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A2M Rebrands To Behaviour, Confirms Wet 2, Plans More Original IP
A2M Rebrands To Behaviour, Confirms Wet 2, Plans More Original IP
Montreal-based developer A2M has long focused on work-for-hire, but CEO Remi Racine tells Gamasutra of a refocus into original IP, revealing Wet 2 in development and a company rename to Behaviour.
Nov. 8, 2010
ZeuS malware dominates October malware landscape
ZeuS malware dominates October malware landscape
The latest monthly analysis of the malware landscape from Kaspersky Lab shows that the ZeuS trojan continued to strike, as it became one of the most commonly used and best-selling spy programmes on the online black market.
Nov. 8, 2010
Opinion: Despite Flaws, Kinect May Be Just The Thing For Microsoft
Opinion: Despite Flaws, Kinect May Be Just The Thing For Microsoft
Gamasutra's Chris Morris examines Kinect's market prospects at launch, opining that Microsoft's holiday season looks secured -- but that it "might have screwed some of its partners in the process."
Nov. 5, 2010
Best Of Indie Games: Running Riot in the Streets
Best Of Indie Games: Running Riot in the Streets
IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top indie games, this time including a co-op puzzler, an arcade shooter, and a zombie smashing driving game.
Nov. 5, 2010
Saling The World: Kinect Sells Out at Amazon
Saling The World: Kinect Sells Out at Amazon
Gamasutra's latest Amazon.com chart compilations find Microsoft's hardware-bundled Kinect Adventures leading software sales in North America, with Kinect Sports and Dance Central also emerging as big sellers.
Nov. 5, 2010
Gameloft Third Quarter Sales Up 15 Percent to EUR34.7 Million
Gameloft Third Quarter Sales Up 15 Percent to EUR34.7 Million
Paris-based mobile publisher Gameloft (Let's Golf, Modern Combat 2) announced that it has achieved record third quarter sales of EUR34.7 million, a reported 15 percent increase over last year's earnings.
Nov. 5, 2010
Nintendo DS Leads Japanese Hardware, PSP Go Sales Triple
Nintendo DS Leads Japanese Hardware, PSP Go Sales Triple
The Nintendo DS strengthened its lead on the Japanese hardware sales charts, and the PSP go experienced a significant sales boost correlating with the hardware's recent price drop.
Nov. 5, 2010
Interview: Can Company Of Heroes Online Find Free-To-Play RTS Success?
Interview: Can Company Of Heroes Online Find Free-To-Play RTS Success?
Company of Heroes Online producer Greg Wilson tells Gamasutra of the challenges in adapting a retail RTS into a downloadable free-to-play game, in a world of instant web gaming gratification.
Nov. 5, 2010
Peripheral Maker Mad Catz Swings To Q2 Profit
Peripheral Maker Mad Catz Swings To Q2 Profit
Video game peripheral maker Mad Catz (Rock Band 3 keyboard), which owns the Tritton gaming audio line, reported Q2 sales up 73% to $37 million, as profits hit $1.1 million for the period, up from a loss.
Nov. 5, 2010
GameStop To Give Call Of Duty: Black Ops Most Midnight Launch Locations Ever
GameStop To Give Call Of Duty: Black Ops Most Midnight Launch Locations Ever
Leading U.S.-based specialty video game retailer GameStop said Friday that it is opening 4,400 of its stores at midnight next week for the launch of Activision and Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Nov. 5, 2010
IGDA Leadership Forum: Studio Heads Speak Culture, Challenges
IGDA Leadership Forum: Studio Heads Speak Culture, Challenges
The company culture-centric keynote panel at the IGDA Leadership Forum saw Sony, Riot, and Eidos execs discussing burnout, crunch, studio loyalty and long-term career paths.
Nov. 5, 2010
THQ's Bilson: 'If You Want To Design Games, You Shouldn't Be An Executive'
THQ's Bilson: 'If You Want To Design Games, You Shouldn't Be An Executive'
At the IGDA Leadership Forum, THQ's Danny Bilson described why games should be creative-led, not marketing-led, and why executives shouldn't be signing off on games' features after the green-light process.
Nov. 5, 2010