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WildTangent, T-Mobile Launching Android Game Discovery Service
WildTangent, T-Mobile Launching Android Game Discovery Service
Social and casual gaming firm WildTangent announced a new service for discovering and playing games on Android smartphones and tablets for T-Mobile USA's customers.
June 8, 2011
Over 200 Million Downloads For Gameloft Titles On App Store
Over 200 Million Downloads For Gameloft Titles On App Store
Mobile and social game publisher Gameloft announced that its iOS titles have seen more than 200 million downloads on the App Store since the platform's launch in 2008.
June 8, 2011
Report: Wii U Will Cost More Than $250
Report: Wii U Will Cost More Than $250
When Nintendo ships Wii U next year, it expects the console and its unique touchscreen-based controller to sell for more than ¥20,000 ($250), according to media reports.
June 8, 2011
Wii U Will Have AMD Radeon HD, IBM Power Microprocessors, And 25 GB Discs
Wii U Will Have AMD Radeon HD, IBM Power Microprocessors, And 25 GB Discs
Along with its 6.2" touchscreen controller, Nintendo's Wii U will feature a custom HD graphics processor from AMD, Power-based microprocessors from IBM, and 25 GB game discs.
June 8, 2011
Film Company Buys Movie Rights To Devil May Cry
Film Company Buys Movie Rights To Devil May Cry
Production company Screen Gems, a Sony Pictures subsidiary, has purchased the feature film rights to Capcom's flashy action series Devil May Cry, hoping to create a movie franchise based on the property.
June 8, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From Limbo To Transfarring
Best of GameSetWatch: From Limbo To Transfarring
Gamasutra's sister site, alt.video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat titles and news, including a possible PC port for Limbo and a hiarious opinion piece on "Transfarring".
June 8, 2011
Opinion: How To Break Out Of The Games Industry
Opinion: How To Break Out Of The Games Industry
Production consultant Keith Fuller analyzes the growing trend of companies hiring temporary and contract developers, and its effects on the industry, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
June 8, 2011
Critical Reception: Sucker Punch's inFamous 2
Critical Reception: Sucker Punch's inFamous 2
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Sucker Punch's open-world action game inFamous 2, which reviewers claim "marks a maturation from 'good game' to 'genre standout.'"
June 8, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Feed Me Oil, Tap Pet Hotel Claim Top Chart Spots
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Feed Me Oil, Tap Pet Hotel Claim Top Chart Spots
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Tap Pet Hotel and Feed Me Oil earning top iPhone sales, while Tap Zoo and Call of Atlantis HD emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
June 8, 2011
Mobile Publisher Chillingo Hits 140M iOS Downloads
Mobile Publisher Chillingo Hits 140M iOS Downloads
Cheshire, UK-based mobile games publisher Chillingo has surpassed 140 million iOS downloads since the App Store began in 2008, noting that the indie developer community helped it to reach "this staggering milestone".
June 8, 2011
RIM Acquires Mobile Game Network Scoreloop
RIM Acquires Mobile Game Network Scoreloop
Blackberry maker Research in Motion has acquired social gaming platform Scoreloop, who will be assisting the company in creating tools for mobile developers -- although details regarding the deal have not yet been disclosed.
June 8, 2011
Nintendo Shares Fall To Lowest In Five Years After Wii U Reveal
Nintendo Shares Fall To Lowest In Five Years After Wii U Reveal
Nintendo saw its share price fall to the lowest it has been in more than five years, as analysts said they were sceptical about the potential success of the new Wii U console, noting that expectations "fell far short".
June 8, 2011