first mobile application this week in the form of Bungie Mobile, a community-oriented app that the company says will be "the first of many."
June 15, 2011
Zynga Continues Social Mobile Push With CityVille Hometown
Zynga Continues Social Mobile Push With CityVille Hometown
Social game giant Zynga is continuing its push into the social mobile field with CityVille Hometown, a spinoff of its popular Facebook urban simulation CityVille, available soon for iOS.
June 15, 2011
Xaitment AI Tools Integrated Into Bohemia's VBS2 Military Sim
Xaitment AI Tools Integrated Into Bohemia's VBS2 Military Sim
A licensing agreement announced Wednesday will see AI tools from technology provider Xaitment used in Bohemia Interactive's military simulation suite VBS2, primarily used for path-finding and crowd simulation.
June 15, 2011
Interview: THQ's Bilson On The Core Market In 2011
Interview: THQ's Bilson On The Core Market In 2011
Gamasutra catches up with THQ Core Games head Danny Bilson for views on the evolving AAA sector, the publisher's social and emerging platform strategy, the importance of talent partnerships, and more.
June 15, 2011
Ultima Creator Garriott To Keynote GDC Europe 2011
Ultima Creator Garriott To Keynote GDC Europe 2011
GDC Europe has announced that Ultima creator, space explorer, and social game developer Richard Garriott will give a keynote at the show examining the impact and future of social games and their effect on the industry.
June 15, 2011
What The (Game) Papers Say - June 2011
What The (Game) Papers Say - June 2011
Gamasutra contributor and video game magazine critic Kevin Gifford takes a look at what's going on in the print magazines this month, including cover features for Street Fighter X Tekken, Gears of War 3, and Batman: Arkham City.
June 15, 2011
Feature: What Went Right And Wrong... Seven Times
Feature: What Went Right And Wrong... Seven Times
Gamasutra's latest feature takes a look at a series of seven Xbox Live Indie Games developed by indie Radiangames -- aka Luke Schneider, formerly of Volition -- and
June 15, 2011
Cellcrypt releases encrypted voice telephony app for Android
Cellcrypt releases encrypted voice telephony app for Android
Cellcrypt has taken the wraps off an encrypted telephony app for Google Android smartphones and tablets. Compatible with the firm's existing Symbian and Blackberry apps, as well as its commercial systems, the app supports 2048-bit RSA encryption.
June 15, 2011