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PopCap Unveils Bejeweled 3 For This December
PopCap Unveils Bejeweled 3 For This December
PopCap Games' 50 million-selling match-three puzzle game franchise is getting a proper sequel with Bejeweled 3, which launches this December with new modes and content.
Nov. 1, 2010
Inafune: Japanese Publishers Turning Creators Into 'Salarymen'
Inafune: Japanese Publishers Turning Creators Into 'Salarymen'
Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, who recently announced his departure from longtime employer Capcom, candidly said in a new interview, "My generation is ... holding the game industry back."
Nov. 1, 2010
Ubisoft's Key: Dance Game Genre 'About To Explode'
Ubisoft's Key: Dance Game Genre 'About To Explode'
Ubisoft SVP Tony Key tells Gamasutra the dance genre will be "one of the bright spots of growth" later this year, thanks to sales of its own Just Dance 2 and a glove-bundled Michael Jackson the Experience.
Nov. 1, 2010
Microsoft To Acquire 3D Sensor Innovator Canesta
Microsoft To Acquire 3D Sensor Innovator Canesta
Canesta, inventor of a leading single chip three-dimensional body movement sensing technology, will be acquired by Microsoft in a move that could influence how the company's Kinect technology evolves.
Nov. 1, 2010
Interview: Katamari Damacy's Takahashi On Life After Namco
Interview: Katamari Damacy's Takahashi On Life After Namco
Talking to Gamasutra, eccentric Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi discusses leaving Namco, possible collaboration with the Killzone team and the unlikely origin of his new company’s name, "Uvula."
Nov. 1, 2010
Square Enix Confirms Layoffs At Io Interactive
Square Enix Confirms Layoffs At Io Interactive
Hitman and Kane and Lynch developer IO Interactive is seeing its second round of layoffs this year, a staffing move Square Enix says is related to regular development cycle flux.
Nov. 1, 2010
Unity Leaps To 250,000 Licensees
Unity Leaps To 250,000 Licensees
Unity's userbase has skyrocketed from 13,000 to 250,000 licensees year over year, the engine provider announced today -- with over 35 million users having downloaded Unity's free Web Player to date.
Nov. 1, 2010
Sony: We'll Address The 'Light' Mobile Gaming Market
Sony: We'll Address The 'Light' Mobile Gaming Market
Sony remains quiet on rumors of a "PSP Phone" in the works, but on its conference call to investors, acknowledges the evolution in the portable gaming business and its need to capture more of the smartphone and tablet arena.
Nov. 1, 2010
Attorney: Legal Community Would Be 'Surprised' If CA Game Bill Passes
Attorney: Legal Community Would Be 'Surprised' If CA Game Bill Passes
Attorney S. Gregory Boyd says that the California violent game bill "deserves thoughtful consideration," but "it would be surprising to the legal community" if the
Nov. 1, 2010
Xbox Live's Davison Talks Kinect Beyond Games
Xbox Live's Davison Talks Kinect Beyond Games
Microsoft hopes to use Kinect to enrich multimedia content -- Xbox Live's Craig Davison tells Gamasutra that the company's internal research shows that users want to bring living room fun beyond just games.
Nov. 1, 2010
BredoLab downed botnet linked with Spamit.com
BredoLab downed botnet linked with Spamit.com
A man arrested in Armenia last week in connection with the operation of the BredoLab botnet - which the Dutch authorities recently shut down - has been revealed to be a major affiliate of the Spamit.com group.
Nov. 1, 2010
Black Hat Abu Dhabi to demo ATM hacking and cellular phone phreaking
Black Hat Abu Dhabi to demo ATM hacking and cellular phone phreaking
Black Hat Abu Dhabi takes place at the Emirates Palace on November 8/11.
Nov. 1, 2010