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Zoo Entertainment 3rd Quarter Revenues More Than Double Over 2009
Zoo Entertainment 3rd Quarter Revenues More Than Double Over 2009
Zoo Entertainment announced Q3 revenue up 105 percent to $17.6 million and profit up to $314,000, finding success with a number of licensed Wii & DS licensed games, and planning downloadable expansion.
Nov. 11, 2010
Rockstar Debuts L.A. Noire Trailer, Confirms Spring 2011 Release Date
Rockstar Debuts L.A. Noire Trailer, Confirms Spring 2011 Release Date
Rockstar Games confirmed today that the long-delayed crime drama L.A. Noire would be coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Spring 2011, also releasing the first cinematic trailer for the game online.
Nov. 11, 2010
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Indie Jams To Studio Startups
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Indie Jams To Studio Startups
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including indie jam sessions, game clones, and the challenges of operating a startup developer.
Nov. 11, 2010
God Eater: Burst Leads Japanese Charts, Fallout: New Vegas Makes Top 10
God Eater: Burst Leads Japanese Charts, Fallout: New Vegas Makes Top 10
Namco Bandai's God Eater: Burst held the top spot of the Japanese software sales charts, and Bethesda Softworks and Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas debuted in the top 10.
Nov. 11, 2010
EA Takes Over All Publishing Duties For Star Wars: TOR From LucasArts
EA Takes Over All Publishing Duties For Star Wars: TOR From LucasArts
Electronic Arts announced that it is taking over all publishing, marketing, and distribution responsibilities previously held by LucasArts Ltd. for upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Nov. 11, 2010
PopCap, Taito To Launch Japanese Mobile Social Game Service
PopCap, Taito To Launch Japanese Mobile Social Game Service
Casual game developer PopCap and Square Enix subsidiary Taito unveiled plans to launch Pop Tower, a dedicated mobile social game service, in early 2011 for the Japanese market.
Nov. 11, 2010
EA Partners Signs Three Indie Titles For XBLA, PSN, PC
EA Partners Signs Three Indie Titles For XBLA, PSN, PC
Independent developers Vanguard Games, Borne Games and Trapdoor have signed deals with EA Partners in order to bring their titles Gatling Gears, The Fancy Pants Adventures and Warp to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Nov. 11, 2010
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Evolution, Empowerment, Questions Of Reality
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Evolution, Empowerment, Questions Of Reality
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Ian Miles Cheong, from analysis on Fable 3 and Scott Pilgrim, and how games relate to their real world
Nov. 11, 2010
2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Audio Award Jury
2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Audio Award Jury
Organizers of the 2011 Independent Games Festival have announced the Excellence In Audio award jury, including Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy), Vincent Diamante (Flower) and more.
Nov. 11, 2010
Viacom To Sell Rock Band Creator Harmonix
Viacom To Sell Rock Band Creator Harmonix
Media giant and MTV parent company Viacom says it will sell Boston's Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band franchise, following massive contraction in the once-booming music genre. [UPDATE: Harmonix comments added.]
Nov. 11, 2010
Microsoft: Kinect Can Provide Data On How Families Use Content
Microsoft: Kinect Can Provide Data On How Families Use Content
Xbox Live Gold members spend 40% of their time on non-gaming applications, and now Kinect, by recognizing different users of the same console, can help Microsoft learn more about how its members are using all kinds of content.
Nov. 11, 2010
Zenimax Confirms Machinegames Acquisition For Id Tech 5 Project
Zenimax Confirms Machinegames Acquisition For Id Tech 5 Project
Bethesda parent ZeniMax Media has confirmed its acquisition of MachineGames, also revealing the Swedish studio is at work on an unannounced project using id's Tech 5 engine.
Nov. 11, 2010