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THQ Sees 'Marginal' Impact From PSN Outage
THQ Sees 'Marginal' Impact From PSN Outage
THQ executive VP and CFO Paul Pucino says the extended outage of Sony's PSN service has had only a "marginal" effect on the company as a whole, and that digital revenues were more likely "deferred" than lost completely.
June 1, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From Takahashi Meijin To Oppai Mousepads
Best of GameSetWatch: From Takahashi Meijin To Oppai Mousepads
Gamasutra's sister site, alt.video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat titles and news, including a Takahashi Meijin breakdancing routine and Arcana Heart 3's buxom mousepads.
June 1, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From FAST To Avatar Legends
This Week In Console Digital Download: From FAST To Avatar Legends
This week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services including FAST: Racing League on WiiWare, The Avatar Legends on Xbox Live Indie Games and more.
June 1, 2011
Critical Reception: CD Projekt's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Critical Reception: CD Projekt's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to CD Projekt's PC action-RPG The Witcher 2, which reviews describe as "gorgeous, ambitious, and not afraid to kill you dead."
June 1, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: The Heist Rivals Zynga Poker
Top-Grossing iOS Games: The Heist Rivals Zynga Poker
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Zynga Poker and The Heist earning top iPhone sales, while Smurfs' Village and Infinity Blade remain big sellers on the iPad.
June 1, 2011
BAFTA Games Launches New Branch In U.S.
BAFTA Games Launches New Branch In U.S.
The UK's British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the launch of a U.S. branch for its Video Games strand for later this week, as it looks to celebrate the video games industry in the U.S.
June 1, 2011
Lodsys Files Disputes Against App Store Developers
Lodsys Files Disputes Against App Store Developers
Patent licensing firm Lodsys has followed up on its previous warnings to App Store developers, and is now suing a number of developers "in order to preserve its legal options."
June 1, 2011
Garriott's Portalarium Secures $3.6M Total Funding
Garriott's Portalarium Secures $3.6M Total Funding
Social games company Portalarium, founded by veteran Ultima creator Richard Garriott, has secured extra funding from London-based investor m8 Capital, taking its total raised to $3.6 million.
June 1, 2011
Carmageddon Reboot Coming In 2012
Carmageddon Reboot Coming In 2012
The Carmageddon series is set to relaunch next year with Carmageddon: Reincarnation, developed by original UK creator and now IP holder, Stainless Games.
June 1, 2011
Zynga Launches New Game Empires & Allies
Zynga Launches New Game Empires & Allies
Social games giant Zynga today launched a new Facebook title worldwide via its Los Angeles studio called Empires & Allies, which it says includes "more social features than any Zynga game."
June 1, 2011
'Tales From The GDC Vault': A Good Cover Story
'Tales From The GDC Vault': A Good Cover Story
Continuing his new 'Tales from the GDC Vault' series, digital historian Jason Scott looks at the evolution of GDC's programs and print advertisements, as well as some of the show's eclecti
June 1, 2011
Opinion: Hey Nintendo's Scott Moffitt, Read This
Opinion: Hey Nintendo's Scott Moffitt, Read This
Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell talks with games industry watchers about what Nintendo's new VP of sales Scott Moffitt needs to do to keep the company exciting, noting "If he's not afraid, he should be."
June 1, 2011