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MIGS 2010: Edery On Platform Lifecycles And When To Get In -- Or Out
MIGS 2010: Edery On Platform Lifecycles And When To Get In -- Or Out
In a spirited talk at MIGS, business consultant David Edery urged developers to leap into platforms where opportunity lies -- or at least be smarter about identifying ones where it is in flux.
Nov. 9, 2010
Analysis: What Lies Ahead For Call of Duty?
Analysis: What Lies Ahead For Call of Duty?
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris looks forward from the tumultuous midnight launch of Call Of Duty: Black Ops to ask where Activision's franchise goes for 2011's CoD installment and beyond.
Nov. 9, 2010
MIGS 2010: Playdom's Siegel: Indies Need To Develop Social Games
MIGS 2010: Playdom's Siegel: Indies Need To Develop Social Games
Speaking as part of MIGS 2010, Playdom designer Scott Jon Siegel went to bat for social games, explaining that the sector has a lot of potential ignored by developers due to broad generalizations.
Nov. 9, 2010
MIGS 2010: World Of Goo Dev Tells Publishers To Create Indie Team Within
MIGS 2010: World Of Goo Dev Tells Publishers To Create Indie Team Within
World of Goo co-developer Ron Carmel used his MIGS keynote to urge large publishers to create small teams to work on groundbreaking games from within, and explained how there is not yet a "masterpiece" of gaming.
Nov. 9, 2010
Emergent Deal With Struggling Krome Studios Comes To 'Unexpected Halt'
Emergent Deal With Struggling Krome Studios Comes To 'Unexpected Halt'
Amidst word that only 40 employees remain at Australia's Krome Studios, Emergent said a deal to integrate middleware work with the developer has come to a "sudden and unexpected halt."
Nov. 9, 2010
Nintendo Dominates Japanese Game Sales For 2010 Thus Far
Nintendo Dominates Japanese Game Sales For 2010 Thus Far
A report from a Japanese game sales tracking blog shows Nintendo dominating Japan's retail game market in 2010 so far, selling more units than the next three biggest publishers in the country combined.
Nov. 9, 2010
EA Sports Reorganizes In Wake of NBA Elite 11 Cancellation
EA Sports Reorganizes In Wake of NBA Elite 11 Cancellation
Electronic Arts has reportedly consolidated its EA Sports development, eliminating general manager positions at EA Tiburon and EA Canada in the wake of
Nov. 9, 2010
Lego Universe Creator Gazillion Raises $60 Million
Lego Universe Creator Gazillion Raises $60 Million
Gazillion Entertainment -- which owns NetDevil, the creator of the recently launched MMORPG Lego Universe -- raised $60 million in a new round of funding led by Singaporean private equity firm Temasek Holdings.
Nov. 9, 2010
GameStop: Move, Kinect Driving Holiday 'Momentum'
GameStop: Move, Kinect Driving Holiday 'Momentum'
Although console retail has been struggling recently, retailer GameStop believes that Move and Kinect are "bringing in a new consumer" this holiday season, SVP Bob McKenzie tells Gamasutra.
Nov. 9, 2010
Microsoft Addresses Indie Concerns, XBL Indie Games Back In The Games Section
Microsoft Addresses Indie Concerns, XBL Indie Games Back In The Games Section
Microsoft's quietly addressed developer outcry: Xbox Live's Indie Games have been moved back into the "Games & Demos" section of the console's Marketplace, after a brief period away in the "Specialty" section.
Nov. 9, 2010
Analyst: Kinect Fetching 30 Percent Premiums On eBay, Strong Holidays Ahead
Analyst: Kinect Fetching 30 Percent Premiums On eBay, Strong Holidays Ahead
Despite some stores having stock, Microsoft's Kinect units are selling at a premium in online eBay auctions, suggesting strong demand and -- according to one analyst -- indicating positive holiday signs for the device.
Nov. 9, 2010
Mentez' Franco: Taking Social Game Global Can Triple Revenue
Mentez' Franco: Taking Social Game Global Can Triple Revenue
Juan Franco, CEO of Latin American social game publisher Mentez, tells Gamasutra that Facebook game developers focusing only on the U.S. "can double or triple thei
Nov. 9, 2010