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Interview: Trendy Entertainment On Developing For The Xperia Play
Interview: Trendy Entertainment On Developing For The Xperia Play
Trendy Entertainment talks about adapting its popular tower defense game Dungeon Defenders for the Xperia Play/Android, making a title that can use both touch and game pad controls, and more.
July 20, 2011
Unity Technologies Secures $12 Million In Funding
Unity Technologies Secures $12 Million In Funding
Engine developer Unity Technologies announced that it has secured $12 million in a series B financing round, which the company will use to accelerate its plans to expand into Asian markets.
July 20, 2011
Zynga Filing Reveals Company's Extensive Exclusivity Deal With Facebook
Zynga Filing Reveals Company's Extensive Exclusivity Deal With Facebook
An addendum to Zynga's IPO filing reveals that in addition to committing to Facebook's universal Credits system, the company has agreed an extensive exclusivity deal for its most popular games.
July 20, 2011
Independent Studios Sweep 2011 European Develop Awards
Independent Studios Sweep 2011 European Develop Awards
Indie developers swept this year's European-centric Develop Awards in Brighton, with Minecraft developer Mojang taking home three awards and Angry Birds developer Rovio winning the Grand Prix.
July 20, 2011
Wedbush: Take-Two's Quality Focus To Bring Share Price Back Post-Duke Nukem
Wedbush: Take-Two's Quality Focus To Bring Share Price Back Post-Duke Nukem
While Take-Two's stock has suffered of late thanks to the negative reception of Duke Nukem Forever, Wedbush analysts say the company is set to recover, thanks to its regular lineup of quality games.
July 20, 2011
Grasshopper Manufacture Reveals Pop-Inspired Horror Title Lollipop Chainsaw
Grasshopper Manufacture Reveals Pop-Inspired Horror Title Lollipop Chainsaw
Shadows of the Damned and No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture has announced its latest project for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3: An esoteric horror-action title dubbed Lolipop Chainsaw.
July 20, 2011
Inafune 'Truly Sorry' For Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation
Inafune 'Truly Sorry' For Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation
Following the cancellation Mega Man Legends 3, Capcom veteran and Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune issued a public apology to the game's fans and staff, despite leaving the developer over eight months ago.
July 20, 2011
Rovio 'Betting Everything' On Angry Birds, Targeting 1 Billion Fans
Rovio 'Betting Everything' On Angry Birds, Targeting 1 Billion Fans
Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka says his company is "betting everything" on the ultra-popular Angry Birds brand, saying he'd like it to be "the first entertainment brand with a billion fans."
July 20, 2011
Roku Adds Motion-Controlled Game Capabilities To Video-Streaming Set-Top Box
Roku Adds Motion-Controlled Game Capabilities To Video-Streaming Set-Top Box
Roku's new line of internet-video streaming set-top boxes will launch later this month with a motion-sensing Remote which can be used to control simple games, including a built-in copy of Rovio's Angry Birds.
July 20, 2011
Ubisoft's Guillemot Expresses Confidence In Nintendo's Hardware Strategy
Ubisoft's Guillemot Expresses Confidence In Nintendo's Hardware Strategy
Despite a mixed response to the upcoming Wii U and a slow start for the recently released Nintendo 3DS, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot expressed confidence in Nintendo's hardware strategy during a conference call today.
July 20, 2011
The Darkness II Delayed Until February 2012
The Darkness II Delayed Until February 2012
2K Games has delayed upcoming sequel The Darkness II, noting that it will now receive a release in February of next year, rather than the previously stated October of this year.
July 20, 2011
PopCap Bringing Games To Sony Ericsson Devices Worldwide
PopCap Bringing Games To Sony Ericsson Devices Worldwide
Casual games giant PopCap has signed an agreement with Sony Ericsson that will see its games pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro smartphone devices globally.
July 20, 2011