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Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Call of Duty, Osmos Climb Post-Holiday Charts
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Call of Duty, Osmos Climb Post-Holiday Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Call of Duty: Zombies and Infinity Blade leading iPhone sales, while Osmos and Wheel of Fortune emerge as top sellers on the iPad.
Jan. 4, 2011
Civilization Designer Jon Shafer Goes To Stardock
Civilization Designer Jon Shafer Goes To Stardock
Civilization V Lead Designer and principal gameplay programmer Jon Shafer has signed on with PC game maker Stardock to work on the company's Elemental: War of Magic series.
Jan. 4, 2011
Oberon Media Licenses Tetris for 'Smart TV Platforms'
Oberon Media Licenses Tetris for 'Smart TV Platforms'
Casual game maker Oberon Media announced it has signed a deal with The Tetris Company to bring their eponymous block-stacking title to internet-connected TVs starting in the next few months.
Jan. 4, 2011
Analyst: U.S. Tablet PC Sales To Double In 2011, Hit 44 Million By 2015
Analyst: U.S. Tablet PC Sales To Double In 2011, Hit 44 Million By 2015
Forrester Research today released a revised US consumer tablet forecast that sees adoption of the new, game-playing portable computer segment skyrocketing in the coming years.
Jan. 4, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Strategic Depth To The Necessity Of Death
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Strategic Depth To The Necessity Of Death
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including how predictability affects strategic depth and why games should present consequences for player failure.
Jan. 4, 2011
FIFA 11 Leads UK Sales For Final Week Of 2010
FIFA 11 Leads UK Sales For Final Week Of 2010
Electronic Arts' FIFA 11 took the top spot on the UK charts over Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops for the final week of 2010, and Kinect Sports and Dance Central climbed their way up the top 10.
Jan. 4, 2011
IndieGames.com's Top Experimental Games Of 2010
IndieGames.com's Top Experimental Games Of 2010
IndieGames.com editor Tim W. presents ten of the best freeware experimental games released in 2010, including IGF Nuovo nominated video-editing game Loop Raccord and video-edited game, Roulette.
Jan. 4, 2011
Wild Needle Raises $2.5M For Mobile Social Games
Wild Needle Raises $2.5M For Mobile Social Games
Wild Needle, a Palo Alto-based social mobile gaming startup currently in "super sneaky stealth mode", has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round of funding expected to reach $3 million.
Jan. 4, 2011
Rift Launches on March 1 in North America, March 4 in Europe
Rift Launches on March 1 in North America, March 4 in Europe
Online game developer and publisher Trion Worlds announced that it will launch its first game, subscription-based fantasy MMORPG Rift, in North America on March 1st and in Europe (with Ubisoft distributing) on March 4th.
Jan. 4, 2011
Ubisoft Removes Constant Online Authentication DRM For PC Games
Ubisoft Removes Constant Online Authentication DRM For PC Games
Ubisoft eliminated its controversial PC DRM technology that required players to remain connected to the internet to play the company's games, enabling consumers to play many 2010 titles offline for the first time.
Jan. 4, 2011
Academic Experiment Merges Genres For Co-Op Social Game
Academic Experiment Merges Genres For Co-Op Social Game
An experiment at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Center took three disparate game genres and combined them into a single social game with surprising results, as outlined in a
Jan. 4, 2011
GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 organizers have revealed notable GDC Education Summit talks for the upcoming event, including prestigious speakers from USC, MIT, Parsons and more discussing the state of game education.
Jan. 4, 2011