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China's Tencent Reports Another Billion Dollar Quarter
China's Tencent Reports Another Billion Dollar Quarter
Chinese internet and mobile game company Tencent has reported its second billion-dollar quarter in a row, with an increase in game revenue from titles like Cross Fire and QQ Dancer.
Nov. 9, 2011
Massive DNS poisoning attacks under way in Brazil
Massive DNS poisoning attacks under way in Brazil
Kaspersky Lab has made the interesting discovery that there is a massive DNS poisoning attack under way in Brazil, with several ISPs in the country falling victim to the attacks.
Nov. 9, 2011
Survival Is Everything For Indies In China, Says The Line HD's Florian Garcia
Survival Is Everything For Indies In China, Says The Line HD's Florian Garcia
Following the news that Ant Hive Games' iOS puzzler The Line HD is a GDC China 2011 finalist, creative director Florian Garcia talked to Gamasutra about how "being an indie in China is like being an ant in a world of giants."
Nov. 8, 2011
Take-Two Beats Q2 Expectations, But Posts Losses
Take-Two Beats Q2 Expectations, But Posts Losses
Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption publisher Take-Two Interactive on Tuesday reported a drop in revenues to $107 million, and increased losses to $47.3 million.
Nov. 8, 2011
Ubisoft's Cautious Foray Into Social, Online
Ubisoft's Cautious Foray Into Social, Online
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot tells Gamasutra EIC Kris Graft why the publisher wants to grow its digital expertise from within, and seeks to justify why triple-A games can benefit from "socialization."
Nov. 8, 2011
NCsoft Unveils Lineage Eternal
NCsoft Unveils Lineage Eternal
At its pre-G-Star press conference today, South Korean publisher NCsoft unveiled Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance, a new action MMORPG and the third title in its 13-year-old, client-based Lineage franchise.
Nov. 8, 2011
Best of iOS News: From Aquaria to Oh! Edo Towns
Best of iOS News: From Aquaria to Oh! Edo Towns
Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Aquaria, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, Wonton 51, and Oh! Edo Towns.
Nov. 8, 2011
DeNA Partners With Daum, Bringing Mobage Platform To South Korea
DeNA Partners With Daum, Bringing Mobage Platform To South Korea
Social and mobile gaming giant DeNA announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary DeNA Seoul has signed an agreement with Daum Communications, as a means of bringing its Mobage platform to Daum's web portal.
Nov. 8, 2011
Ubisoft Unveils A 'Drawsome' Tablet For Nintendo Wii
Ubisoft Unveils A 'Drawsome' Tablet For Nintendo Wii
Ubisoft has revealed the Drawsome Tablet, a new peripheral for the Nintendo Wii that allows players to draw with a pen to interact with two bundled adventure games.
Nov. 8, 2011
Ubisoft Confirms New Assassin's Creed Coming Next Year
Ubisoft Confirms New Assassin's Creed Coming Next Year
Ubisoft will continue its pattern of annual releases in the best-selling Assassin's Creed franchise with another title next year, the company confirmed today, as the franchise has sold over 31 million copies.
Nov. 8, 2011
Opinion: Be True To Yourself... And Others
Opinion: Be True To Yourself... And Others
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Gameloft's Gustavo Samour warns of rookie mistakes some developers make, embarrassing themselves by over-promising on one of their first games.
Nov. 8, 2011
Black Ops Leads 2010-2011 U.S. Sales With 15M Units
Black Ops Leads 2010-2011 U.S. Sales With 15M Units
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold close to 15 million new retail copies in the U.S., nearly three times as much as any other title has sold since the beginning of 2010.
Nov. 8, 2011