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3DS Sells 113K In UK, 303K Across All Of Europe In Opening Weekend
3DS Sells 113K In UK, 303K Across All Of Europe In Opening Weekend
Nintendo on Friday said its newly-released 3DS sold 303,000 across all of Europe in its opening weekend, and 113,000 units in the UK alone, topping British launches of the Wii and DS.
April 1, 2011
Majesco Publishing New Bloodrayne On XBLA, PSN
Majesco Publishing New Bloodrayne On XBLA, PSN
Majesco is reviving the BloodRayne sexy vampire series with BloodRayne: Betrayal, a downloadable title from WayForward, the CA-based developers of the well-received Contra 4.
April 1, 2011
Saling The World: Street Fighter IV, Pilotwings Lead 3DS Software Sales
Saling The World: Street Fighter IV, Pilotwings Lead 3DS Software Sales
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Pilotwings Resort heading 3DS sales in the United States and the UK in 3DS launch week.
April 1, 2011
Casual Publisher Oberon Media Ceases Internal Game Development
Casual Publisher Oberon Media Ceases Internal Game Development
Major casual and social game publisher Oberon Media has decided to cease internal game development to focus on distributing games through its I-play brand.
April 1, 2011
Nielsen: Americans Average 13 Minutes Playing Video Games On TV Daily
Nielsen: Americans Average 13 Minutes Playing Video Games On TV Daily
A new Nielsen study of TV usage habits find American adults spend an average of 13 minutes a day using a TV to play video games, with average usage patterns differing slightly depending on race.
April 1, 2011
Original Madden Creator Suing EA For Tens Of Millions In Series Royalties
Original Madden Creator Suing EA For Tens Of Millions In Series Royalties
Developer Robin Antonick, who was instrumental in the creation the original computer version of John Madden Football, is suing Electronic Arts for two decades worth of royalties on "derivative works."
April 1, 2011
Angry Birds Rio Attracts 10 Million Downloads In Ten Days
Angry Birds Rio Attracts 10 Million Downloads In Ten Days
Rovio's Angry Birds Rio, the movie-branded follow-up to mobile mega-hit Angry Birds, has been downloaded 10 million times in the ten days since its March 22 release.
April 1, 2011
Interview: SOE's Smedley On The Company's Future
Interview: SOE's Smedley On The Company's Future
Gamasutra talks to Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley about the next generation of EverQuest, NGP development and why "You can bet our future is more console-based than it is PC-based."
April 1, 2011
3DS Leads Weekly Japanese Hardware Sales As PSP Closes The Gap
3DS Leads Weekly Japanese Hardware Sales As PSP Closes The Gap
The Nintendo 3DS led the Japanese hardware charts this week, while the PSP nearly caught up with the recently-released handheld in terms of sales on a weekly basis, reports tracking firm Media Create.
April 1, 2011
Viximo Adds Orkut To Social Games Distribution Network
Viximo Adds Orkut To Social Games Distribution Network
Viximo, a platform distributing games and apps to social networks beyond Facebook, has added Google's Orkut community to its partner network, and will soon launch three titles on the site including LOLapps' Ravenwood Fair.
April 1, 2011
Chinese Firm UltiZen Buys Red Entertainment
Chinese Firm UltiZen Buys Red Entertainment
Chinese online game firm UltiZen announced its acquisition of Tokyo-based developer Red Entertainment (Sakura Wars series), which will now work on smartphone and online games with its new parent company.
April 1, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: Sunshine on a Hot Spring Day
Best Of Indie Games: Sunshine on a Hot Spring Day
IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top indie games, including a bug-based arcade title, a clever block-shifting puzzler and an addictive iPhone management game.
April 1, 2011