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HP Unveils WebOS TouchPad, PC Plans
HP Unveils WebOS TouchPad, PC Plans
HP revealed a new slate of WebOS-powered products today, including a new 9.7-inch tablet called the TouchPad, and hinted at plans to bring the previously mobile-only operating system to PCs.
Feb. 9, 2011
Interview: TimeGate's 'Big Splash' Strategy For The Console Digital Space
Interview: TimeGate's 'Big Splash' Strategy For The Console Digital Space
TimeGate president Adel Chaveleh tells Gamasutra why the company decided mid-development to take $60 retail sequel Section 8: Prejudice and go digital -- priced at $15, despite being "fully featured."
Feb. 9, 2011
Aussie Game Industry Declines, PS3 Leads In Marketshare
Aussie Game Industry Declines, PS3 Leads In Marketshare
Australia's game industry declined 16 percent from 2009 to 2010, with console retail software and hardware both down double-digits -- while PlayStation 3 claims the highest marketshare in the region.
Feb. 9, 2011
Survey: 76.2 Percent Of Japanese 'Core' Gamers Want NGP
Survey: 76.2 Percent Of Japanese 'Core' Gamers Want NGP
Sony's PSP enjoys wide adoption in Japan, and now the country's core gamers seem overwhelmingly excited for the NGP -- an impressive 76.2 percent of readers polled by Famitsu magazine said they want one.
Feb. 9, 2011
Slant Six Using RakNet In New Multiplatform Project
Slant Six Using RakNet In New Multiplatform Project
Slant Six Games, (SOCOM series) is working on a new undisclosed multiplatform project, and the studio will use Jenkins Software's RakNet 4 networking middleware in its development.
Feb. 9, 2011
Activision Dissolves Guitar Hero Business, Refocuses On Digital
Activision Dissolves Guitar Hero Business, Refocuses On Digital
Activision will disband its Guitar Hero business unit and cancel True Crime: Hong Kong, as it aims to concentrate on building digital opportunity around its Call of Duty brands and Blizzard products.
Feb. 9, 2011
Cut The Rope Reaches 6 Million Sold
Cut The Rope Reaches 6 Million Sold
ZeptoLabs' iOS puzzle game Cut The Rope continues to be a hit, as publisher Chillingo reveals the title has now crossed 6 million in App Store sales -- and announces new Valentine's Day levels to celebrate.
Feb. 9, 2011
Activision Reveals Beachhead Studio For CoD Online 'Platform', More
Activision Reveals Beachhead Studio For CoD Online 'Platform', More
Activision unveils its new Beachhead studio, tasked with an "online platform" for Call of Duty, talks the "difficult decisions" it's made toward being a "leaner" organization, and reveals new map pack sales figures.
Feb. 9, 2011
Heavy rain causes computer virus infection
Heavy rain causes computer virus infection
An Australian newspaper has reported on the case of 93-year-old woman who was told by 'Microsoft' that she had a virus infection on her PC and that she would need to disinfect it.
Feb. 9, 2011
Russian hacker pleads guilty in $10m WorldPay scam, but escapes jail
Russian hacker pleads guilty in $10m WorldPay scam, but escapes jail
A Russian hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing $10m from the WorldPay online transactions service, spending the proceeds on two apartments and a luxury car. And, incredibly, he has escaped a jail sentence.
Feb. 9, 2011
DICE Adds Battlefield 3 Details, Mod Tools May Not Be Released
DICE Adds Battlefield 3 Details, Mod Tools May Not Be Released
The PC version of upcoming DICE-developed Battlefield 3 is the "lead version", although there may never be mod tools released, according to new details regarding the multiplayer shooter.
Feb. 8, 2011
London Science Museum Introduces Rizk Climate Change Game
London Science Museum Introduces Rizk Climate Change Game
The London Science Museum has launched Rizk, a free online Flash game exploring the global impact of climate change and environmental depletion.
Feb. 8, 2011