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EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
EA Confirms New EA Sports Division In Austin
Electronic Arts has officially confirmed earlier rumors that it would open a new EA Sports studio in Austin, publicly announcing a new division this morning that will create 300 new jobs in the area.
July 18, 2011
Activision Tries To Seize ModernWarfare3.com Domain
Activision Tries To Seize ModernWarfare3.com Domain
Following a stunt that saw the privately-owned domain name ModernWarfare3.com redirecting to a competitor's website, Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision has sought legal action to have the domain seized.
July 18, 2011
Interview: Exent Unveils Subscription Game Distro For Android
Interview: Exent Unveils Subscription Game Distro For Android
Exent's GameTanium is a unique Android game subscription distribution service GameTanium, and the company talks to us about its aims to create a value add for developers and operators.
July 18, 2011
UK counter-terror report confirms extremists are early adopters of technology
UK counter-terror report confirms extremists are early adopters of technology
The latest report on the UK's Counter Terror strategy says that extremist groups such as al-Qaeda are early adopters of technology in their bid to wage war on governments and their citizens.
July 18, 2011
Hackers infiltrate German police and customs service computers
Hackers infiltrate German police and customs service computers
Hackers were able to infiltrate computers at the German federal police and customs service and remain there for months without being detected, according to a German newspaper.
July 18, 2011
Saling The World: NCAA Football 12 Debuts to Top Sales
Saling The World: NCAA Football 12 Debuts to Top Sales
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Medal of Honor, NCAA Football 12, and Just Dance 2 heading domestic multiplatform sales, while Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 leads in Japan.
July 15, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Pocket RPG Sees Strong Debut
Top iPad Game Apps: Pocket RPG Sees Strong Debut
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Pocket RPG, Reckless Getaway, and Lego Harry Potter currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
July 15, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: Sequels and Demakes
Best Of Indie Games: Sequels and Demakes
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including an ASCII demake of Terry Cavanagh's VVVVVV and a sequel to a Cave Story-like platformer called Momodora.
July 15, 2011
AFTRA Approves New Contract For Game Voice Actors
AFTRA Approves New Contract For Game Voice Actors
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has approved a new, three-and-a-half year contract covering video game voice acting work, including a new fee for games sold on cloud gaming services.
July 15, 2011
Windows Phone 7 Marketshare Growing, But Still Small In U.S.
Windows Phone 7 Marketshare Growing, But Still Small In U.S.
A new analysis of the overall U.S. smartphone market shows Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 doubling its share of the marketplace, yet still representing only 2 percent of all smartphones in use.
July 15, 2011
Konami Hosting Childhood Obesity Summit, DDR Tournament In West Virginia
Konami Hosting Childhood Obesity Summit, DDR Tournament In West Virginia
Video game publisher Konami will be hosting its first ever Childhood Obesity Summit alongside a Dance Dance Revolution tournament in West Virginia later this month, with support from the state and federal government.
July 15, 2011
Report: Digital Strategy To Grow GameStop To $1.5B In Revenues By 2014
Report: Digital Strategy To Grow GameStop To $1.5B In Revenues By 2014
A new investor-driven study predicts that retailer GameStop's new digital strategy will lead the company to grow to $1.5 billion in annual sales volume by 2014, thanks in part to its recent purchase of Impulse.
July 15, 2011