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Microsoft Announces U.S. Contest For Kid-Centric Kodu Game Lab On PC
Microsoft Announces U.S. Contest For Kid-Centric Kodu Game Lab On PC
Microsoft said Wednesday that the full release of its free kid-friendly game design tool Kodu Game Lab is now available for PC, and that the Kodu Cup Video Game Design Challenge is now open for youth.
March 16, 2011
Metacritic Adds iOS Reviews Section
Metacritic Adds iOS Reviews Section
Widely-used critical reviews aggregator Metacritic this week unveiled a new section for games released on Apple iOS platforms, recognizing iPhone and iPad as "full-fledged gaming systems."
March 16, 2011
Interview: RTS Accessibility 'Very Much Worth Trying For' - Relic
Interview: RTS Accessibility 'Very Much Worth Trying For' - Relic
Making real-time strategy games more accessible to a wider audience "is something that can only benefit RTSes," Dawn of War II: Retribution lead designer Daniel Kading tells Gamasutra.
March 16, 2011
Riot Games Owner Tencent Reports Gains In Q4 Sales, Profits
Riot Games Owner Tencent Reports Gains In Q4 Sales, Profits
Chinese internet and mobile company Tencent, which recently acquired League of Legends developer Riot Games, reported a rise in Q4 sales and profits of 50 and 44 percent, respectively.
March 16, 2011
NPD: We Will Report Digital Sales On A Monthly Basis
NPD: We Will Report Digital Sales On A Monthly Basis
The NPD Group intends to deliver digital sales data on a monthly basis to supplement its monthly physical U.S. retail sales reports, according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier.
March 16, 2011
Critical Reception: Kaos Studios' Homefront
Critical Reception: Kaos Studios' Homefront
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Kaos Studios' wartime first-person shooter Homefront, which reviews describe as "a worthy fight undermined by lack of polish."
March 16, 2011
Best of FingerGaming: From Double Dragon to Painkiller Purgatory
Best of FingerGaming: From Double Dragon to Painkiller Purgatory
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering Double Dragon, Kami Retro, and _Painkiller P
March 16, 2011
Valve Confirms Hiring Of Thief Designer Doug Church
Valve Confirms Hiring Of Thief Designer Doug Church
PC game designer Doug Church, whose credits include titles in the Ultima, Thief and System Shock series, has taken a position with Half-Life creator Valve, the company confirmed to Gamasutra today.
March 16, 2011
Mass Effect 2 Wins Top BAFTA Game Award, Heavy Rain Takes Three Categories
Mass Effect 2 Wins Top BAFTA Game Award, Heavy Rain Takes Three Categories
EA and Bioware's Mass Effect 2 won the award for best game at the BAFTA game awards ceremony Wednesday night, while Sony and Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain won three other prizes.
March 16, 2011
Activision Publishing Announces First Kinect Game, Based On TV Game Show 'Wipeout'
Activision Publishing Announces First Kinect Game, Based On TV Game Show 'Wipeout'
Five months after the release of Microsoft's Kinect controller, Activision Publishing has announced its first title for the unit, based on a license from the ABC obstacle course game show "Wipeout."
March 16, 2011
ESRB: Majority Of 2010 Releases Received E Rating, 5 Percent Rated M
ESRB: Majority Of 2010 Releases Received E Rating, 5 Percent Rated M
An analysis of 1,638 game ratings issued by the Entertainment Software Rating Board in 2010 shows over half of the evaluated games received an E (Everyone) rating, with only 5 percent of titles rated M (Mature).
March 16, 2011
Activision Suit Over West, Zampella's Relationship With EA To Move Forward
Activision Suit Over West, Zampella's Relationship With EA To Move Forward
A California Superior Court judge has ruled that an Activision lawsuit brought against Electronic Arts, regarding the company's relationship with Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, can move forward.
March 16, 2011