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Analysis: Sexism In Female AI Partners
Analysis: Sexism In Female AI Partners
Gamasutra contributor Jeffrey Matulef investigates the role of female AI partners, comparing the helplessness of Resident Evil 4's Ashley to the hands-on approach of Half-Life 2's Alyx.
March 11, 2011
Inaugural Technologies in Education Forum Announced for March 30th
Inaugural Technologies in Education Forum Announced for March 30th
Organizers of the Technologies in Education Forum announced that the inaugural STEM-focused event will be held at the end of this
March 11, 2011
Saling The World: Pokemon Black and White Top Charts in U.S. and UK
Saling The World: Pokemon Black and White Top Charts in U.S. and UK
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Nintendo's Pokemon White and Black heading multiplatform sales in North America and Europe, while Koei's Shin Sangoku Musou 6 takes top honors in Japan.
March 11, 2011
Top iPad Games: Discounted Flight Control, Minigore See Big Sales
Top iPad Games: Discounted Flight Control, Minigore See Big Sales
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad games on the App Store, with Flight Control HD, Minigore HD, and TowerMadness HD currently ranking,
March 11, 2011
Dissidia: 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy Premieres At No. 1 On Japanese Charts
Dissidia: 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy Premieres At No. 1 On Japanese Charts
Square Enix's PSP-exclusive fighting game Dissidia: 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy premiered on top of the Japanese sales charts this week, followed by Spike's Way of the Samurai 4, reports tracking firm Media Create.
March 11, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Leads Japanese Hardware Charts, Sells 200,000 During First Full Week
Nintendo 3DS Leads Japanese Hardware Charts, Sells 200,000 During First Full Week
In its first full week since launch, the Nintendo 3DS continued to lead Japanese hardware sales, selling more than all other platforms combined, reports tracking firm Media Create.
March 11, 2011
Apple Closes In-Game Transactions iOS Loophole, Affecting F2P Games
Apple Closes In-Game Transactions iOS Loophole, Affecting F2P Games
Apple has changed the in-app password requirements on its iOS devices, after receiving complaints from parents whose children were accidentally purchasing game content.
March 11, 2011
Xbox Live Labs Seeks Volunteers For Bandwidth Testing
Xbox Live Labs Seeks Volunteers For Bandwidth Testing
Microsoft has announced an "optional testing program" for the Xbox 360 called Xbox Live Labs, which it hopes will provide results that will ultimately improve the Xbox Live service.
March 11, 2011
Kinect Director Kudo Tsunoda To Keynote MI6 2011
Kinect Director Kudo Tsunoda To Keynote MI6 2011
Microsoft has announced that Kudo Tsunoda, creative director of Kinect for Xbox 360 and general manager of Microsoft Game Studios, will present the keynote address at the 2011 MI6 Game Marketing Conference in San Francisco.
March 11, 2011
Xperia Play Launching March 31 In UK With Six Games Pre-Installed
Xperia Play Launching March 31 In UK With Six Games Pre-Installed
Sony Ericsson's first PlayStation-certified phone, the Xperia Play, will be available in the UK starting March 31, and will come with six titles pre-installed, including original PlayStation classic Crash Bandicoot.
March 11, 2011
Limbo, Splosion Man, Trials HD Coming To Retail Bundle April 19
Limbo, Splosion Man, Trials HD Coming To Retail Bundle April 19
Three digital downloads from Microsoft's 2009 Summer of Arcade promotion are coming to retail shelves as part of a single-disc bundle next month -- Limbo, Splosion Man and Trials HD.
March 11, 2011
Pachter Says Kinect Bundles Outsold Move Bundles 5:1
Pachter Says Kinect Bundles Outsold Move Bundles 5:1
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter looks at hardware bundle sales to estimate that Xbox 360 Kinect bundles are outselling PlayStation 3 Move bundles at a ratio of "over 5:1," as the device continues to drive Xbox 360 hardware sales.
March 11, 2011