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Strong Zumba Fitness sales lead to increased Majesco profits
Strong Zumba Fitness sales lead to increased Majesco profits
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco Entertainment has once again posted increased profits, this time for the second quarter of the current fiscal year, putting it down to the continued success of its fitness titles.
June 12, 2012
Operation Raccoon City dev confirms 26 'temporary layoffs'
Operation Raccoon City dev confirms 26 'temporary layoffs'
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and SOCOM developer Slant Six has let go of a quarter of its workforce, as part of what it describes as "temporary layoffs" at the studio.
June 12, 2012
Zynga suffered 8.2% drop in DAUs during May - analyst
Zynga suffered 8.2% drop in DAUs during May - analyst
Social games giant Zynga suffered a second consecutive significant drop in daily active users for its Facebook games during May, with nearly all of its major titles declining in user numbers.
June 12, 2012
Nintendo slashes employee bonuses following first annual losses - report
Nintendo slashes employee bonuses following first annual losses - report
Nintendo plans to cut the summer bonuses of its employees following the company's first ever annual losses, according to media reports.
June 12, 2012
Activision Blizzard opposes Motorola's Xbox ban lawsuit
Activision Blizzard opposes Motorola's Xbox ban lawsuit
Activision Blizzard has weighed in on Motorola Mobility's lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged patent infringements, noting that a sales ban for the Xbox 360 S console in the U.S. would cause commercial harm for publishers.
June 12, 2012
Habbo investors balk amid child safety concerns - report
Habbo investors balk amid child safety concerns - report
Paul LaFontaine, CEO at Habbo studio Sulake, has been forced to defend the children's gaming and chat website, after an investigation by UK broadcaster Channel 4 which has uncovered alleged lapses in moderation.
June 12, 2012
Opinion: On simplexity
Opinion: On simplexity
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, GamesLab's technical lead Christian Schladetsch looks at how system coders often create systems that overall are more complex than they ought to be.
June 12, 2012
Capcom overworks devs, treats them with 'no mercy,' says Street Fighter producer
Capcom overworks devs, treats them with 'no mercy,' says Street Fighter producer
Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono has a bone to pick with Capcom, claiming that his employer's overbearing demands led to his sudden hospitalization earlier this year.
June 12, 2012
Peak's revenues, user numbers soar thanks to social games for Middle East
Peak's revenues, user numbers soar thanks to social games for Middle East
Istanbul-based developer Peak Games (Okey) claims it has the third-largest social gaming platform in the world with its audience of some 9.7 million daily active users on Facebook.
June 12, 2012
IGDA elects Dustin Clingman as new chair
IGDA elects Dustin Clingman as new chair
The International Game Developers Association has selected Dustin Clingman, CEO of Zee Gee Games (My Tiny Planets), as its new chair to head the group dedicated to advancing game makers' interests.
June 12, 2012
Jetpack Joyride, Limbo win Apple Design Awards
Jetpack Joyride, Limbo win Apple Design Awards
Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride and Playdead's Limbo have both taken home Apple Design Awards at the platform holder's Worldwide Developers Conference.
June 12, 2012
Fastest-growing Facebook games: From Bubble Safari to Song Pop
Fastest-growing Facebook games: From Bubble Safari to Song Pop
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines recently popular games, including Zynga's Bubble Safari (along with a bunch of other bubble puzzlers) and FreshPlanet's Song Pop.
June 12, 2012