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Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Surprises
Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Surprises
Gamasutra continues its 2010 retrospectives with this year's top five game industry surprises, from unexpected deals to new kinds of hardware reveals that few could have predicted.
Dec. 10, 2010
Dance Central Tops Kinect Game Sales
Dance Central Tops Kinect Game Sales
Harmonix's Dance Central was the most popular Kinect title in November, NPD Group said, revealing the game's chart placement along with two other popular games.
Dec. 10, 2010
Nordic Game Program Reveals New Round Of Game Grants
Nordic Game Program Reveals New Round Of Game Grants
The Nordic Game Program has chosen its second round of grantees for 2010, planning to distribute 3 million DKK ($532,917) among seven winning indie developers, including IGF winner Eric Svedang.
Dec. 10, 2010
Gran Turismo 5 Ships 5.5 Million
Gran Turismo 5 Ships 5.5 Million
Sony shipped 5.5 million copies worldwide of its PlayStation 3 racing simulator Gran Turismo in the 12 days following that game's launch, bringing the total number of sales across the series to more than 60 million units.
Dec. 10, 2010
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Gender, Storytelling, And The Science Of Nostalgia
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Gender, Storytelling, And The Science Of Nostalgia
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us a roundup of links on gaming topics including gender, moral ambiguity, and a scientific look at our reverence for games of yore.
Dec. 9, 2010
Analysis: EA Expands Pogo.com, Looking For A Chance To Digitally Shine
Analysis: EA Expands Pogo.com, Looking For A Chance To Digitally Shine
Gamasutra's Chris Morris speaks to Michael Marchetti, senior vice president of EA's casual gaming site Pogo.com about how he intends to "build the base of new players" to add to its 1.5 million active subscribers.
Dec. 9, 2010
MindJolt Delivering Social Games To Broadcast Interactive Media Network
MindJolt Delivering Social Games To Broadcast Interactive Media Network
MindJolt announced a deal that will deliver its catalog of social games to Broadcast Interactive Media's network of 900 websites, which claims some 110 million users.
Dec. 9, 2010
Bigpoint Releasing Browser Games With Stereoscopic 3D support
Bigpoint Releasing Browser Games With Stereoscopic 3D support
German online game publisher Bigpoint will incorporate support for stereoscopic 3D graphics into select releases, including two free-to-play browser titles launching in Spring 2011.
Dec. 9, 2010
DeNA Considering European Studio Acquisitions
DeNA Considering European Studio Acquisitions
Mobile social network portal operator and game creator DeNA, which has made a number of developer acquisitions and investments in the U.S., says it's interested in buying European studios, too.
Dec. 9, 2010
U.S. Department of Defense Launches Casual Games Portal
U.S. Department of Defense Launches Casual Games Portal
The U.S. Department of Defense has opened a casual games website aiming to reinforce workforce education principles for students attending the Defense Acquisition University.
Dec. 9, 2010
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Free-to-Play Tap Zoo Challenges Angry Birds
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Free-to-Play Tap Zoo Challenges Angry Birds
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts-by-revenue show Tap Zoo and Angry Birds Seasons leading iPhone sales, while Rock Band Reloaded emerges as a top seller on the iPad.
Dec. 9, 2010
Australia's Academy Of Interactive Entertainment Expanding To Seattle In 2011
Australia's Academy Of Interactive Entertainment Expanding To Seattle In 2011
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment, an Australian educator focused on the game development and the digital art industries, will open its first U.S. classroom in Seattle next year.
Dec. 9, 2010