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Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media
Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media
Veteran video game information and documentation resource MobyGames has been acquired by game-rental service GameFly, according to information in the site's footer.
Feb. 7, 2011
Game Informer Circulation Up One-Third in 2010, Now 5th Largest Mag in U.S.
Game Informer Circulation Up One-Third in 2010, Now 5th Largest Mag in U.S.
Newly released data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations shows that Game Informer Magazine increased its monthly circulation over 33 percent in 2010 to just over 5 million copies.
Feb. 7, 2011
Sony Seeks Expedited Information On Hotz' Fellow PS3 Hackers
Sony Seeks Expedited Information On Hotz' Fellow PS3 Hackers
New court documents issued by Sony show the company attempting to extend its case regarding the recent high-level hack of the PS3 firmware past well-known defendant George "GeoHot" Hotz.
Feb. 7, 2011
Behind The Scenes: Microsoft's Attempt To Woo Conan O'Brien For Xbox Live
Behind The Scenes: Microsoft's Attempt To Woo Conan O'Brien For Xbox Live
In comments made to Gamasutra, we learn how Microsoft tried to woo Conan O'Brien to take his show onto Xbox Live - and why it was ultimately too much of "a leap of faith" for the comedian's team.
Feb. 7, 2011
Dead Space 2 Holds Lead On UK Charts
Dead Space 2 Holds Lead On UK Charts
Electronic Arts and Visceral Games' Dead Space 2 held the top of the UK sales charts for a second week, followed by the publisher's ever-popular FIFA 11, reports tracking firm Chart-Track.
Feb. 7, 2011
In-Depth: PSN Sales Analysis, November-December 2010 & The Year
In-Depth: PSN Sales Analysis, November-December 2010 & The Year
Sister site GamerBytes editor Ryan Langley examines PlayStation Network's debuts and successes during November-December 2010 and last year as a whole, using leaderboard and chart data to analyze how they're doing.
Feb. 7, 2011
Exclusive: NPD Reveals 2010 U.S. New Game Charts Per Platform
Exclusive: NPD Reveals 2010 U.S. New Game Charts Per Platform
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews has obtained NPD's U.S. video game retail charts for titles that were newly released in 2010, divided up per platform -- and analyzes the surprising results in-depth here.
Feb. 7, 2011
Best Of GamerBytes: Game Over, Yeeeaaaaah!
Best Of GamerBytes: Game Over, Yeeeaaaaah!
We round up the week's top news and new digital releases from console digital download site GamerBytes -- this time featuring Sega Rally for XBLA and PSN and news for other digital platforms.
Feb. 7, 2011
Kingdom Hearts Leads U.S. PSP In 2010, But Sony's Handheld Still Flagging
Kingdom Hearts Leads U.S. PSP In 2010, But Sony's Handheld Still Flagging
Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was the only new PSP title released in 2010 at U.S. retail to break 300,000 units last year,
Feb. 7, 2011
Bill Roper On How Flagship, Hellgate Spiraled Out Of Control
Bill Roper On How Flagship, Hellgate Spiraled Out Of Control
Bill Roper, former CEO for defunct Hellgate: London studio Flagship, candidly explains the background of his former company's collapse, saying the firm "t
Feb. 7, 2011
Parody Bulletstorm Promo Duty Calls Downloaded 1.25M Times
Parody Bulletstorm Promo Duty Calls Downloaded 1.25M Times
Bulletstorm promotional parody Duty Calls, a free downloadable game that pokes a bit of fun at the FPS catgory, has been downloaded 1.25 million times since it became available on February 2.
Feb. 7, 2011
Rebellion's Game Engine Ready For NGP
Rebellion's Game Engine Ready For NGP
British independent game developer Rebellion (Aliens vs. Predator) says its internal technology, Asura, now includes support for Sony's upcoming NGP platform -- with a tech demo already ready to show.
Feb. 7, 2011