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Pearce: Blizzard Has Considered Equivalent To 'Pixar University'
Pearce: Blizzard Has Considered Equivalent To 'Pixar University'
Blizzard cofounder Frank Pearce tells Gamasutra that finding top talent is one of the developer's "biggest challenges," adding that the company has considered a "Blizzard equivalent ... to Pixar University."
March 24, 2011
GameStop: 'We're Introducing Mom And Dad To DLC'
GameStop: 'We're Introducing Mom And Dad To DLC'
In a Thursday earnings call, GameStop emphasized its growing digital business, revealing the company is "on pace to sell more DLC in the first quarter this year than we sold all of last year."
March 24, 2011
Capcom Confirms Resident Evil HD Remakes For Xbox 360, PS3
Capcom Confirms Resident Evil HD Remakes For Xbox 360, PS3
Capcom on Thursday confirmed it will release downloadable HD versions of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X in Western territories this fall on Xbox 360 and PS3.
March 24, 2011
Sony: Hotz In South America As An 'Excuse,' Linked To PSN Account
Sony: Hotz In South America As An 'Excuse,' Linked To PSN Account
A new court filing reveals that Sony believes PS3 jailbreaker George "Geohot" Hotz is attempting "to dodge this Court’s authority" by staying in South America. [UPDATE: Hotz has said he is "on a vacation."]
March 24, 2011
Joymax Buys Lost Saga Developer IO Entertainment
Joymax Buys Lost Saga Developer IO Entertainment
A month after merging with WeMade Entertainment, online game developer and publisher Joymax (Silkroad Online) has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Korean outfit IO Entertainment.
March 24, 2011
New APB Owner Opening Scottish Studio
New APB Owner Opening Scottish Studio
Irvine, CA-based Reloaded Productions, the GamersFirst subsidiary that took over development of All Points Bulletin, plans to open a new studio in Edinburgh, Scotland and hire at least 22 employees.
March 24, 2011
Dynasty Warriors 7 Holds Lead On Japanese Sales Charts
Dynasty Warriors 7 Holds Lead On Japanese Sales Charts
Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors 7 held the top spot on the Japanese software sales charts for the first full week since devastating earthquakes and tsunamis struck the region, reports tracking firm Media Create.
March 24, 2011
Hecker Visits UC Berkeley To Talk SpyParty, Future Of Emotion In Games
Hecker Visits UC Berkeley To Talk SpyParty, Future Of Emotion In Games
At a Gamasutra-attended lecture at UC Berkeley, developer Chris Hecker outlined the design philosophy behind SpyParty and why developers shouldn't go "looking for our Casablanca or Citizen Kane."
March 24, 2011
Interview: Klei's Jamie Cheng On Shank's Success, Standing Out As An Indie
Interview: Klei's Jamie Cheng On Shank's Success, Standing Out As An Indie
Gamasutra sat down with Klei Entertainment's Jamie Cheng to discuss Shank's post-launch success, and how publishers tend to influence the marketing efforts of indie developers.
March 24, 2011
Google To Allow In-App Purchases Through Android Market Accounts Next Week
Google To Allow In-App Purchases Through Android Market Accounts Next Week
Google is now allowing Android app developers to begin testing in-app purchases run through the Android Market, in advance of a full roll-out of the f
March 24, 2011
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Crafting Identity And Directing Action In Virtual Worlds
This Week In Video Game Criticism: Crafting Identity And Directing Action In Virtual Worlds
This week's look at some of the best video game criticism covers the role of architecture in games, blogs on how virtual space reflects our understanding of identity, and more.
March 24, 2011
Best Buy Q4 Revenues Flat, Entertainment Sector Down Slightly
Best Buy Q4 Revenues Flat, Entertainment Sector Down Slightly
Revenues and profits for major electronics retailer Best Buy showed little change for the last quarter of the company's fiscal year, though the company saw a decline in same-store hardware and software sales for the period.
March 24, 2011