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Saling The World: Just Dance 2 Leads Black Ops On Multiplatform Charts
Saling The World: Just Dance 2 Leads Black Ops On Multiplatform Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 heading multiplatform sales in North America and Europe, while Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 3rd reports impressive sales in Japan.
Dec. 10, 2010
Angry Birds Creator Reveals Cross-Carrier Mobile Payment System
Angry Birds Creator Reveals Cross-Carrier Mobile Payment System
Angry Birds developer Rovio announced the upcoming launch of "Bad Piggy Bank," a payment system facilitating the purchase of mobile phone apps and in-app purchases across multiple carriers and handsets.
Dec. 10, 2010
Top iPad Game Apps: Epic's Infinity Blade Dominates Paid Charts
Top iPad Game Apps: Epic's Infinity Blade Dominates Paid Charts
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Infinity Blade, Angry Birds Seasons HD and Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift
Dec. 10, 2010
Best Of Indie Games: The Greatest Dad in the World
Best Of Indie Games: The Greatest Dad in the World
IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top indie games, from a side-scrolling ninja game to one starring a paternal octopus posing as a human.
Dec. 10, 2010
Analysis: The Shattering of Constants In Online Game Worlds
Analysis: The Shattering of Constants In Online Game Worlds
Columnist James Bishop looks at the meaning of persistence in games like World of Warcraft and Star Wars Galaxies -- plus the ever-changing nature of MMO games.
Dec. 10, 2010
Kinect 3D Tech Company PrimeSense Releases Open Source PC/Mac Drivers
Kinect 3D Tech Company PrimeSense Releases Open Source PC/Mac Drivers
PrimeSense, the company behind the 3D depth sensing technology in Microsoft's Kinect accessory, has joined with two other companies to release a set of open source drivers for the device.
Dec. 10, 2010
Apple Reveals 2010's Top Performing iPhone, iPad Games
Apple Reveals 2010's Top Performing iPhone, iPad Games
Apple has revealed the most popular and highest-earning iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Apps for 2010 thus far, including top-sellers in the highly competitive Games category.
Dec. 10, 2010
2011 Canadian Games Conference Calls For Papers
2011 Canadian Games Conference Calls For Papers
The Canadian Game Conference has announced a call for papers to present at its 2011 conference, taking place May 19 and 20 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in British Columbia.
Dec. 10, 2010
Ubisoft Faces UFC Trademark Lawsuit Over Fighters Uncaged Marketing
Ubisoft Faces UFC Trademark Lawsuit Over Fighters Uncaged Marketing
The organization behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft for a promotional phrase used on the back of the box for its recently released Kinect game Fighters Uncaged.
Dec. 10, 2010
Exclusive: Black Ops For Xbox 360 Sells Nearly 5 Million In U.S.
Exclusive: Black Ops For Xbox 360 Sells Nearly 5 Million In U.S.
Exclusive NPD Group data provided to Gamasutra has revealed 4.9 million units of Call Of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox 360 in the U.S. in November, while the PS3 version accounted for 3.1 million units.
Dec. 10, 2010
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 10
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 10
In the latest postings over the last week, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rockstar North, Gazillion Entertainment, Tencent
Dec. 10, 2010
Monaco's Schatz On Building An IGF Grand Prize Winner In One Month
Monaco's Schatz On Building An IGF Grand Prize Winner In One Month
At GDC China, Andy Schatz shares the inspiring story behind his 2010 IGF Grand Prize-winning Monaco -- which he built on his own in four months, and submitted just one month after starting.
Dec. 10, 2010