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Interview: Behind The $400m Ngmoco-DeNA Deal
Interview: Behind The $400m Ngmoco-DeNA Deal
Following DeNA's Ngmoco buy, Gamasutra spoke with Ngmoco CEO Neil Young, who said a shift to the free-to-play model "inflected our revenues radically" and positioned the studio for its $400 million sale.
Oct. 12, 2010
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group said beginning this month, it would remove certain sales figures from its monthly U.S. video game retail report, including unit sales for video game consoles and top-selling retail games.
Oct. 12, 2010
Stardock Hires Fall From Heaven Creator After 'Challenging' Elemental Launch
Stardock Hires Fall From Heaven Creator After 'Challenging' Elemental Launch
Stardock said today it hired on as senior producer Derek "Kael" Paxton, creator of the Fall from Heaven mods for Civilization IV, as the studio addresses hurdles following the release of Elemental: War of Magic.
Oct. 12, 2010
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP camera is arriving in North America years after Japan and PAL territories, with the augmented reality monster-raising game Invizimals, developed by Novarama.
Oct. 12, 2010
Chillingo Updates Crystal SDK With Freemium Support
Chillingo Updates Crystal SDK With Freemium Support
Angry Birds publisher Chillingo announced today that their Crystal SDK now supports development of microtransaction-based "freemium" games as well as traditional paid apps.
Oct. 12, 2010
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
Shares in Electronic Arts were down nearly six percent today as mixed reviews for Medal of Honor dampened shareholder enthusiasm for the game's release. [UPDATE: EA statement added.]
Oct. 12, 2010
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 Independent Games Festival chairman Brandon Boyer chimes in with a final reminder over entries for this year's IGF, which has a Main Competition deadline in just less than one week, on October 18th.
Oct. 12, 2010
THQ Picks Up Game Rights For Games Based On Deepak Chopra's Teachings
THQ Picks Up Game Rights For Games Based On Deepak Chopra's Teachings
THQ announced today it has obtained the exclusive rights to make video games based on the teachings of spirituality and alternative medicine proponent Dr. Deepak Chopra.
Oct. 12, 2010
3DS Seen As Expensive, Unknown In Japanese Surveys
3DS Seen As Expensive, Unknown In Japanese Surveys
A recent survey shows widespread ignorance among the Japanese public about Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld, with a second survey showing many think the system's planned 25,000 yen price as too high.
Oct. 12, 2010
End Of Ferrari Deal Pulls Sega's OutRun Online Arcade From XBLA, PSN
End Of Ferrari Deal Pulls Sega's OutRun Online Arcade From XBLA, PSN
The expiration of a licensing deal with Ferrari has led Sega to remove OutRun Online Arcade from the PlayStation Network, with the Xbox Live Arcade version to be removed from the service in December.
Oct. 12, 2010
Facebook, Zynga Charging Up To $6,000 In Fees For Stock Sales
Facebook, Zynga Charging Up To $6,000 In Fees For Stock Sales
Facebook and social game studio Zynga are requiring fees of up to $6,000 for each private sale of company shares, a move possibly meant to dissuade employees from selling stocks to too many outside owners before an IPO.
Oct. 12, 2010
Online Warmongers Raises $5M For F2P Online Shooter
Online Warmongers Raises $5M For F2P Online Shooter
Developer Online Warmongers secured $5 million in an investment round led by Arktos Entertainment Group, funding it will put toward free-to-play online shooter War Inc. Battlezone.
Oct. 12, 2010