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Google terminates contracts in China
Google terminates contracts in China
Google's contracts with large Chinese advertising resellers will end on 27 October, the company has announced.
Oct. 19, 2010
Nuclear secrets revealed after unencrypted USB stick found in Cumbria hotel room
Nuclear secrets revealed after unencrypted USB stick found in Cumbria hotel room
Local media reports in the Lake District have revealed that an unencrypted USB stick – apparently containing details on the Sellafield nuclear site's operations – have been found by a coach driver in a Cumbria hotel room.
Oct. 19, 2010
3 Million Wii Netflix Users Gain Disc-Free Support
3 Million Wii Netflix Users Gain Disc-Free Support
Nintendo said Netflix's streaming "Watch Instantly" service will no longer require a disc, as Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime announces that 3 million Wii systems have connected to the service.
Oct. 18, 2010
17 Kinect Titles Confirmed For U.S. Launch Window
17 Kinect Titles Confirmed For U.S. Launch Window
With 17 titles confirmed for the month of Kinect's U.S. launch, Microsoft plans to spend a reported $500 million promoting the body-scanning camera's November 4 roll-out.
Oct. 18, 2010
Wide-Ranging Animation Patent Up For Sale, Potentially To 'Trolls'
Wide-Ranging Animation Patent Up For Sale, Potentially To 'Trolls'
A patent for a widely-applicable animation system is up for sale by defunct Stormfront Studios through a patent broker, which told Gamasutra the invention could land in the hands of a "non-practicing entity."
Oct. 18, 2010
Angry Birds Dev Announces 2M Android Downloads
Angry Birds Dev Announces 2M Android Downloads
Days after releasing the hit iOS game Angry Birds on Android devices, developer Rovio said 2 million Android users have downloaded the game, on top of millions of purchasers on Apple's App Store.
Oct. 18, 2010
Medal Of Honor Leads UK Sales, Just Dance 2 Debuts In Top 10
Medal Of Honor Leads UK Sales, Just Dance 2 Debuts In Top 10
EA's reboot of the long-standing Medal of Honor series leads the UK video game retail sales charts, and Just Dance 2, Ubisoft's sequel to its popular Wii dance game, debuts at number four.
Oct. 18, 2010
GCAP: Sydney IGDA's Graf - Build Games on Archetypal Relationships
GCAP: Sydney IGDA's Graf - Build Games on Archetypal Relationships
Dan Graf of Dr. D Studios and founder of Sydney's IGDA chapter talks at GC Asia Pacific about nuances of story and narrative, relating the game experience back to filmmaking and Jungian philosophy.
Oct. 18, 2010
GCAP: Double Fine's Martz On Taking The Strange Paths
GCAP: Double Fine's Martz On Taking The Strange Paths
What does the game industry have in common with the wildlife of Australia? Double Fine's Nathan Martz has an idea, urging Game Connect Asia Pacific attendees to be bold, diverse and different.
Oct. 18, 2010
Analysis: Xbox 360 Blazes Ahead In 2010
Analysis: Xbox 360 Blazes Ahead In 2010
Examining September's NPD results, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews finds that the Xbox 360 is in lockstep with Wii for best-selling platform of 2010 -- and on t
Oct. 18, 2010
RockYou Focuses On Social Games, Reduces Staff, Hires Two Execs
RockYou Focuses On Social Games, Reduces Staff, Hires Two Execs
As it welcomes two industry veterans to focus on its Facebook game output, social games and app developer RockYou laid off a considerable amount of staff from its non-gaming divisions.
Oct. 18, 2010
Canadian Games Conference Announced For May 2011
Canadian Games Conference Announced For May 2011
Event organizer Reboot Communications is announcing the Canadian Games Conference, debuting in Vancouver in May 2011 alongside the Canadian Videogame Awards, and including a 'Best Of GDC' content track
Oct. 18, 2010