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Disney Interactive Exec Graham Hopper Leaving Company
Disney Interactive Exec Graham Hopper Leaving Company
Long-serving Disney Interactive Studios GM Graham Hopper will be leaving the company, as the Club Penguin operator continues to shift focus away from boxed products and toward digital releases.
Nov. 22, 2010
Analysis: Morality Shock - The Role Of The Villain In Gaming
Analysis: Morality Shock - The Role Of The Villain In Gaming
Gamasutra correspondent Richard Clark examines how games spanning Bioshock through Red Dead Redemption can use their power to actively involve the player, in order to challenge their moral assumptions.
Nov. 22, 2010
IGA Co-Founder Bartlett Departs In-Game Ad Firm
IGA Co-Founder Bartlett Departs In-Game Ad Firm
Ed Bartlett, VP of Europe for in-game ad firm IGA Worldwide announced today that he has left the company to pursue "new challenges," insisting the in-game ad market is in a period of "resurgence."
Nov. 22, 2010
Report: Six-Hour Per Day 'Ceiling' On Daily Playtime For Leading FPSes
Report: Six-Hour Per Day 'Ceiling' On Daily Playtime For Leading FPSes
A new report found that Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops all hit initial daily average playtime ceilings of six hours, a surprising correlation that could be more than coincidence.
Nov. 22, 2010
Investors Optimistic Of THQ uDraw Holiday Potential
Investors Optimistic Of THQ uDraw Holiday Potential
Share prices were up for publisher THQ just days before high-traffic Black Friday, as the company recently released the uDraw drawing tablet for Nintendo Wii.
Nov. 22, 2010
iOS 4.2 Software Update Adds Game Center Support for iPad
iOS 4.2 Software Update Adds Game Center Support for iPad
Apple has released an update to its iOS firmware, bringing a number of new features to iPhone and iPod Touch devices and adding multitasking and Game Center support for the iPad.
Nov. 22, 2010
Former Kojima Productions Director: Working With West 'A Challenge'
Former Kojima Productions Director: Working With West 'A Challenge'
Shinta Nojiri, director of Metal Gear Acid and new Rebellion-developed current-gen title NeverDead explains the challenges of working with Western
Nov. 22, 2010
GDC China Announces Keynote From Final Fantasy XI, XIV Co-Creator Tanaka
GDC China Announces Keynote From Final Fantasy XI, XIV Co-Creator Tanaka
GDC China organizers have revealed a keynote from Square Enix senior vice president Hiromichi Tanaka on building Final Fantasy XI and XIV, about to become the first-ever official _
Nov. 22, 2010
Marvelous: 3DS Budgets Much Higher Than DS
Marvelous: 3DS Budgets Much Higher Than DS
The potential costs of developing for Nintendo 3DS are surfacing in estimates made by Japanese publisher Marvelous, which expects 3DS games to require a good deal more than the budget of a high-end DS title.
Nov. 22, 2010
Ericsson CEO Fuels Sony Gaming Phone Reports
Ericsson CEO Fuels Sony Gaming Phone Reports
Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg says that Sony's strong games business could be "very interesting" for the phone side of things, illuminating recent buzz around purported gaming-phone initiatives from Sony.
Nov. 22, 2010
Gaikai Taps Ex-EA Reeves For Chief Strategy Officer
Gaikai Taps Ex-EA Reeves For Chief Strategy Officer
Gaikai has a new chief strategy officer in former Jamdat Mobile and Electronic Arts exec Nanea Reeves, an appointment the company says will help it create its approach to its consumers.
Nov. 22, 2010
Irrational: No Lead Platform For Bioshock Infinite
Irrational: No Lead Platform For Bioshock Infinite
Irrational Games is “serious" about ensuring the PS3 version of its forthcoming title Bioshock Infinite is "great”, developing the game simultaneously across three platforms according to technical director, Chris Kline.
Nov. 22, 2010