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Kotick: Little Value For Activision In Mobile, Facebook Markets
Kotick: Little Value For Activision In Mobile, Facebook Markets
"We don't view the App Store as a really big opportunity for dedicated games," says Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, explaining why the company's not interested in the booming mobile or social markets.
Dec. 1, 2010
Game Violence, Real Aggression Don't Correlate In Aussie R18 Debate
Game Violence, Real Aggression Don't Correlate In Aussie R18 Debate
An Australian government review has found no clear link between video game violence and real world aggression, a result sure to come to bear on the way the country considers mature-rated video games.
Dec. 1, 2010
Riccitiello: EA Giving Tiger 'Benefit Of The Doubt', But Wins Needed
Riccitiello: EA Giving Tiger 'Benefit Of The Doubt', But Wins Needed
Tiger Woods has long been the face of Electronic Arts' popular PGA Tour video games and the publisher has stuck by the athlete through scandal -- but the publisher's patience for Woods' continued losing streak isn't infinite.
Dec. 1, 2010
Internet responds to government attempts to tighten control
Internet responds to government attempts to tighten control
US and UK authorities are tightening their control of the internet in their fight against copyright pirates and counterfeiters. But their moves may reverse the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty, and open the way to censorship of online material such as the diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.
Dec. 1, 2010
Analysis: The State Of The Nation At Nintendo
Analysis: The State Of The Nation At Nintendo
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris examines the surge in Nintendo's U.S. sales around Black Friday, and asks whether this holiday season turnaround is enough to influence the company's slowing growth curve.
Nov. 30, 2010
EA CFO Points To Digital Market As Growth Driver
EA CFO Points To Digital Market As Growth Driver
Electronic Arts CFO Scott Brown said the quickly growing digital market is set to become a larger part of the company's overall portfolio, which is currently dominated by sales of new retail products.
Nov. 30, 2010
U.S. Air Force Creates Powerful Supercomputer Out Of PS3s
U.S. Air Force Creates Powerful Supercomputer Out Of PS3s
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has connected 1,760 PlayStation 3 systems together to create what the organization is calling the fastest interactive computer in the entire Defense Department.
Nov. 30, 2010
Panasonic Beginning Public Testing For Jungle Portable System
Panasonic Beginning Public Testing For Jungle Portable System
Panasonic has begun inviting registered users in the United States to try out its upcoming Jungle portable game system, though details about the system are still largely unknown.
Nov. 30, 2010
EA: Star Wars: The Old Republic Not Coming Before April 2011
EA: Star Wars: The Old Republic Not Coming Before April 2011
EA confirmed today that its highly anticipated, Bioware-developed Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic, will be released some time in the company's 2012 fiscal year, which starts in April, 2011.
Nov. 30, 2010
Report: In-Game Purchases Will Drive Mobile Revenues To $11B By 2015
Report: In-Game Purchases Will Drive Mobile Revenues To $11B By 2015
UK-based Juniper Research said Tuesday total end-user revenues for mobile games will hit $11 billion annually worldwide by 2015, driven by in-game purchases and Apple's iOS monetization mechanics.
Nov. 30, 2010
Black Designer Stuart Black Hired At City Interactive For New WWII Shooter
Black Designer Stuart Black Hired At City Interactive For New WWII Shooter
After departing from Codemasters earlier this year, game industry veteran Stuart Black, designer of the 2006 Criterion shooter Black, will head up a new in-house development studio at City Interactive.
Nov. 30, 2010
FMOD Audio Suite Bundles With Trinigy's Vision Engine
FMOD Audio Suite Bundles With Trinigy's Vision Engine
Trinigy, the company behind the Vision 3D game engine, said it would add Firelight Technologies' FMOD audio suite to Vision Engine 8, with audio tools now accessible directly through the Vision SDK.
Nov. 30, 2010