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Best of FingerGaming: From World of Goo to Real Racing 2
Best of FingerGaming: From World of Goo to Real Racing 2
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's portable game platforms -- covering World of Goo, Hook Worlds, Real Racing 2, and _The 7th Guest
Dec. 22, 2010
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: We Have (IGF) Video
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: We Have (IGF) Video
Continuing his 'GDC 25' archival research, official GDC historian Jason Scott puts his first digitized video online -- a showreel of the first-ever Independent Games Festival finalists from 1
Dec. 22, 2010
Sony's Hirai Hints At PSP2 Touch Controls, Touches On PSP Phone Rumors
Sony's Hirai Hints At PSP2 Touch Controls, Touches On PSP Phone Rumors
Sony gaming chief Kaz Hirai hinted that the next PlayStation Portable would feature touch-based controls in addition to buttons, and wondered publicly about branding challenges for a PSP Phone.
Dec. 22, 2010
EA, Valve Confirm Distribution Agreement For Portal 2
EA, Valve Confirm Distribution Agreement For Portal 2
Electronic Arts and Valve Software on Wednesday confirmed a distribution agreement for Portal 2, which will see EA's third-party publishing arm EA Partners distribute the anticipated sequel.
Dec. 22, 2010
Latest Humble Indie Bundle Passes $1.3M
Latest Humble Indie Bundle Passes $1.3M
The latest pay-what-you-want "Humble Bundle" collection of indie games, which includes Braid and Cortex Command, among others, has passed the $1.3 million mark, part of which goes to charity.
Dec. 22, 2010
Buser: 'Killer Apps' Will Drive PlayStation Home Adoption
Buser: 'Killer Apps' Will Drive PlayStation Home Adoption
No longer aiming to be a Second Life imitator, PlayStation Home is now a virtual world of gaming -- but only one-third of PSN users have registered for Home. Sony's Jack Buser tells Gamasutra how Home will grow.
Dec. 22, 2010
Kongregate Contest Offering $25K To Promote Unity Game Support
Kongregate Contest Offering $25K To Promote Unity Game Support
Web-game portal Kongregate has announced a contest that will distribute a prize pool of $25,000 to developers who publish games made with the newly-supported Unity3D engine on the service.
Dec. 22, 2010
Massachussets Lt.. Gov. Supporting New Video Game Institute At Becker College
Massachussets Lt.. Gov. Supporting New Video Game Institute At Becker College
A new Massachusetts Video Game Institute will be established at the state's Becker College next fall, according to comments by Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray.
Dec. 22, 2010
Judge Certifies Class-Action Football Game Pricing Lawsuit Against EA
Judge Certifies Class-Action Football Game Pricing Lawsuit Against EA
A U.S. district judge has certified a class-action anti-trust lawsuit against Electronic Arts that alleges the company illegally inflated prices for its football titles after attaining exclusive rights to league licenses.
Dec. 22, 2010
DC Universe Online Launching Worldwide For PC, PS3 On January 11
DC Universe Online Launching Worldwide For PC, PS3 On January 11
Developer and publisher Sony Online Entertainment has announced that DC Universe Online, its MMORPG based on DC Comics characters and settings, will release worldwide for both Windows PCs and PlayStation 3 on January 11, 2011.
Dec. 22, 2010
Choice Of Games Releases Interactive Fiction Apps For Kindle
Choice Of Games Releases Interactive Fiction Apps For Kindle
Independent developer Choice of Games announced the release of two text adventure games, Choice of the Dragon and Choice of Broadsides, on Amazon's Kindle platform.
Dec. 22, 2010
Kotick: 'I Don't Think Treyarch Got Their Due'
Kotick: 'I Don't Think Treyarch Got Their Due'
"I don't think Treyarch got their due for how much they contributed in the production and polish to the multiplayer," even in games developed by Infinity Ward, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says.
Dec. 22, 2010