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Double Fine Promises Eventual European Trenched Release
Double Fine Promises Eventual European Trenched Release
Despite delays related to an ongoing trademark dispute, developer Double Fine has promised downloadable mech title Trenched will eventually see a European release.
July 14, 2011
In Franchise First, Gears of War 3 To See Unrestricted German Release
In Franchise First, Gears of War 3 To See Unrestricted German Release
Germany's USK ratings board has granted an "18" rating to Epic's Gears of War 3, making it the first title in the series to receive a rating from the famously strict group.
July 14, 2011
Computers Learn To Play Civilization By Reading Instruction Manual
Computers Learn To Play Civilization By Reading Instruction Manual
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have taught a computer how to play strategy game Civilization by providing it with the game's instruction manual.
July 14, 2011
Call of Duty Elite Beta Launches Today
Call of Duty Elite Beta Launches Today
Activision has revealed more details regarding its Call of Duty Elite beta, which is set to launch today, including how Activision hopes to invite over 2 million players into the beta before it ends.
July 14, 2011
NBA Jam Creator Turmell Leaves EA Sports For Zynga
NBA Jam Creator Turmell Leaves EA Sports For Zynga
NBA Jam, Smash TV and NFL Blitz creator Mark Turmell has left EA Sports to join social games company Zynga, and is the latest to leave the company in a year that has seen a string of departures.
July 14, 2011
Netflix Launches Today On Nintendo 3DS, 1.5M Daily Users On Wii
Netflix Launches Today On Nintendo 3DS, 1.5M Daily Users On Wii
Nintendo has announced that Netflix members will have access to movie and video streaming via the Nintendo 3DS today, adding to 1.5 million daily users on the Wii. [UPDATE: 3D Netflix content clarification]
July 14, 2011
Japan Saw Slight Online Gaming Growth In 2010
Japan Saw Slight Online Gaming Growth In 2010
The Japan Online Game Association has revealed that revenue from online gaming in Japan increased ever so slightly in 2010 compared to the year before, up 3 percent to ¥132.9 billion ($1.68 billion).
July 14, 2011
Report: Zynga Offered $1B For PopCap
Report: Zynga Offered $1B For PopCap
Social games giant Zynga offered $1 billion in cash for PopCap, but was turned down in favor of a deal with Electronic Arts, as PopCap saw this as a more lucrative deal, according to media reports.
July 14, 2011
Bulletstorm, Witcher 2 Devs Announce Hard Reset, New Studio
Bulletstorm, Witcher 2 Devs Announce Hard Reset, New Studio
A new development studio comprised of game industry veterans who worked on a number of recent big releases has revealed its first game, a science fiction first-person shooter called Hard Reset.
July 14, 2011
Imagine Cup Game Design Winners Focus On Environment, Poverty
Imagine Cup Game Design Winners Focus On Environment, Poverty
Three international game development teams have won $25,000 each as part of Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup competition for games that focus on improving the world in some way.
July 14, 2011
CDN$3M Ontario Grant To Help Silicon Knights Add 80 Jobs, Become Publisher
CDN$3M Ontario Grant To Help Silicon Knights Add 80 Jobs, Become Publisher
A new, $3 million grant from the Ontario government will help Silicon Knights expand from 97 to 177 employees and allow it to publish its own games, the company announced today.
July 14, 2011
Opinion: We Need A Standard Format For Localization
Opinion: We Need A Standard Format For Localization
NGD Studios co-founder Nicolas Lamanna describes the challenges translators face when managing all of their localization tool options, and presents a possible solution, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion pie
July 14, 2011