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Zen Studios Defends XBLA Following Team Meat Comments
Zen Studios Defends XBLA Following Team Meat Comments
Pinball FX developer Zen Studios has hit back at claims made by Super Meat Boy developer Team Meat earlier this week regarding its dealings with Microsoft, noting that it had "quite the opposite experience" with the Xbox house.
Sept. 9, 2011
EA's Origin Hosting Third-Party Content 'Very Soon'; 4M Client Installs
EA's Origin Hosting Third-Party Content 'Very Soon'; 4M Client Installs
Electronic Arts' new, wholly-owned Origin digital distribution platform is currently reserved for first-party titles, but CFO Eric Brown said Friday the service will host third-party content "very soon."
Sept. 9, 2011
Wada, Kimura Have Left Grasshopper Manufacture
Wada, Kimura Have Left Grasshopper Manufacture
Gamasutra has confirmed media reports that Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada and Little King's Story creator Yoshiro Kimura are no longer part of No More Heroes dev Grasshopper Manufacture.
Sept. 9, 2011
Interview: There's A New Xbox 360 UI, But Some Things Just Don't Change
Interview: There's A New Xbox 360 UI, But Some Things Just Don't Change
Microsoft talks to Gamasutra about its fall overhaul of the Xbox 360 UI, which significantly changes its look, feel, and function, but which may not affect some of the company's increasingly controversial policies.
Sept. 9, 2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ships 2M Units
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ships 2M Units
Publisher Square Enix has revealed that its critically-acclaimed action title Deus Ex: Human Revolution, released last month and developed by subsidiary Eidos Montreal, has shipped over 2 million copies in total.
Sept. 9, 2011
Remastered Crysis Coming to Consoles As Digital Download
Remastered Crysis Coming to Consoles As Digital Download
Crytek, developer of the first-person shooter Crysis series, announced today that it is bringing a modified version of the original title to Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network later this year.
Sept. 9, 2011
EA Wins Dismissal In NCAA Player Likeness Suit
EA Wins Dismissal In NCAA Player Likeness Suit
Electronic Arts has won a dismissal in a case brought by Rutgers University quarterback Ryan Hart that alleged the company didn't have the legal right to use his likeness in its NCAA Football titles.
Sept. 9, 2011
Feature: SpyParty's Chris Hecker On Balancing Originality, Marketability
Feature: SpyParty's Chris Hecker On Balancing Originality, Marketability
In a new Gamasutra feature, SpyParty creator Chris Hecker says he doesn't see any inherent conflict between a project being interesting to work on and being
Sept. 9, 2011
Japan's Tales of Xillia RPG Ships Over 500K Copies In First Day
Japan's Tales of Xillia RPG Ships Over 500K Copies In First Day
Publisher Namco Bandai has revealed that its RPG Tales of Xillia has already shipped over half a million copies, just a day after its release in Japan, due to the "strong support" from its fans.
Sept. 9, 2011
THQ Among Investors Putting $1.4M In Fingerprint's Mobile Learning Games
THQ Among Investors Putting $1.4M In Fingerprint's Mobile Learning Games
Educational mobile gaming startup Fingerprint Inc. has secured $1.4 million in funding from investors including publisher THQ, K2MediaLabs, Reed Elsevier and Suffolk Ventures, the company reports.
Sept. 9, 2011
Exent's GameTanium To Support Android-To-TV Play
Exent's GameTanium To Support Android-To-TV Play
Games on demand company Exent has revealed that its upcoming GameTanium service will support mobile Android to television capabilities, allowing users to play their Android games on a television.
Sept. 9, 2011
UK Retailer HMV Sees 22% Drop In Q1 Retail Sales
UK Retailer HMV Sees 22% Drop In Q1 Retail Sales
UK retailer HMV has posted financial results for its first quarter of the current fiscal year, noting a 21.8 percent decline in retail sales, although the company believes upcoming gaming titles will lead to a better next quarter.
Sept. 9, 2011