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Top-Grossing iTunes Games: Updated Smurfs' Village Takes On Angry Birds
Top-Grossing iTunes Games: Updated Smurfs' Village Takes On Angry Birds
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Smurfs' Village and Zombie Farm earning top iPhone sales, while Angry Birds Seasons HD emerges as a big seller on the iPad.
Feb. 8, 2011
Warhammer Online Servers Closing 'To Maintain An Engaging Experience'
Warhammer Online Servers Closing 'To Maintain An Engaging Experience'
Developer Mythic Entertainment is set to close down three of its Warhammer Online servers in an effort to "maintain an active, competitive, and engaging experience" in the multiplayer online game.
Feb. 8, 2011
Dead Space 2 To Receive Button Remapping For Disabled Players
Dead Space 2 To Receive Button Remapping For Disabled Players
Visceral Games is adding customizable controls to the PC version of its space thriller Dead Space 2 after a disabled player told of his disappointment at not being able to play the game properly.
Feb. 8, 2011
World Of Goo Sells 125K On iPad, Developers Talk Platform Strengths
World Of Goo Sells 125K On iPad, Developers Talk Platform Strengths
World of Goo developer 2D Boy has revealed first-month sales of 125,000 copies of the iPad version of the puzzle title, which is selling much faster than similar versions on WiiWare and Steam.
Feb. 8, 2011
Take-Two Holiday 2010 Revenues Beat Expectations, Profits Up 7 Percent
Take-Two Holiday 2010 Revenues Beat Expectations, Profits Up 7 Percent
Shares in Red Dead Redemption publisher Take-Two Interactive are up just over 3% after hours, as the Rockstar parent announced better-than expected fiscals. [UPDATE: Call comments added.]
Feb. 8, 2011
Beyond Good & Evil HD, Torchlight Anchor Winter XBLA 'House Party' Promotion
Beyond Good & Evil HD, Torchlight Anchor Winter XBLA 'House Party' Promotion
The March releases of Beyond Good & Evil HD and Torchlight sit in the middle of a five-game "Xbox Live Arcade House Party" schedule of weekly releases, starting next week and extending into March.
Feb. 8, 2011
Jagex Secures New Funding To 'Accelerate Growth'
Jagex Secures New Funding To 'Accelerate Growth'
Jagex, developer and publisher of RuneScape, has received an unspecified amount of funding from new backers Spectrum Equity Investors and The Raine Group, and return investor Insight Venture Partners.
Feb. 8, 2011
PathEngine Updates SDK, New MMO Licensing Agreements
PathEngine Updates SDK, New MMO Licensing Agreements
PathEngine announced the release of a 5.26 update for its pathfinding and agent movement SDK, as well as new licensing agreements with NCSoft, Nexon, N. Dolphin Soft, and Bigpoint.
Feb. 8, 2011
HeroEngine Owner Idea Fabrik Founds New U.S. Dev Studio
HeroEngine Owner Idea Fabrik Founds New U.S. Dev Studio
Germany-headquartered Idea Fabrik quietly purchased the HeroEngine development platform and technology from Simutronics late in 2010, and has now founded a new U.S. game dev studio, Second Star Interactive.
Feb. 8, 2011
HTC Invests $40 Million In OnLive
HTC Invests $40 Million In OnLive
Smartphone maker HTC has invested $40 million in cloud-based streaming game service OnLive, hoping to deliver more games to smartphones -- and advancing OnLive's progressively closer relationship with the mobile space.
Feb. 8, 2011
THQ Sells Off Wireless Division
THQ Sells Off Wireless Division
THQ will sell its lower-end cellphone gaming and distribution portfolio to Swedish firm 24MAS, focusing its mobile efforts on developing games for iOS and other smartphone platforms.
Feb. 8, 2011
Report: Hudson U.S. Office To Close
Report: Hudson U.S. Office To Close
Hudson Entertainment, the U.S. arm of Japanese Bomberman creator Hudson Soft, will close its doors as a consequence of publisher Konami's recent acquisition of its parent company.
Feb. 8, 2011