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Sony: PSN Fully Online By May 31
Sony: PSN Fully Online By May 31
Sony has said that it plans for PlayStation Network to be fully operational by May 31, while SCEE has detailed the free games that PSN users will receive as part of the Welcome Back program.
May 9, 2011
TIGA Casual Games Committee Event On May 13
TIGA Casual Games Committee Event On May 13
UK video game industry trade group TIGA has outlined details for its upcoming Casual Games Committee event later this month, which will take place in London on May 13 and look to "support our casual games developers."
May 9, 2011
Zumba Fitness Retakes Top Spot In UK Retail Sales Charts
Zumba Fitness Retakes Top Spot In UK Retail Sales Charts
Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness took the top spot in the UK retail software sales charts last week, ending the two-week domination by Valve and EA's first-person puzzler Portal 2.
May 9, 2011
Interview: Naughty Dog On Refining Multiplayer In Uncharted 3
Interview: Naughty Dog On Refining Multiplayer In Uncharted 3
Gamasutra sat down with Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells to discuss how the studio plans to make Uncharted 3's multiplayer suite "competitive with the other top online games out there."
May 9, 2011
Nintendo To Present Pre-E3 Press Conference Tuesday, June 7
Nintendo To Present Pre-E3 Press Conference Tuesday, June 7
Nintendo will be the third major console maker to present its pre-E3 media briefing this year in a Nokia Theatre event on the morning of Tuesday, June 7 that is expected to debut the successor to the Wii.
May 9, 2011
Opinion: The Gods Of Goo
Opinion: The Gods Of Goo
In this opinion piece, Gamasutra contributor Richard Clark offers a personal meditation on the implications of deity in 2D Boy's World of Goo and uses the game to examine his own spiritual beliefs.
May 9, 2011
Nintendo Hires Scott Moffitt As VP Of Sales And Marketing
Nintendo Hires Scott Moffitt As VP Of Sales And Marketing
Nintendo of America has announced new executive vice president of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt, who replaces former Nintendo sales and marketing executive Cammie Dunaway.
May 9, 2011
Report: Apple Is World's Most Valuable Brand, Facebook Fastest Riser
Report: Apple Is World's Most Valuable Brand, Facebook Fastest Riser
Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending the search-engine giant's four year run at the top, while Facebook, another increasingly game-related brand, is on the rise, according to a research study.
May 9, 2011
PSN Outage Costing Capcom 'Hundreds Of Thousands, If Not Millions'
PSN Outage Costing Capcom 'Hundreds Of Thousands, If Not Millions'
Capcom corporate officer and SVP Christian Svensson has spoken out against those who hacked Sony's PlayStation Network, saying that the unidentified group is punishing much more than just Sony.
May 9, 2011
Blizzard Speeds Up WoW Development To Address Subscriber Churn
Blizzard Speeds Up WoW Development To Address Subscriber Churn
Blizzard wants to reduce downtime in-between World of Warcraft expansions, according to a Gamasutra-attended conference call, with Mike Morhaime commenting: "We need to be faster at delivering content to players."
May 9, 2011
Beachhead Call of Duty Digital Platform Premiering This Fall
Beachhead Call of Duty Digital Platform Premiering This Fall
Activision's next Call of Duty game will incorporate the digital and social networking initiatives being developed at its new dedicated Beachhead studio, and will carry with it the company's biggest marketing spend ever.
May 9, 2011
Curiosity kills the cat as hackers use new infection techniques
Curiosity kills the cat as hackers use new infection techniques
Hackers appear to be using social networking and news trending topics, judging from a recent analysis from Luis Corrons, technical director with Panda Security, who notes that the death of Osama bin Laden and the Royal Wedding have been used as lures in the last few weeks.
May 9, 2011