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Best Of Indie Games: Chocolate Castle Labyrinth
Best Of Indie Games: Chocolate Castle Labyrinth
IndieGames.com co-editor Tim W. looks at the top indie titles released over the past week, including an iOS game that allows players to have just one life, and a student game that's all about mixing animals in
May 6, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Newcomer Frisbee Forever Leads Free Charts
Top iPad Game Apps: Newcomer Frisbee Forever Leads Free Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Frisbee Forever, Drawn: The Painted Tower, and Falling Fred currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
May 6, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Company Game Jams To Industry Maturity
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Company Game Jams To Industry Maturity
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including the benefits of company game jams and why the industry needs a sense of playfulness.
May 6, 2011
PSP Far Outsells 3DS In Weekly Japanese Charts
PSP Far Outsells 3DS In Weekly Japanese Charts
Sony's PSP stormed ahead in the Japanese dedicated video game hardware sales charts this week, nearly outselling every other platform combined, according to data from tracking firm Media Create.
May 6, 2011
Team Fortress 2 Update Adds Replay Editor
Team Fortress 2 Update Adds Replay Editor
Team Fortress 2 has received a new free update, adding a Replay Editor that allows players to put together their own in-game movies and upload them to YouTube, while also introducing a new contest.
May 6, 2011
Capcom Annual Profits Up 258%, Five Million-Sellers
Capcom Annual Profits Up 258%, Five Million-Sellers
Capcom reported a 46.2 percent increase in revenue and 257.6 percent rise in annual profits, with five of its releases breaking the million mark, including Monster Hunter Freedom 3, Dead Rising 2 and Super Street Fighter IV.
May 6, 2011
Analyst: A Mass Effect MMO Could Earn More For EA Than The Old Republic
Analyst: A Mass Effect MMO Could Earn More For EA Than The Old Republic
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey said that a Mass Effect MMO could bring in more revenue for EA than The Old Republic, and that the publisher could turn Battlefield into an annual franchise.
May 6, 2011
PopCap Chief: Major Casual Developers Could Grow To Be 'More Like Disney'
PopCap Chief: Major Casual Developers Could Grow To Be 'More Like Disney'
PopCap chief executive John Vechey spoke out on the growing casual and mobile games market, noting that major players like Rovio and Zynga would expand beyond game development to resemble companies like Disney.
May 6, 2011
Hackers Say Anonymous Likely Responsible For Sony Attacks
Hackers Say Anonymous Likely Responsible For Sony Attacks
Two veterans of Anonymous have claimed that members of the infamous hacker group are most likely responsible for the recent Sony security breaches, despite the group's public denials.
May 6, 2011
Rockstar, L.A. Times Partner On L.A. Noire Promotional 'Crime Map'
Rockstar, L.A. Times Partner On L.A. Noire Promotional 'Crime Map'
In order promote Team Bondi's L.A. Noire, Rockstar Games has partnered with the L.A. Times to create an online interactive map that details some of Los Angeles' most interesting and bizarre crimes from 1947.
May 6, 2011
Opinion: Sorry But The Game Does Not Build Anymore
Opinion: Sorry But The Game Does Not Build Anymore
Fabrice Lété, a developer at Fishing Cactus, warns of the problems that you may face when trying to exhume an old project, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
May 6, 2011
Valve's Wolpaw Offers Behind-The-Scenes Peek Into Portal 2
Valve's Wolpaw Offers Behind-The-Scenes Peek Into Portal 2
At a Gamasutra-attended presentation at NYU, Valve writer Erik Wolpaw went behind the scenes of the Portal franchise, and explained how the studio tells a story using the environment.
May 6, 2011