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Top Android Game Apps: UNO Challenges Cut the Rope
Top Android Game Apps: UNO Challenges Cut the Rope
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Cut the Rope, UNO, Fruit Ninja, and Angry Birds currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Oct. 31, 2011
Microsoft Takes Kinect To The Business World
Microsoft Takes Kinect To The Business World
Microsoft is planning to launch a commercial program for Kinect early next year, giving businesses the tools to develop customized applications. The company talks to Gamasutra about Kinect's move into the business world.
Oct. 31, 2011
DeNA, Grasshopper Reveal Joint Social Mobile Games Venture
DeNA, Grasshopper Reveal Joint Social Mobile Games Venture
Japanese gaming company DeNA has revealed a joint venture with developer Grasshopper Manufacture, that will see the companies create social mobile games together exclusively for the Mobage platform.
Oct. 31, 2011
DeNA Reports Rise In Revenue, Profits For Second Quarter
DeNA Reports Rise In Revenue, Profits For Second Quarter
Tokyo-based social and mobile gaming giant DeNA today posted financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011, reporting a rise in both revenue and profits year-over-year.
Oct. 31, 2011
Battlefield 3 Tops UK Game Charts In Opening Weekend
Battlefield 3 Tops UK Game Charts In Opening Weekend
EA DICE's Battlefield 3 shot to the top of the the UK software sales charts in its opening weekend, securing its place as the tenth biggest UK video game launch this year across all formats.
Oct. 31, 2011
How Ghost Recon Forms The Core Of Ubisoft's Digital Strategy
How Ghost Recon Forms The Core Of Ubisoft's Digital Strategy
Gamasutra speaks to Ubisoft digital publishing VP Chris Early about how the Ghost Recon franchise will dominate the company's 2012 digital strategy with three connected games across five platforms.
Oct. 31, 2011
Capcom's Seth Killian On Street Fighter X Tekken 'Gems' Controversy
Capcom's Seth Killian On Street Fighter X Tekken 'Gems' Controversy
Capcom community manager Seth Killian talks to Gamasutra about the challenge of talking to fans in the wake of controversy over Street Fighter X Tekken's planned "gem" system.
Oct. 31, 2011
Analyst: THQ To Post Lower-Than-Expected Revenue Numbers
Analyst: THQ To Post Lower-Than-Expected Revenue Numbers
Ahead of an expected Wednesday earnings report, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter predicts THQ will report revenues slightly below expectations, thanks to "a series of mediocre releases."
Oct. 31, 2011
Trademark Issues Hold Up iOS Collection Of 8-Bit Computer Games
Trademark Issues Hold Up iOS Collection Of 8-Bit Computer Games
Elite Systems has delayed the release of a planned collection of classic 8-bit computer game ports for iOS thanks to a trademark claim placed on one of the included games.
Oct. 31, 2011
Skyrim Tops New Measure Of 'Franchise Engagement' Among Gamers
Skyrim Tops New Measure Of 'Franchise Engagement' Among Gamers
Market research firm Ipsos says Bethesda's upcoming Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim tops a list of major titles, based on a new measure of knowledgeable gamers' interest in a franchise.
Oct. 31, 2011
Iwata 'Not Anticipating' Further 3DS Price Drops, Holding Back Software
Iwata 'Not Anticipating' Further 3DS Price Drops, Holding Back Software
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata implied that it would not be repeating this year's significant 3DS price cut in the near future, and admitted to holding back some completed 3DS software for release after the busy holiday season.
Oct. 31, 2011
Tapjoy Launching Web-Based App Marketplace This Week
Tapjoy Launching Web-Based App Marketplace This Week
Social app and game monetization company Tapjoy is set to launch a web-based app marketplace tomorrow, allowing users to interact directly with the company -- although it says it is not a way to circumvent Apple's App Store.
Oct. 31, 2011