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U.S. retail game sales suffer in April as release lineup remains sparse
U.S. retail game sales suffer in April as release lineup remains sparse
Video game sales at U.S. retail suffered a significant decline in April, with analysts attributing the decline to a consistent lack of new releases over the last several months.
May 10, 2012
Nintendo DSi, DSi XL prices reduced to entice more parents
Nintendo DSi, DSi XL prices reduced to entice more parents
Nintendo is set to drop the price of its Nintendo DSi and DSi XL handheld consoles later this month, in the hope of providing greater incentive for consumers to purchase the hardware.
May 10, 2012
PS Vita sells 1.8M units worldwide, software 'must be strengthened' admits Sony CEO
PS Vita sells 1.8M units worldwide, software 'must be strengthened' admits Sony CEO
Sony sold 1.8 million units of its portable PS Vitas during the last fiscal year ended March 31, the company said today, while "software and services must be strengthened" for the device.
May 10, 2012
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is the fastest-selling game on XBLA
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is the fastest-selling game on XBLA
Mojang and 4J Studios' recently-released Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has broken a digital sales record on the Xbox 360, as its day-one sales have outpaced those of every other game on Xbox Live Arcade.
May 10, 2012
Atari revenues drop as company looks to sell Test Drive Unlimited 2 dev Eden Games
Atari revenues drop as company looks to sell Test Drive Unlimited 2 dev Eden Games
Longtime game publisher Atari has reported decreased revenues for its most recent fiscal year, while also announcing that it is looking for a buyer for what remains of Test Drive Unlimited 2 dev Eden Games.
May 10, 2012
In-depth: Embracing dynamism
In-depth: Embracing dynamism
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, BitSquid co-founder Niklas Frykholm demonstrates some tricks you can apply when everything is fluid and malleable with dynamic programming languages.
May 10, 2012
A storybook, not a novel: How The Unfinished Swan took shape
A storybook, not a novel: How The Unfinished Swan took shape
The creative director of the upcoming PSN game The Unfinished Swan explains to Gamasutra how this unique game's narrative grew naturally while building the stark white world.
May 10, 2012
Four key advantages of a procedural platformer
Four key advantages of a procedural platformer
Jordan Fisher, founder and lead programmer of Pwnee Studios, developer of AI-generated and -tested platformer Cloudberry Kingdom, explains four things that are gained by procedurally-generated levels.
May 10, 2012
DigiNinja analyzes the Twitter hack, and offers password advice to web services
DigiNinja analyzes the Twitter hack, and offers password advice to web services
Yesterday we reported that 55,000 Twitter accounts have been leaked on Pastebin. Security researchers Anders Nilsson and Robin Wood have separately analyzed the dump.
May 10, 2012
K-State receives Air Force contract to examine network "moving target" defense
K-State receives Air Force contract to examine network "moving target" defense
Kansas State University (KSU) has received a five-year, $1 million US Air Force (USAF) contract to study
May 10, 2012
Drowning in data: Security professionals look to metrics for a lifeline
Drowning in data: Security professionals look to metrics for a lifeline
Security professionals are experiencing an information overload and want better metrics to analyze the data so they can take action, according to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of RedSeal Networks.
May 10, 2012
Gree, DeNA abandoning dubious virtual goods practice
Gree, DeNA abandoning dubious virtual goods practice
Facing possible regulations from the government, Japan's biggest mobile social game network operators have agreed to phase out a controversial method of selling random virtual goods.
May 9, 2012