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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Holds Onto Top Of UK Charts
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Holds Onto Top Of UK Charts
Square Enix's Deus Ex: Human Revolution held on to the top spot in the UK software sales charts this week, holding off Ubisoft's Driver: San Francisco despite an overall 46 percent drop in sales.
Sept. 5, 2011
Interview: Street Fighter's Ono Talks Future Of Fighting Games
Interview: Street Fighter's Ono Talks Future Of Fighting Games
Street Fighter reinventionist Yoshinori Ono discusses with Gamasutra the art of balancing fighting game UI, Arcade Edition expansions, and his long-held dream of a Marvel vs. DC title.
Sept. 5, 2011
Perfect World Investing $100M In Venture Capital Fund
Perfect World Investing $100M In Venture Capital Fund
Perfect World, the China-based games company that owns Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Studios, is expanding its portfolio with a major investment in VC via an undisclosed outside firm.
Sept. 5, 2011
Opinion: The Content Conundrum
Opinion: The Content Conundrum
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Namaste Entertainment CTO Phil Carlisle describes the content conundrum -- that content requires too much effort to produce -- and procedural methods that help allev
Sept. 5, 2011
TGS Sense of Wonder Night 2011 Presenters Announced
TGS Sense of Wonder Night 2011 Presenters Announced
Organizers of the Tokyo Game Show's Sense of Wonder Night 2011 event have announced the ten independent, 'unconventional' games to be showcased at the special event later this month.
Sept. 5, 2011
GDC Vault Debuts Amnesia, Ubisoft Talks, Free GDC Europe Slides
GDC Vault Debuts Amnesia, Ubisoft Talks, Free GDC Europe Slides
The GDC Vault service has debuted the first content from GDC Europe 2011, including free videos on established IP, the future of social games, and the design behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Sept. 5, 2011
Feature: Insomniac's Jon Paquette On Keeping The Resistance 3 Story Simple
Feature: Insomniac's Jon Paquette On Keeping The Resistance 3 Story Simple
As part of Gamasutra's latest feature interview, Insomniac Games' lead writer explained that, in order to give players the best story in a game with as little fragmentation
Sept. 5, 2011
Iranian links to DigiNotar hacks being investigated
Iranian links to DigiNotar hacks being investigated
The Dutch government has announced it is investigating whether Iran may have been involved in hacking state websites after DigiNotar digital certificates were stolen.
Sept. 5, 2011
Virus WildList gets a significant makeover and extension
Virus WildList gets a significant makeover and extension
The virus WildList - an open source list of viruses and associated malware that have been reported as seen in the wild and therefore posing a real threat to what internet users face - is being extended.
Sept. 5, 2011
Best Of Console Digital News - From Counter Strike To Radiant Silvergun
Best Of Console Digital News - From Counter Strike To Radiant Silvergun
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services in conjunction with sister site GameSetWatch, this time highlighting news about Raskulls and Penny Arcade Episode 3.
Sept. 2, 2011
Saling The World: Madden NFL 12 Leads U.S. Multiplatform Charts
Saling The World: Madden NFL 12 Leads U.S. Multiplatform Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Madden NFL 12 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution heading domestic multiplatform sales, while Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD tops the charts in Japan.
Sept. 2, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Bungie's Crimson: Steam Pirates Heads Free Charts
Top iPad Game Apps: Bungie's Crimson: Steam Pirates Heads Free Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Crimson: Steam Pirates, Jetpack Joyride, and Shadow Vanguard HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Sept. 2, 2011