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Top-Grossing iTunes Game Apps: Modern Combat 2, Sonic 4 Head iPhone Sales
Top-Grossing iTunes Game Apps: Modern Combat 2, Sonic 4 Head iPhone Sales
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus leading iPhone sales, while Cut the Rope HD emerges as a top seller on the iPad.
Oct. 12, 2010
Release This: Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2 Debut Stateside
Release This: Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2 Debut Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2, Super Scribblenauts, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, and Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to North America.
Oct. 12, 2010
Best Of GamerBytes - Like Lemonade, But With Explosions!
Best Of GamerBytes - Like Lemonade, But With Explosions!
This week's round-up of digital releases compiled by console digital download site GamerBytes looks at Swords and Soldiers' debut on PSN and offers a postmortem on XBLIG title _Breath of Death VII: The Beg
Oct. 12, 2010
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Why We Play Games To Industry-Sponsored Charities
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Why We Play Games To Industry-Sponsored Charities
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including why we play games, difficulty curves, and industry-sponsored charities.
Oct. 12, 2010
In-Depth: Nukotoys Talks Merging Toys And Games Intelligently
In-Depth: Nukotoys Talks Merging Toys And Games Intelligently
San Francisco startup Nukotoys tells Gamasutra it hopes to leapfrog both traditional toy companies and current kids' virtual worlds by integrating tradable playing cards into interactive iPhone apps.
Oct. 12, 2010
Interview: Behind The $400m Ngmoco-DeNA Deal
Interview: Behind The $400m Ngmoco-DeNA Deal
Following DeNA's Ngmoco buy, Gamasutra spoke with Ngmoco CEO Neil Young, who said a shift to the free-to-play model "inflected our revenues radically" and positioned the studio for its $400 million sale.
Oct. 12, 2010
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group said beginning this month, it would remove certain sales figures from its monthly U.S. video game retail report, including unit sales for video game consoles and top-selling retail games.
Oct. 12, 2010
Stardock Hires Fall From Heaven Creator After 'Challenging' Elemental Launch
Stardock Hires Fall From Heaven Creator After 'Challenging' Elemental Launch
Stardock said today it hired on as senior producer Derek "Kael" Paxton, creator of the Fall from Heaven mods for Civilization IV, as the studio addresses hurdles following the release of Elemental: War of Magic.
Oct. 12, 2010
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP camera is arriving in North America years after Japan and PAL territories, with the augmented reality monster-raising game Invizimals, developed by Novarama.
Oct. 12, 2010
Chillingo Updates Crystal SDK With Freemium Support
Chillingo Updates Crystal SDK With Freemium Support
Angry Birds publisher Chillingo announced today that their Crystal SDK now supports development of microtransaction-based "freemium" games as well as traditional paid apps.
Oct. 12, 2010
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
Shares in Electronic Arts were down nearly six percent today as mixed reviews for Medal of Honor dampened shareholder enthusiasm for the game's release. [UPDATE: EA statement added.]
Oct. 12, 2010
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 Independent Games Festival chairman Brandon Boyer chimes in with a final reminder over entries for this year's IGF, which has a Main Competition deadline in just less than one week, on October 18th.
Oct. 12, 2010