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UK Entertainment Retailer HMV To Close 60 Stores
UK Entertainment Retailer HMV To Close 60 Stores
The HMV Group will close 60 of its HMV stores across the UK following a challenging holiday season at retail which saw sales drop 13 percent compared to the same period last year.
Jan. 5, 2011
West, Zampella Protest As Activision Lawsuit Expenses Grow
West, Zampella Protest As Activision Lawsuit Expenses Grow
In new documents, West and Zampella claim Activision is intentionally taking its time in its countersuit against them -- and that their legal costs have now "[exceeded] our combined annual salaries."
Jan. 5, 2011
Glu, Nvidia Partner For Android Phone And Tablet Games
Glu, Nvidia Partner For Android Phone And Tablet Games
Mobile game publisher Glu is partnering with Nvidia to develop games for Android tablets and phones, titles that will showcase Nvidia's Tegra 2 "mobile superchip" designed for tablets and phones.
Jan. 5, 2011
Valve: New Intel Microprocessor Will Bring 'Console-Like' Experience To PC
Valve: New Intel Microprocessor Will Bring 'Console-Like' Experience To PC
Valve CEO Gabe Newell says that Intel's just-unveiled "Sandy Bridge" microprocessor "allows for a console experience on the PC," and built Portal 2's PC version with it in mind.
Jan. 5, 2011
Tiger Woods Dropped From Standard Cover Of Next PGA Tour Title
Tiger Woods Dropped From Standard Cover Of Next PGA Tour Title
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 won't feature the golfer's likeness on the standard box -- but EA Sports head Peter Moore insists players "shouldn't read anything" into the decision, and that the publisher still supports the athlete.
Jan. 5, 2011
Amazon Details Android App Store
Amazon Details Android App Store
Amazon is detailing its planned app store for Android games, promising developers 70 percent of an app's revenues -- but also maintaining the ability to set its own prices, even offering discounts where it sees fit.
Jan. 5, 2011
Game Developer Magazine Announces 2010 Front Line Award Winners
Game Developer Magazine Announces 2010 Front Line Award Winners
Game Developer's editors have revealed 2010 Front Line Award tools winners, including Adobe's Flash for the Hall of Fame and core/emerging tools spanning Unreal Engine and the Facebook SDK.
Jan. 5, 2011
Explosionade Dev: Leave Plenty Of Time For Marketing Indie Games
Explosionade Dev: Leave Plenty Of Time For Marketing Indie Games
Nathan Fouts of Mommy's Best Games, the developer behind Xbox Live Indie Games title Explosionade, tells Gamasutra promoting an indie game with just a few we
Jan. 5, 2011
8.5 million reasons to secure portable devices in the workplace
8.5 million reasons to secure portable devices in the workplace
Virgin Media says that its research suggests that consumer gadgets topped the Christmas stocking gift list with millions shifting from the shelves before the VAT increase.
Jan. 5, 2011
Stonesoft's CEO predicts Apple OS-targeted viruses and more Stuxnet-alike malware in 2011
Stonesoft's CEO predicts Apple OS-targeted viruses and more Stuxnet-alike malware in 2011
Joona Airamo, the CISO at Stonesoft, a Scandinavian IT security vendor, is predicting that the coming year will see a malware infection that targets the Apple operating system.
Jan. 5, 2011
Bogus White House Christmas e-card steals sensitive law enforcement data
Bogus White House Christmas e-card steals sensitive law enforcement data
Federal workers were sent fake White House Christmas e-cards containing Zeus malware designed to gain access to computer systems and steal sensitive documents.
Jan. 5, 2011
Interview: Going Country With lilt line's Gordon Midwood
Interview: Going Country With lilt line's Gordon Midwood
In a quirky chat, Gamasutra talks to Gordon Midwood about his cult iOS and now WiiWare title lilt line, as the funky music-inflected title jumps onto the Wii's digital download service.
Jan. 4, 2011