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PS3 Hacker Says Jailbreak Not Intended For Piracy
PS3 Hacker Says Jailbreak Not Intended For Piracy
George "Geohot" Hotz, the man Sony is accusing of facilitating piracy on PlayStation 3, said he does not support piracy, and defended his "jailbreaking" of the console in a recent interview.
Jan. 14, 2011
Arkane Studios Releases Source Code For RPG Arx Fatalis
Arkane Studios Releases Source Code For RPG Arx Fatalis
Bethesda Softworks on Friday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Arkane Studios has released the source code for the well-received 2002 role-playing game Arx Fatalis.
Jan. 14, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: World of Goo Returns After Price Drop
Top iPad Game Apps: World of Goo Returns After Price Drop
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad games on the App Store as of today, with World of Goo, and Deer Hunter Challenge currently ranking among the platform's top d
Jan. 14, 2011
NPD: Epic Mickey Sells 1.3 Million, Gran Turismo Hits 1.14 Million In 2010
NPD: Epic Mickey Sells 1.3 Million, Gran Turismo Hits 1.14 Million In 2010
New data from tracking firm NPD shows two high-profile games reaching million-seller status in North America in the final weeks of 2010, implying strong sales for some other December sellers in the process.
Jan. 14, 2011
IP Ownership Issue Prevented Respawn From Signing With THQ
IP Ownership Issue Prevented Respawn From Signing With THQ
After their high-profile departure from Activision, Modern Warfare developers Jason West and Vince Zampella considered signing on with THQ before issues surrounding IP ownership stopped the deal.
Jan. 14, 2011
Zombie Studios Taking Blacklight FPS Sequel Free-To-Play
Zombie Studios Taking Blacklight FPS Sequel Free-To-Play
The sequel to downloadable first-person-shooter Blacklight: Tango Down will be a free-to-play title supported by sales of premium content, according to developer Zombie Studios.
Jan. 14, 2011
PS3 Hacking Trial Held Up By Jurisdiction Question
PS3 Hacking Trial Held Up By Jurisdiction Question
Questions over jurisdiction slowed down a trial brought by Sony against hacker George "Geohot" Hotz over his alleged publication of the root key necessary to run unapproved code on the PlayStation 3.
Jan. 14, 2011
Opinion: Nintendo 'Future-Proofing' The 3DS With Media Capabilities?
Opinion: Nintendo 'Future-Proofing' The 3DS With Media Capabilities?
Gamasutra's Chris Morris looks at Satoru Iwata's musings on possible video recording for Nintendo's 3DS to look at the stealth non-gaming elements of the 3DS and how they might truly 'future-proof' the handheld.
Jan. 14, 2011
Nintendo DS Leads Japanese Charts, PSP Sales Take Sharp Decline
Nintendo DS Leads Japanese Charts, PSP Sales Take Sharp Decline
In the wake of the holiday season, the Nintendo DS jumped to the top of the Japanese charts, as PSP sales took a sharp decline, reports tracking firm Media Create.
Jan. 14, 2011
UK Government Spent $4.4M On Overlooked Educational MMO
UK Government Spent $4.4M On Overlooked Educational MMO
The UK government's Department for Transport spent nearly £2.8 million, or around $4.4 million, creating and launching its mostly-ignored road safety online game Code of Everand.
Jan. 14, 2011
CityVille, Chinese FarmVille Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
CityVille, Chinese FarmVille Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines the recent dominance of two Zynga powerhouses, CityVille and FarmVille -- except this time it's the farming sim's new Chinese edition.
Jan. 14, 2011
Viximo Adds Ravenwood Fair And More To Social Platform
Viximo Adds Ravenwood Fair And More To Social Platform
Viximo, which operates a platform distributing social games and apps beyond Facebook, has added LOLapps' Ravenwood Fair, Casual Collective's Backyard Monsters, and Game Insight's Resort World to its offerings.
Jan. 14, 2011