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Sony Executives Steinberg And Dyer Step Down
Sony Executives Steinberg And Dyer Step Down
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed that two key executives have left the company: VP of marketing Scott Steinberg and SVP of publisher relations Rob Dyer.
Nov. 30, 2011
Major Publishers Absent From Sony's Vita Backward-Compatibility Platform
Major Publishers Absent From Sony's Vita Backward-Compatibility Platform
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed the list of games initially compatible with its UMD Passport program, with publishers like Capcom and Square Enix conspicuously missing from the program.
Nov. 30, 2011
NetDragon's Revenue, Profits Up For Sixth Straight Quarter
NetDragon's Revenue, Profits Up For Sixth Straight Quarter
Chinese online/mobile game developer and operator NetDragon Websoft announced its sixth straight quarter of revenue and profit growth, with its latest quarter buoyed by expansion pack releases and in-game events.
Nov. 30, 2011
3DS Circle Pad Pro Add-On Bundled With Resident Evil Game
3DS Circle Pad Pro Add-On Bundled With Resident Evil Game
Nintendo UK intends to bundle Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations with its contentious Circle Pad Pro add-on for Nintendo 3DS when the game releases in Europe on January 27.
Nov. 30, 2011
Skyward Sword Tops Japanese Charts, While 3DS Sales Continue To Rise
Skyward Sword Tops Japanese Charts, While 3DS Sales Continue To Rise
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's debut in Japan has topped last week's software sales chart there, while the Nintendo 3DS continues to dominate hardware and move even more units week-over-week.
Nov. 30, 2011
W3i Creates $10 Million AppX Fund For Marketing Mobile Social Titles
W3i Creates $10 Million AppX Fund For Marketing Mobile Social Titles
Mobile monetization and user acquisition firm W3i launched a $10 million AppX Game Developer Marketing Fund designed to "accelerate user growth for up-and-coming mobile social game developers".
Nov. 30, 2011
China's Changyou Acquires Major Game News Site 17173.com
China's Changyou Acquires Major Game News Site 17173.com
Leading Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou signed an agreement to purchase local game news site 17173.com for $162.5 million from Sohu -- Changyou's majority stakeholder.
Nov. 30, 2011
Chair Co-Founder Compares The Best Of Japan And The West
Chair Co-Founder Compares The Best Of Japan And The West
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Chair co-founder Donald Mustard argued that while Japan has produced fewer leading games this generation, the region's top dev
Nov. 30, 2011
Infinity Blade II's Mustard: 'We Definitely Won't Death March' Again
Infinity Blade II's Mustard: 'We Definitely Won't Death March' Again
In a new feature interview, Donald Mustard, co-founder of Infinity Blade dev Chair Entertainment, tells Gamasutra that crunching to finish _Infinity Blade II
Nov. 30, 2011
GDC 2012 Debuts Hitman: Absolution, WB Games, Dear Esther Sessions
GDC 2012 Debuts Hitman: Absolution, WB Games, Dear Esther Sessions
GDC 2012 has announced new talks, featuring a look at the crowd system in Hitman: Absolution, WB's Laura Fryer on maintaining the creative process, and mod creator Dan Pinchbeck on finding indie success.
Nov. 30, 2011
Trusteer warns that cybercriminals are moving into fresh one-stop crime areas
Trusteer warns that cybercriminals are moving into fresh one-stop crime areas
Research published today by Trusteer claims to show cybercriminals have widened the services they provide as a one-stop-shop to third-party fraudsters.
Nov. 30, 2011
Pre-2009 HP printers vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
Pre-2009 HP printers vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
A security flaw found in, but not necessarily limited to, HP printers can be exploited by hackers to take full control of printer functions, according to researchers at Columbia University.
Nov. 30, 2011