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The Psychology of Games: Those Darn Game Of The Year Debates
The Psychology of Games: Those Darn Game Of The Year Debates
Continuing his look at game-related psychology issues, Jamie Madigan looks at the psychological biases and quirks that rear their head during those interminable Game of the Year debates.
Dec. 31, 2010
2011 Independent Games Festival Debuts Jury For Seumas McNally Grand Prize
2011 Independent Games Festival Debuts Jury For Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Organizers of the 2011 Independent Games Festival have named Grand Prize jury members from all individual juries, ahead of Monday's IGF finalist announcement.
Dec. 31, 2010
Special: Game Time With Mister Raroo - The 2010 Raroo Family Game Awards
Special: Game Time With Mister Raroo - The 2010 Raroo Family Game Awards
Our final chart of 2010 sees video game 'zine' veteran and beloved GameSetWatch columnist Mister Raroo discuss the top family video game titles of the year, from _Kirby's Epic Yar
Dec. 31, 2010
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Holiday Links Special
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Holiday Links Special
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us a fresh roundup of holiday links compiled by Ben Abraham, spanning Shigeru Miyamoto through hating Steam during the holidays.
Dec. 31, 2010
Pokemon, PSP Lead Japanese Sales For 2010
Pokemon, PSP Lead Japanese Sales For 2010
Nintendo's Pokemon Black/White was Japan's top-selling video game in 2010, thought Sony's PSP barely edged out a declining Nintendo DS to lead game hardware sales in the country.
Dec. 30, 2010
The Year In Review: Gamasutra's Mega-List Of 2010 Lists
The Year In Review: Gamasutra's Mega-List Of 2010 Lists
In the last Gamasutra feature of the year, the hardworking staff at the site has put together a massive, retrospective list of the most memorable events and best games of 2010 in a wide variety of categories.
Dec. 30, 2010
Obituary: Voice Casting Director Brigitte Burdine
Obituary: Voice Casting Director Brigitte Burdine
Respected, L.A.-based video game voice casting director Brigitte Burdine, who worked on games including World of Warcraft and God of War II, was killed in a hit-and-run accident early yesterday morning.
Dec. 30, 2010
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Underrated Games
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Underrated Games
Gamasutra's retrospective of 2010 finishes by celebrating this year's overlooked gems, spanning titles like music puzzler Chime and Treasure's on-rails Wii shooter, Sin & Punishment: Successor to the Skies.
Dec. 30, 2010
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 iOS Games
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 iOS Games
Rounding up the year's top iPhone and iPad titles, sister site FingerGaming's editor Danny Cowan highlights the year's best games -- spanning fiendish puzzlers through game company simulations and beyond.
Dec. 29, 2010
Feature: How Self-Interest Supports CityVille's Socialization
Feature: How Self-Interest Supports CityVille's Socialization
After looking into the addictive gameplay design for Zynga's latest hit CityVille yesterday, design veteran Tadhg Kelly concludes his examination with
Dec. 29, 2010
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Named 2010's Most Pirated PC Game
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Named 2010's Most Pirated PC Game
Data from download tracker TorrentFreak.com shows the PC version of Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops was the most pirated game of 2010, with over 4.2 million confirmed BitTorrent downloads through December 26.
Dec. 29, 2010
New Super Mario Bros. Becomes DS' First Six-Million-Seller In Japan
New Super Mario Bros. Becomes DS' First Six-Million-Seller In Japan
Nearly five years after its first release, 2D platformer New Super Mario Bros. has become the first Nintendo DS game to sell over six million copies in Japan, with sales of over 24 million worldwide.
Dec. 29, 2010