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Gears Of War 3, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted 3 Lead In Purchase Intent In U.S., UK
Gears Of War 3, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted 3 Lead In Purchase Intent In U.S., UK
Ipsos OTX MediaCT told Gamasutra that Gears of War 3 leads purchase intent in another month in the U.S. and UK, as gamers also show strong interest in Mortal Kombat and Uncharted 3.
March 18, 2011
More Game Companies Contribute To Japan Quake Relief
More Game Companies Contribute To Japan Quake Relief
More game companies have pledged support of ongoing Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief efforts, including PopCap Games, Hi-Rez Studios, Square Enix and NCsoft.
March 18, 2011
More Jurisdiction Questions Raised In Hotz PS3 Jailbreaking Suit
More Jurisdiction Questions Raised In Hotz PS3 Jailbreaking Suit
PlayStation 3 "jailbreaker" George "Geohot" Hotz accused Sony Computer Entertainment America of "misrepresenting" information to the court, with the hacker disputing the court's jurisdiction.
March 18, 2011
Square Enix Cancels Xbox 360 Exclusive Gun Loco
Square Enix Cancels Xbox 360 Exclusive Gun Loco
Square Enix announced today via its Japanese site that it has cancelled Xbox 360 exclusive action shooter Gun Loco, with no official reason given for cancellation as of yet.
March 18, 2011
In-Depth: The Video Game Violence Debate Heats Up In San Francisco
In-Depth: The Video Game Violence Debate Heats Up In San Francisco
Thursday night in San Francisco, Gamasutra attended a Commonwealth Club-hosted discussion on violent video games and sales regulation, with Leland Yee and others weighing in on the issues.
March 18, 2011
Saling The World: Homefront Launches Alongside Pokemon Black And White
Saling The World: Homefront Launches Alongside Pokemon Black And White
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find THQ's Homefront launching beside Nintendo's Pokemon Black and White in North America and UK, while Shin Sangoku Musou 6 stays on top in Japan.
March 18, 2011
Top iPad Games: Osmos, Tapper World Tour Climb Paid Charts
Top iPad Games: Osmos, Tapper World Tour Climb Paid Charts
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad games on the App Store, with Osmos HD and Tapper World Tour HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 18, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 18
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 18
In an exciting week for new job postings, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Blizzard, Rockstar, SCEA, Nintendo and Activision.
March 18, 2011
Sony Aiming For Same Day Downloadable Release For All NGP Retail Games
Sony Aiming For Same Day Downloadable Release For All NGP Retail Games
Sony hopes to have every retail game on its upcoming Next Generation Portable available for download from the online PlayStation Store on the day of its release, according to SCEE chief Andrew House.
March 18, 2011
AMD: DirectX Holding Back Graphics Performance On PC
AMD: DirectX Holding Back Graphics Performance On PC
While Microsoft's DirectX API has made it much easier to develop PC games that work across different hardware, at least one major PC hardware manufacturer thinks the system is holding PC game developers back.
March 18, 2011
Angry Birds Maker Rovio Aiming For U.S. Stock IPO In Next Five Years
Angry Birds Maker Rovio Aiming For U.S. Stock IPO In Next Five Years
Chairman Kaj Hed of Angry Birds creator Rovio said he'd like to see his company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange sometime in the next five years, though the company will remain in its Finnish headquarters.
March 18, 2011
Interview: Reggie Fils-Aime On Garage Devs And The Value Of Software
Interview: Reggie Fils-Aime On Garage Devs And The Value Of Software
Gamasutra talks to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about the "new breed of garage developers", and Satoru Iwata's comments regarding social and mobile games at this year's GDC.
March 18, 2011