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EEDAR: 55% Of Xbox 360 Owners Purchased A Downloadable Game Through 2010
EEDAR: 55% Of Xbox 360 Owners Purchased A Downloadable Game Through 2010
Market research firm EEDAR said around 55 percent of Xbox 360 owners in North America purchased at least one downloadable game, as prices for digitally distributed console games rise.
March 22, 2011
Free Realms Creative Director Joins Romero's Loot Drop
Free Realms Creative Director Joins Romero's Loot Drop
Laralyn McWilliams, previously creative director on Sony Online Entertainment's free-to-play MMO Free Realms, is joining id co-founder John Romero's new social game studio, Loot Drop.
March 22, 2011
2011 Dare To Be Digital Contest Expands With Scottish Government Support
2011 Dare To Be Digital Contest Expands With Scottish Government Support
This year's Scotland-based Dare to be Digital student game development competition will now include Finland and Iceland, thanks to a grant from the Scottish government.
March 22, 2011
Original Design Documents For GTA Describe 'Fast Multiplayer Car Racing'
Original Design Documents For GTA Describe 'Fast Multiplayer Car Racing'
Mike Dailly, one of the lead designers on the original Grand Theft Auto, has posted the game's original design documents, which describe "a fun, addictive and fast multiplayer car racing and crashing game."
March 22, 2011
Opinion: Surprise! Your Game Is Canned
Opinion: Surprise! Your Game Is Canned
In this opinion piece, Game Developer Magazine EIC Brandon Sheffield discusses what it's like to experience a sudden and unexpected game cancellation and what comes next.
March 22, 2011
Danish Government Funds Mobile Math Learning Games
Danish Government Funds Mobile Math Learning Games
The Danish E-learning Center, supported by a grant from Denmark's government, has released a comprehensive math learning application library for mobile platforms.
March 22, 2011
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Angry Birds Rio Leads in Debut Week
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Angry Birds Rio Leads in Debut Week
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Angry Birds Rio and Tap Zoo earning top iPhone sales, while We Rule Quests and Smurfs' Village emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
March 22, 2011
ESRB Removes Hanging Corpse From U.S. Dead Island Box
ESRB Removes Hanging Corpse From U.S. Dead Island Box
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has asked publisher Deep Silver to remove an image of a corpse hanging from a palm tree on the U.S. box art for its upcoming zombie game Dead Island.
March 22, 2011
Report: Internet Cafes Still Key Driver Of Asian Game Market
Report: Internet Cafes Still Key Driver Of Asian Game Market
A new report from Pearl Research highlights the continued importance of Asia's more than 350,000 internet cafes in providing access to online games for millions of players.
March 22, 2011
Amazon Launches Android Appstore With Browser-Based 'Test Drive' Feature
Amazon Launches Android Appstore With Browser-Based 'Test Drive' Feature
The highly fragmented Android app market got a major new player today with the launch of Amazon's Android Appstore, which includes the ability to try many ap
March 22, 2011
Gameloft Announces BackStab As A Timed Exclusive For Xperia Play
Gameloft Announces BackStab As A Timed Exclusive For Xperia Play
Well-known Paris-based mobile game developer Gameloft has announced BackStab, its first timed exclusive for Sony's upcoming, PlayStation-branded Xperia Play Android phone.
March 22, 2011
Interview: Inside State Of Play's Charming Indie Title Lume
Interview: Inside State Of Play's Charming Indie Title Lume
John Polson speaks with Katherine Bidwell of State of Play Games about upcoming PC and Mac game Lume, indie development philosophy and how Kinect can help in the future of animation.
March 22, 2011