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GameStop Accepting iOS Trade-Ins, Plans Branded Android Tablet
GameStop Accepting iOS Trade-Ins, Plans Branded Android Tablet
Major game retailer GameStop revealed today that it is now accepting iPods, iPhones and iPads as trade-ins for store credit in all of its U.S. branches, and will begin selling a branded Android-based tablet soon.
Sept. 12, 2011
Dead Island Knocks Deus Ex From UK Sales Top Spot
Dead Island Knocks Deus Ex From UK Sales Top Spot
Techland and Deep Silver's Dead Island took the number one slot in the UK software sales charts, in a week bursting with new releases, according to data from tracking firm Chart-Track.
Sept. 12, 2011
Syndicate Franchise Revived As First-Person Shooter
Syndicate Franchise Revived As First-Person Shooter
Electronic Arts announced today that it is set to revive the classic Syndicate franchise as a "brutal sci-fi first-person shooter experience," due for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in early 2012.
Sept. 12, 2011
Opinion: Dressing On The Side, Please
Opinion: Dressing On The Side, Please
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, indie developer Mike Slone explains how the dressing that comes from art and theming can completely transform core game mechanics, even in a slot machine.
Sept. 12, 2011
Most Popular Facebook Games: Sims Social Continues Climb
Most Popular Facebook Games: Sims Social Continues Climb
Every other week, Gamasutra examines the most popular Facebook games, like Electronic Arts/Playfish's The Sims Social, which now has more monthly users than Zynga's once leading game FarmVille.
Sept. 12, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: Madden, UNO Head Paid Charts
Top Android Game Apps: Madden, UNO Head Paid Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Madden NFL 12, UNO, and Angry Birds Seasons currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Sept. 12, 2011
Release This: The Gunstringer, White Knight II Head Up Retail, Console Digital Lineup
Release This: The Gunstringer, White Knight II Head Up Retail, Console Digital Lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list of retail and console digital download games explores a week that brings The Gunstringer and White Knight Chronicles II to North America.
Sept. 12, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Spy Mouse Leads Over Angry Birds Seasons
Top iPhone Game Apps: Spy Mouse Leads Over Angry Birds Seasons
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Spy Mouse and Angry Birds Seasons to Early Bird and more.
Sept. 12, 2011
SOE: PlanetSide 2 Adopting 'Free-To-Play' Model
SOE: PlanetSide 2 Adopting 'Free-To-Play' Model
Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has confirmed that the upcoming sequel to MMO shooter PlanetSide will use a free-to-play model, possibly like the one used in League of Legends.
Sept. 12, 2011
Analysis: Players 25 And Over Make Up 80 Percent Of Mobile Freemium Spend
Analysis: Players 25 And Over Make Up 80 Percent Of Mobile Freemium Spend
A new report from mobile app analysis firm Flurry finds that nearly 80 percent of all spending on free-to-play mobile games comes from players 25 or older, according to the company's stats.
Sept. 12, 2011
Feral Interactive Bringing Deus Ex: Human Revolution To Mac
Feral Interactive Bringing Deus Ex: Human Revolution To Mac
Macintosh game publishing specialist Feral Interactive has announced it will be porting the recently released Deus Ex: Human Revolution to Apple's computer platform sometime this winter.
Sept. 12, 2011
Bigpoint Buys Out Console Sports Dev Team At 49Games
Bigpoint Buys Out Console Sports Dev Team At 49Games
German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint has acquired the 43-person development team at Hamburg-based sports specialists 49Games gmbh, expanding its stable of Unity3D developers.
Sept. 12, 2011