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Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Dead Space Storms iPhone and iPad Charts
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Dead Space Storms iPhone and iPad Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Dead Space and Tap Zoo earning top iPhone sales, while World of Goo and The Stroke of Midnight emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
Jan. 25, 2011
Kongregate Android App Modified Slightly, Back On Marketplace
Kongregate Android App Modified Slightly, Back On Marketplace
After being unceremoniously removed from the Android Marketplace shortly after its premiere last week, Kongregate's flash-based multi-ga
Jan. 25, 2011
U.S. Rep Joe Baca Reintroduces Game Labeling Bill
U.S. Rep Joe Baca Reintroduces Game Labeling Bill
U.S. Congressman Joe Baca (D-CA) has introduced a new version of the Video Game Health Labeling Act, a bill seeking to require a warning label on all games rated T or higher by the ESRB.
Jan. 25, 2011
Indie Fund Selects First Three Funding Recipients, To Be Revealed At GDC
Indie Fund Selects First Three Funding Recipients, To Be Revealed At GDC
Independent game funding collective Indie Fund has chosen its first three recipients, to be revealed at an Independent Games Summit panel during GDC 2011 this Feb/March.
Jan. 25, 2011
EA Mobile's Adam Sussman Joins Disney Games As Senior Publishing VP
EA Mobile's Adam Sussman Joins Disney Games As Senior Publishing VP
Following reports of massive layoffs at the company, Disney Interactive today announced Adam Sussman has been named Senior VP of Publishing for Disney Games.
Jan. 25, 2011
Secret Service Replacing Scale Models With Game-Based Training
Secret Service Replacing Scale Models With Game-Based Training
The U.S. Secret Service is upgrading its current, tabletop-based training models with a set of new, interactive training kiosks featuring 55 inch 3D touchscreen displays and set to be rolled out this spring.
Jan. 25, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Communication to Controller Ergonomics
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Communication to Controller Ergonomics
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including how games communicate with the player, and how to improve control ergonomics.
Jan. 25, 2011
Age Of Empires Online Goes Free-To-Play, Features Persistent Civilizations
Age Of Empires Online Goes Free-To-Play, Features Persistent Civilizations
Robot Entertainment and Microsoft Game Studios have announced that the upcoming Age of Empires Online will adopt a slew of social features and persistent upgrades, as well as a free-to-play business model.
Jan. 25, 2011
Relic's Mandryka: Game Design 'Misunderstood'
Relic's Mandryka: Game Design 'Misunderstood'
Relic's Alexandre Mandryka discusses the art of game design in his new Gamasutra article, saying designers are "are trapped in a vicious circle of being at the same t
Jan. 25, 2011
New Game Industry Crowdsourced Funding Site Launches
New Game Industry Crowdsourced Funding Site Launches
A new crowdsourced funding site has launched specifically for the game industry, from games themselves to art and business projects related to gaming, called 8-Bit Funding -- it hopes to benefit from field specificity.
Jan. 25, 2011
Report: Gaming Exec Vrabeck Leaves Legendary Pictures 2
Report: Gaming Exec Vrabeck Leaves Legendary Pictures 2
Former Activision and EA exec Kathy Vrabeck is leaving her latest position as head of Legendary Pictures' digital division, where she's been responsible for activities including the film company's video game efforts.
Jan. 25, 2011
Anonymous hacking group uses IRC channels to co-ordinate DDoS attacks
Anonymous hacking group uses IRC channels to co-ordinate DDoS attacks
It's been a while since the loosely-grouped Anonymous hacking group caused a sensation by organising a series of DDoS attacks against a number of high profile financial sites linked with snubbing WikiLeaks.
Jan. 25, 2011