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Report: Netflix To Expand To UK, Spain
Report: Netflix To Expand To UK, Spain
Netflix is set to expand its streaming movie service -- which works with all major video game consoles -- to Spain and the United Kingdom during the first quarter of 2012, according to media reports.
July 18, 2011
Analysis: Is The U.S. Video Game Industry Really Declining?
Analysis: Is The U.S. Video Game Industry Really Declining?
Taking a closer look at declining U.S. physical retail sales for the first half of the year, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews examines how digital models are offset
July 18, 2011
Monthly User Decline For Popular Facebook Games CityVille, Empires & Allies
Monthly User Decline For Popular Facebook Games CityVille, Empires & Allies
Looking at trends for Facebook's most popular social games, monthy audience growth for Empire & Allies appears to have leveled off, and Zynga's other games like CityVille have also lost a significant amount of users recently.
July 18, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Ms. Splosion Man To Mario Picross
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Ms. Splosion Man To Mario Picross
Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games.
July 18, 2011
Layoffs Hit UTV Ignition's Faxion Online MMO Team
Layoffs Hit UTV Ignition's Faxion Online MMO Team
Development and support staff from True Studios, developer of free-to-play MMO Faxion Online, were laid off last week as UTV Ignition continues to stray away from internal development.
July 18, 2011
EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
Electronic Arts has officially confirmed earlier rumors that it would open a new EA Sports studio in Austin, publicly announcing a new division this morning that will create 300 new jobs in the area.
July 18, 2011
Activision Tries To Seize ModernWarfare3.com Domain
Activision Tries To Seize ModernWarfare3.com Domain
Following a stunt that saw the privately-owned domain name ModernWarfare3.com redirecting to a competitor's website, Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision has sought legal action to have the domain seized.
July 18, 2011
Interview: Exent Unveils Subscription Game Distro For Android
Interview: Exent Unveils Subscription Game Distro For Android
Exent's GameTanium is a unique Android game subscription distribution service GameTanium, and the company talks to us about its aims to create a value add for developers and operators.
July 18, 2011
UK counter-terror report confirms extremists are early adopters of technology
UK counter-terror report confirms extremists are early adopters of technology
The latest report on the UK's Counter Terror strategy says that extremist groups such as al-Qaeda are early adopters of technology in their bid to wage war on governments and their citizens.
July 18, 2011
Hackers infiltrate German police and customs service computers
Hackers infiltrate German police and customs service computers
Hackers were able to infiltrate computers at the German federal police and customs service and remain there for months without being detected, according to a German newspaper.
July 18, 2011
Saling The World: NCAA Football 12 Debuts to Top Sales
Saling The World: NCAA Football 12 Debuts to Top Sales
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Medal of Honor, NCAA Football 12, and Just Dance 2 heading domestic multiplatform sales, while Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 leads in Japan.
July 15, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Pocket RPG Sees Strong Debut
Top iPad Game Apps: Pocket RPG Sees Strong Debut
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Pocket RPG, Reckless Getaway, and Lego Harry Potter currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
July 15, 2011