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Pachter: Strong October Games Lineup Drove October U.S. Retail Sales
Pachter: Strong October Games Lineup Drove October U.S. Retail Sales
Ahead of the October 2011 NPD Group results later this week, Wedbush forecast that video game software sales will be up compared to October of last year, as PS3 and Xbox 360 sales climb.
Nov. 7, 2011
Strong Deus Ex Sales Help Square Enix To First Half Profits
Strong Deus Ex Sales Help Square Enix To First Half Profits
Square Enix has posted financial results for the first half of the current fiscal year, reporting a fall in revenue compared to last year, but a notable rise in profits, thanks to the success of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Nov. 7, 2011
New Optimized SpeedTree Version Adds Support For Vita, Mac, DirectX 11
New Optimized SpeedTree Version Adds Support For Vita, Mac, DirectX 11
SpeedTree has announced a new version of its popular environmental modeling SDK now includes support for projects meant for Mac and DirectX 11, as well as the upcoming PlayStation Vita.
Nov. 7, 2011
Autodesk Acquires Pieces Of AI Specialist Grip Entertainment
Autodesk Acquires Pieces Of AI Specialist Grip Entertainment
California-based middleware giant Autodesk has acquired "certain technology assets" and staffers from Montreal-based AI specialists Grip Entertainment, absorbing them into its existing line of AI products.
Nov. 7, 2011
Android Increases Share Of U.S. Smartphone Market, More Playing Games On Phones
Android Increases Share Of U.S. Smartphone Market, More Playing Games On Phones
A new report on the U.S. mobile phone market finds Google's Android OS being used on an increasing plurality of all smartphones, as more mobile phone users overall report playing games on their handsets.
Nov. 7, 2011
Report: Used, Digital Sales Make Up 35% Of U.S. Console Spending
Report: Used, Digital Sales Make Up 35% Of U.S. Console Spending
A new report from market analysis firm NewZoo estimates that pre-owned and digital content makes up a combined 35 percent of all console game spending in the U.S.
Nov. 7, 2011
Harmonix Expecting $100M Revenue In 2011, Driven By 2.5M Dance Central Sales
Harmonix Expecting $100M Revenue In 2011, Driven By 2.5M Dance Central Sales
After being unceremoniously sold by Viacom earlier this year, independent rhythm game maker Harmonix is expecting to book $100 million in revenue for 2011, d
Nov. 7, 2011
Battlefield 3 Holds Uncharted 3 Back In UK Charts
Battlefield 3 Holds Uncharted 3 Back In UK Charts
EA's Battlefield 3 managed to hold back Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3 in the UK software sales charts last week, keeping the number one spot for the second week in a row despite a 54 percent drop in sales.
Nov. 7, 2011
Minecraft Reaches 4M Sales
Minecraft Reaches 4M Sales
Indie sensation Minecraft has now sold over 4 million copies, with no signs that sales are slowing down -- in fact, the game is selling faster than ever, just before its full release later this month.
Nov. 7, 2011
Warner Bros. Lays Off Staff At Seattle Studio
Warner Bros. Lays Off Staff At Seattle Studio
Lord of the Rings: War in the North publisher Warner Bros. has laid off a number of its staff, in the same month that its new MMO launched, with 3D Realms director George Broussard suggesting the numbers are "60ish."
Nov. 7, 2011
In-Depth: A Blob Array
In-Depth: A Blob Array
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, SCEA's senior developer support engineer John McCutchan shares a useful blob array that he says is a departure from every other array class he's ever read.
Nov. 7, 2011
Borderlands Art Shift Profoundly Changed Team's Creative Direction
Borderlands Art Shift Profoundly Changed Team's Creative Direction
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Borderlands concept designer Scott Kester explains how the switch in art style midway through development turned on the
Nov. 7, 2011