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'Recovery trend' in Japanese video games helps Capcom to profits
'Recovery trend' in Japanese video games helps Capcom to profits
Capcom saw its profits on the rise during the last fiscal half, thanks in part to "a recovery trend" for the company's core video games business in Japan, although its overseas sales remained stagnant.
Oct. 31, 2012
Take-Two reduces losses as Borderlands 2 ships 5M
Take-Two reduces losses as Borderlands 2 ships 5M
Take-Two Interactive today reported reduced losses for the last quarter, while reducing its financial outlook for the full fiscal year to reflect its revised release schedule.
Oct. 31, 2012
Kickstarter launches in the UK today
Kickstarter launches in the UK today
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter today launches in the UK, allowing UK-based studios -- including game developers -- to create campaigns and ask for pledges towards their projects.
Oct. 31, 2012
Critical Reception: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III
Critical Reception: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III
This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Ubisoft's stealth-action game Assassin's Creed III, which reviewers describe as "bold, uneven, occasionally brilliant, [and] often frustrating."
Oct. 31, 2012
IGDA formally licenses its first European chapter
IGDA formally licenses its first European chapter
The International Game Developers Association announced today that one of its global branches, IGDA Finland, has just become the first European chapter to be formally licensed as a legal entity.
Oct. 31, 2012
Wikipad game tablet misses its launch for last minute 'refinement'
Wikipad game tablet misses its launch for last minute 'refinement'
Today, the game-centric Wikipad tablet was intended to make its debut at GameStop, but it seems that will not be happening, as the company behind the device has suddenly delayed the product indefinitely.
Oct. 31, 2012
One company's quest for the 'holy grail': Reselling digital games
One company's quest for the 'holy grail': Reselling digital games
Massachusetts-based ReDigi is looking to bring used sales to the downloadable realm by letting users resell their digital media, and if all goes well, such a service could one day include games.
Oct. 31, 2012
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From game design phases to the state of Android
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From game design phases to the state of Android
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as the state of Android gaming, the personalities of game design phases, getting to the point of points ing ames, and more.
Oct. 31, 2012
Digital Chocolate, other big social devs jump into real-money gambling
Digital Chocolate, other big social devs jump into real-money gambling
Four more high-profile social game studios are jumping into the real-money gambling space with the hope of securing an early mover advantage, including Digital Chocolate and Big Fish.
Oct. 31, 2012
Hacker Halted: Government Needs to Embrace Bug Bounty Incentive
Hacker Halted: Government Needs to Embrace Bug Bounty Incentive
We have nothing to lose by offering bug bounty rewards, Jeremiah Grossman, Founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security told the audience at Hacker Halted in Miami, 29th October 2012.
Oct. 31, 2012
This is a far, far weirder thing than Sony has ever done
This is a far, far weirder thing than Sony has ever done
Last week it emerged that the William Faulkner estate was suing Sony over the distribution of the Woody Allen movie, ‘Midnight in Paris.’ On the very next day it launched a second suit against Northrop Grumman and the Washington Post.
Oct. 31, 2012
The cyberwar of words and malware between US/Israel and Iran
The cyberwar of words and malware between US/Israel and Iran
The cyberwar between the US/Israel and Iran is one of words as well as computer code. It is widely thought that Iranian hackers are behind the recent spate of attacks against US banks, and that the DDoS attack against HSBC was a specific Iranian hacker response to the anti-Islam film, the 'Innocence of Muslims'.
Oct. 31, 2012