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Hollywood, Crime, And Vegas Cities Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
Hollywood, Crime, And Vegas Cities Lead Fastest-Growing Facebook Games
Gamasutra's bi-weekly look at the fastest-growing Facebook titles examines the recent popularity of three sims: Funzio's Crime City, and Digital Chocolate's Hollywood City and Vegas City.
Nov. 19, 2010
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 19
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 19
In this week's latest postings, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Infinity Ward, Warner Bros., Gameloft, and more.
Nov. 19, 2010
Power Gig Developer Seven45 Confirms Layoffs
Power Gig Developer Seven45 Confirms Layoffs
Alongside poor reviews for its Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, Boston-based Seven45 Studios has implemented layoffs it claims are "part of the natural cycle of game development."
Nov. 19, 2010
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Ops Of Creative Influence
This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Ops Of Creative Influence
Critical Distance offers a roundup of the best game criticism on the web this week, featuring some of the most interesting articles about Call of Duty: Black Ops, how other media influence game content
Nov. 18, 2010
Mobile Game Network ScoreLoop Adding 3M Users Per Month
Mobile Game Network ScoreLoop Adding 3M Users Per Month
Cross-platform mobile game network ScoreLoop announced today it was signing up 3 million new players per month and handling over 18 million leaderboard score submissions each.
Nov. 18, 2010
Sony Announces Move-Powered, Downloadable LittleBigPlanet Spin-Off
Sony Announces Move-Powered, Downloadable LittleBigPlanet Spin-Off
Sony today announced Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, a new, multiplayer-only PS3 downloadable platforming title requiring the company's new camera-based PlayStation Move controller.
Nov. 18, 2010
Mobile Hit Angry Birds Runs Into Android Issues
Mobile Hit Angry Birds Runs Into Android Issues
Rovio Mobile said that several Android phones have issues running the hit title Angry Birds, following comments from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who criticized "fragmentation" of the Android market.
Nov. 18, 2010
Key Holiday Titles Drive GameStop Q3 Results, Retailer Raises Guidance
Key Holiday Titles Drive GameStop Q3 Results, Retailer Raises Guidance
Leading U.S. retailer GameStop reported a 3.5 percent rise in revenues to $1.9 billion and a 4.8 percent profit boost to $54.7 million for fiscal Q3, driven by Halo, Madden, Fallout and more.
Nov. 18, 2010
Tesco, Game To Sell Facebook Credits Cards In The UK
Tesco, Game To Sell Facebook Credits Cards In The UK
UK retail chains Tesco and Game will sell prepaid cards for Facebook Credits, the social network's universal virtual currency system for microtransactions in social games and apps.
Nov. 18, 2010
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Released For Mac
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Released For Mac
Rockstar's urban crime trilogy, Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas, is now available to digitally download for the Macintosh, and will go on sale in retail outlets from November 22.
Nov. 18, 2010
Disney To Publish LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean In May 2011
Disney To Publish LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean In May 2011
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is getting the LEGO treatment from TT Games, architect of the previous titles based on popular media like Indiana Jones and Star Wars, when the next flick releases in May.
Nov. 18, 2010
GameGround Announces Funding, Public Beta For New Achievement App
GameGround Announces Funding, Public Beta For New Achievement App
GameGround announced today it has secured $5.3 million in Series B financing from a variety of venture capital partners to fund its newly launched cross-platform online achievement and game recommendation app.
Nov. 17, 2010