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Konami Sees Slight Drop In Sales, Profits, As Social Games Grow
Konami Sees Slight Drop In Sales, Profits, As Social Games Grow
Tokyo-based Metal Gear publisher Konami on Thursday posted a slight drop in sales and profits for the full fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, with the company showing a stronger social gaming business.
May 12, 2011
Creative Assembly Making Alien Game, Opening New Studio
Creative Assembly Making Alien Game, Opening New Studio
Total War UK-based developer Creative Assembly today announced that it is making a game based on the Alien franchise, as the company opens a new facility [UPDATE: Gearbox's Aliens game still in the works].
May 12, 2011
Nintendo 3DS eShop Delayed To June 6
Nintendo 3DS eShop Delayed To June 6
Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo 3DS eShop, which will allow users to purchase downloadable 3DS titles, will miss its May release date, and now be released in the U.S. on June 6.
May 12, 2011
iSec Console Will Implement Beckon Middleware
iSec Console Will Implement Beckon Middleware
Lenovo-funded Beijing Eedoo Technology has announced that its recently revealed iSec games console will incorporate body tracking software from Omek Interactive.
May 12, 2011
Playdom Hit With $3 Million Settlement In FTC COPPA Case
Playdom Hit With $3 Million Settlement In FTC COPPA Case
The Disney Interactive social games subsidiary settles with the FTC over claims that virtual worlds operated by Acclaim, which it acquired in 2010, violated rules protecting kids online.
May 12, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Gatling Gears To MDK2
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Gatling Gears To MDK2
Gamasutra rounds up the week's new releases in the console digital download world, this week highlighted by Vanguard Games' Gatling Gears, a re-release of BioWare's MDK2, and PopCap's Plants Vs. Zombies.
May 12, 2011
Accel: Why Rovio Is More Than 'A One-Hit Wonder'
Accel: Why Rovio Is More Than 'A One-Hit Wonder'
With 100 million downloads and several iterations across multiple platforms, Angry Birds is a huge success -- but it's also Rovio's only breakout hit. VC firm Accel tells Gamasutra why Rovio is more than a "one hit wonder."
May 12, 2011
Feature: Keeping The Dreamcast Alive
Feature: Keeping The Dreamcast Alive
In Gamasutra's latest feature, two teams of developers creating homebrew games for Sega's final console system -- the Dreamcast -- speak out about what drives them
May 12, 2011
Tits, Tuts And The Last Action Hero: Pitchford Defends Duke Nukem Forever
Tits, Tuts And The Last Action Hero: Pitchford Defends Duke Nukem Forever
Gamasutra's Simon Parkin spends an evening with Randy Pitchford, midwife to Duke Nukem Forever, gaming's most-delayed project, to hear about why the character is as relevant today as he was in 1991.
May 12, 2011
APB Reboot Brings Back David Jones As Consultant
APB Reboot Brings Back David Jones As Consultant
APB Reloaded -- the rebooted microtransaction-based version of last year's failed MMO cops and robbers action game APB -- will be developed with input from series creator David Jones, publisher GamersFirst has revealed.
May 12, 2011
NPD: U.S. Game Industry Retail Sales Up 20 Percent In April
NPD: U.S. Game Industry Retail Sales Up 20 Percent In April
Riding on sales of Mortal Kombat and Portal 2, the U.S. video game industry saw a 20 percent increase in April over what was reported last year, according to The NPD Group.
May 12, 2011
Limbo, Minecraft Take Home Nordic Game Awards
Limbo, Minecraft Take Home Nordic Game Awards
Five games primarily developed in Nordic regions walked away with honors at the Nordic Game Awards Wednesday, with Danish studio Playdead taking the top honor for its Xbox Live Arcade title Limbo.
May 12, 2011