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Gears Of War 3 Beta Saw 1.29M Players, 1M Pre-orders
Gears Of War 3 Beta Saw 1.29M Players, 1M Pre-orders
Epic Games' upcoming shooter Gears of Wars 3 saw over 1.29 million players take part it the multiplayer beta over the course of four weeks, while the title also surpassed 1 million pre-orders worldwide.
May 18, 2011
Microsoft Sets Schedule For Windows Phone 7 'Must Have Games' Promotion
Microsoft Sets Schedule For Windows Phone 7 'Must Have Games' Promotion
Microsoft is promoting its Windows Phone 7 platform as a gaming hub by releasing a series of six mobile game ports weekly starting May 25, including mobile mega-hit Angry Birds on June 29.
May 18, 2011
Opinion: Loose Lips Sink Ships
Opinion: Loose Lips Sink Ships
How does a company like Activision react when secret details of its biggest game of the year are leaked all over the media? Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell ponders effects of the Modern Warfare 3 leak.
May 18, 2011
Study: 63M iOS Gamers Downloading 5M Games Daily
Study: 63M iOS Gamers Downloading 5M Games Daily
A new survey of iOS device owners in the U.S. and six European countries shows 63 million iOS gamers downloading over 5 million games a day, outperforming all other App categories combined.
May 18, 2011
Zynga Acquires Casino City Maker DNA Games
Zynga Acquires Casino City Maker DNA Games
Social game mega-publisher Zynga today announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Casino City developer DNA Games, the 14th such acquisition in the last 12 months.
May 18, 2011
Capcom Bringing Monster Hunter Spin-off To Japanese iPhone In June
Capcom Bringing Monster Hunter Spin-off To Japanese iPhone In June
Capcom's best-selling fantasy action RPG series Monster Hunter will be making the leap to the iPhone in Japan this June with spin-off title Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting.
May 18, 2011
Angry Birds Franchise Hits 200M Downloads
Angry Birds Franchise Hits 200M Downloads
Rovio's mega-hit Angry Birds franchise has now sold 200 million units across the original games as well as its Seasons and Rio follow-ups, the publisher announced today.
May 18, 2011
Developers: No Time For Piracy Prevention On Smartphones
Developers: No Time For Piracy Prevention On Smartphones
As part of a new Gamasutra feature, mobile game and app developers explain that working on antipiracy measures for smartphone games is no longer a relevant concern.
May 18, 2011
Sponsored Feature: Behind the Mirror - Adding Reflection to C++ 2
Sponsored Feature: Behind the Mirror - Adding Reflection to C++ 2
In an Intel-sponsored reprint from Game Developer magazine, software engineer Geoff Evans takes a look at the benefits of implementing a reflection system in C++.
May 18, 2011
Activision Turns MW3 Asset Leak Into Marketing Opportunity
Activision Turns MW3 Asset Leak Into Marketing Opportunity
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg explains how the company turned "lemons into lemonade" by using the Modern Warfare 3 information leak to strengthen its marketing campaign.
May 18, 2011
Security Flaw Leaves Most Android Devices Vulnerable To Hacking
Security Flaw Leaves Most Android Devices Vulnerable To Hacking
Nearly all Android-based smartphones were susceptible to a security hack allowing third parties to access a user's private information, calendar and contacts, according to research.
May 18, 2011
Boy Meets Girl: Nival's Unusual Prime World Goals
Boy Meets Girl: Nival's Unusual Prime World Goals
Gamasutra catches up with Russian strategy developer Nival, which is developing an internationally-oriented social game for the first time with Prime World -- and learns about an interesting gender-oriented angle to play.
May 18, 2011