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In-Depth: iPhone Devs' Big Hopes For Verizon Deal
In-Depth: iPhone Devs' Big Hopes For Verizon Deal
Gamasutra speaks with key figures from Ngmoco, Subatomic, Epic, AuroraFeint and others about Verizon's adoption of the iPhone, as one exec forecasts U.S. mobile games to "double in revenue this year because of this deal."
Jan. 11, 2011
Verizon Confirms iPhone For February 10
Verizon Confirms iPhone For February 10
Verizon confirmed it would begin selling Apple's iPhone on February 10 to U.S. consumers, ending AT&T's exclusive iPhone partnership and opening up opportunity for iOS game developers to reach more users.
Jan. 11, 2011
Intel Paying Nvidia $1.5B In Tech Licensing Fees, Firms Settle Lawsuit
Intel Paying Nvidia $1.5B In Tech Licensing Fees, Firms Settle Lawsuit
Chipmaker Intel will pay $1.5 billion in technology licensing fees to graphics firm Nvidia in a new partnership that will also see the companies drop all outstanding lawsuits against one another.
Jan. 11, 2011
Planet Moon Sees Financial Trouble, Planning Legal Action Against Funders
Planet Moon Sees Financial Trouble, Planning Legal Action Against Funders
Planet Moon Studios CEO Aaron Loeb tells Gamasutra the troubled company, which had BigPoint take on 37 of its staff, is preparing legal action against n
Jan. 11, 2011
Majesco Claims 500,000 Shipments For Zumba Fitness Game
Majesco Claims 500,000 Shipments For Zumba Fitness Game
Majesco announced today that it has shipped 500,000 copies of its Zumba Fitness games for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Move, amidst strong sales for other active rhythm games.
Jan. 11, 2011
Heavy Rain Tops Game Trading Site's Most Requested List For 2010
Heavy Rain Tops Game Trading Site's Most Requested List For 2010
Game-trading site Goozex says Heavy Rain was the game most requested by its users in 2010, suggesting interest in the title well beyond those willing to buy the game outright.
Jan. 11, 2011
EA Sports Launches PGA Tour Golf Challenge On Facebook
EA Sports Launches PGA Tour Golf Challenge On Facebook
EA Sports announced the launch of PGA Tour Golf Challenge, a Unity3D-based, free-to-play version of its long-running golf game franchise that's been tailored for casual audiences, on Facebook.
Jan. 11, 2011
Yoshida: Final Fantasy XIV Online Team Working To 'Regain Trust'
Yoshida: Final Fantasy XIV Online Team Working To 'Regain Trust'
Naoki Yoshida, newly-appointed director of troubled MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online has said that the key for the new team is "regaining customer trust" through UI fixes, better tutorials and clearer in-game terminology.
Jan. 11, 2011
Interview: Ubisoft's Key Talks Just Dance 2's New 5M Unit Milestone
Interview: Ubisoft's Key Talks Just Dance 2's New 5M Unit Milestone
Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 for Wii has sold through 5 million units -- it's now a 10 million-unit brand overall, and the company's Tony Key tells Gamasutra why Ubisoft's betting on dance games as "the new face of the music genre."
Jan. 11, 2011
IndieGames.com's Top Freeware Shoot 'Em Ups 2010
IndieGames.com's Top Freeware Shoot 'Em Ups 2010
IndieGames.com: The Weblog continues its countdown of the best independent and freeware games of 2010 looking at the top freeware shoot 'em ups of the year from Action Escape Kitty to student-made Destroy the Brain.
Jan. 11, 2011
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata To Keynote GDC 2011
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata To Keynote GDC 2011
Organizers have revealed that Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, will keynote this March's 2011 Game Developers Conference, discussing the last 25 years of Nintendo games and the future of the biz.
Jan. 11, 2011
Christmas/New Year malware saw a surge of themed malware attacks
Christmas/New Year malware saw a surge of themed malware attacks
The latest analysis of Christmas and New Year malware attacks claims to show that cybercriminals took advantage of the holiday shutdown to stage a series of themed attacks.
Jan. 11, 2011