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Kinect Director Kudo Tsunoda To Keynote MI6 2011
Kinect Director Kudo Tsunoda To Keynote MI6 2011
Microsoft has announced that Kudo Tsunoda, creative director of Kinect for Xbox 360 and general manager of Microsoft Game Studios, will present the keynote address at the 2011 MI6 Game Marketing Conference in San Francisco.
March 11, 2011
Xperia Play Launching March 31 In UK With Six Games Pre-Installed
Xperia Play Launching March 31 In UK With Six Games Pre-Installed
Sony Ericsson's first PlayStation-certified phone, the Xperia Play, will be available in the UK starting March 31, and will come with six titles pre-installed, including original PlayStation classic Crash Bandicoot.
March 11, 2011
Limbo, Splosion Man, Trials HD Coming To Retail Bundle April 19
Limbo, Splosion Man, Trials HD Coming To Retail Bundle April 19
Three digital downloads from Microsoft's 2009 Summer of Arcade promotion are coming to retail shelves as part of a single-disc bundle next month -- Limbo, Splosion Man and Trials HD.
March 11, 2011
Pachter Says Kinect Bundles Outsold Move Bundles 5:1
Pachter Says Kinect Bundles Outsold Move Bundles 5:1
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter looks at hardware bundle sales to estimate that Xbox 360 Kinect bundles are outselling PlayStation 3 Move bundles at a ratio of "over 5:1," as the device continues to drive Xbox 360 hardware sales.
March 11, 2011
Activision's Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $500K For Veterans' Jobs
Activision's Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $500K For Veterans' Jobs
Activision's charitable Call of Duty Endowment has donated $500,000 in grants to five different groups groups focused on helping returning servicemen transition into civilian careers.
March 11, 2011
Interview: Rohrer's Star-Filled Sky And The Journey To Meaning
Interview: Rohrer's Star-Filled Sky And The Journey To Meaning
Jason Rohrer talks to Gamasutra about the challenge of infinity with his latest, Inside A Star-Filled Sky, expressing deep things through game design -- and why the "art game 'thing' has maybe run its course."
March 11, 2011
Prince Of Persia's Mechner To Keynote Nordic Game 2011
Prince Of Persia's Mechner To Keynote Nordic Game 2011
Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner will keynote the 2011 Nordic Game conference in Malmo, Sweden, as this year's event aims to explore creativity within the game industry, from its meaning to its methods.
March 11, 2011
Game Developer's March Issue Showcases Civilization V, Dead Nation Postmortems
Game Developer's March Issue Showcases Civilization V, Dead Nation Postmortems
The March 2011 issue of Game Developer magazine is now available, featuring postmortems of Firaxis Games' Civilization V and Housemarque's Dead Nation, and a Bulletstorm barrel analysis.
March 11, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 11
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 11
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Sony Santa Monica, ngmoco:), Infinity Ward,
March 11, 2011
PAX East 2011: McGonigal On How 'Games Are Bringing Out The Best In Us'
PAX East 2011: McGonigal On How 'Games Are Bringing Out The Best In Us'
At PAX East's keynote, Jane McGonigal reaffirmed her stance on the power of video games to enrich the lives of gamers and those around them -- encouraging people to play more, not less.
March 11, 2011
CCP's Careful Use Of Metrics In EVE Online
CCP's Careful Use Of Metrics In EVE Online
EVE Online lead designer Noah Ward with CCP tells Gamasutra how the space-faring MMORPG uses a mix of metrics and design instinct in the evolution and maintenance of the game.
March 11, 2011
PAX East 2011: Discussing Interactive Drama And Dialogue As Gameplay
PAX East 2011: Discussing Interactive Drama And Dialogue As Gameplay
Indie writers, PhD researchers, and AAA writers gathered together at a PAX East panel today to agree almost completely on the state of writing in games and their hopes for its future.
March 11, 2011