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Caspian, Bohemia Reveal Military Sim VBS Worlds
Caspian, Bohemia Reveal Military Sim VBS Worlds
Bohemia Interactive Simulations and Caspian Learning announced the upcoming launch of VBS Worlds, a new serious gaming application assisting in military training, mission rehearsal, and combat analysis.
Dec. 14, 2010
International Mobile Gaming Awards Submission Deadline Approaches
International Mobile Gaming Awards Submission Deadline Approaches
Organizers of the 7th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards are accepting entries for this year's competition up until January 10th, 2011, with winners due to be announced in February.
Dec. 14, 2010
Best of FingerGaming: From Infinity Blade to Dead Rising Mobile
Best of FingerGaming: From Infinity Blade to Dead Rising Mobile
Gamasutra rounds up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming -- this time covering notable titles such as Infinity Blade, Dead Rising Mobile, and Lame Castle.
Dec. 14, 2010
ESRB Mobile App Lets Users Snap Box Photos For More Info
ESRB Mobile App Lets Users Snap Box Photos For More Info
A new version of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's mobile game rating application provides expanded rating summaries when users take a camera phone picture of a game box.
Dec. 14, 2010
Best Buy Announces Revenue Dip, Claims #1 Kinect, Move Share
Best Buy Announces Revenue Dip, Claims #1 Kinect, Move Share
U.S. specialty retailer Best Buy attributed a 3% dip in same-store revenue partly to a larger 14% dip in video games, but claimed a "number one market share" in Kinect and Move sales.
Dec. 14, 2010
GT5 Experiment Shows Loading Speed Issues, Solid-State HD Advantages
GT5 Experiment Shows Loading Speed Issues, Solid-State HD Advantages
With loading times in Gran Turismo 5 taking up to a minute, frustrated users have taken to experimenting with solid state hard drives, improving loading speed on the game by more than half.
Dec. 14, 2010
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Not-So-Scary Horror To Rapid Prototyping
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Not-So-Scary Horror To Rapid Prototyping
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including the decline of horror games, Super Mario World's lost lessons, and the advantages of quick prototyp
Dec. 14, 2010
CrowdStar: Mobile, Google Platforms To Drive Social Game Growth
CrowdStar: Mobile, Google Platforms To Drive Social Game Growth
Independent developer CrowdStar (Happy Aquarium) predicts that mobile and social platforms, such as Google's Android and Chrome, will drive the third phase of industry growth for social games.
Dec. 14, 2010
Sega Announces Free-To-Play MLB Manager Online
Sega Announces Free-To-Play MLB Manager Online
Sega has announced MLB Manager Online, a browser-based, free-to-play sports simulation launching in March 2011 alongside the start of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
Dec. 14, 2010
PopCap Releases Zuma Blitz On Facebook
PopCap Releases Zuma Blitz On Facebook
Five months after announcing the social game adaptation, PopCap Games has launched Zuma Blitz on Facebook, its second release on the platform after Bejeweled Blitz.
Dec. 14, 2010
Analysis: Sony Didn't 'Move' The Needle In November
Analysis: Sony Didn't 'Move' The Needle In November
As part of his monthly look at NPD results, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks at a bleak U.S. November for Sony, offering a fascinating comparison of its Mov
Dec. 14, 2010
Sega Confirms Upcoming 'Dreamcast Collection'
Sega Confirms Upcoming 'Dreamcast Collection'
Fans of Sega's Dreamcast console are known for their devotion -- and while the console itself is now defunct, the company has confirmed a Dreamcast Collection initiative in a new interview.
Dec. 14, 2010