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Viacom To Sell Rock Band Creator Harmonix
Viacom To Sell Rock Band Creator Harmonix
Media giant and MTV parent company Viacom says it will sell Boston's Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band franchise, following massive contraction in the once-booming music genre. [UPDATE: Harmonix comments added.]
Nov. 11, 2010
Microsoft: Kinect Can Provide Data On How Families Use Content
Microsoft: Kinect Can Provide Data On How Families Use Content
Xbox Live Gold members spend 40% of their time on non-gaming applications, and now Kinect, by recognizing different users of the same console, can help Microsoft learn more about how its members are using all kinds of content.
Nov. 11, 2010
MIGS 2010: A Meeting Of The Minds Among New Montreal Studio Heads
MIGS 2010: A Meeting Of The Minds Among New Montreal Studio Heads
The closing keynote of MIGS 2010 was a spirited panel discussion between the heads of four new Montreal studios -- BioWare Montreal, Funcom Montreal, WB Interactive Montreal, and Trapdoor.
Nov. 10, 2010
Sony Offers New Hardware Bundles, First PlayStation Ads For Latin America
Sony Offers New Hardware Bundles, First PlayStation Ads For Latin America
Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced new soccer-based PS3, PSP and PS2 hardware bundles for Latin America, also unveiling the first ever advertising campaign specifically targeted at the region.
Nov. 10, 2010
Sonic 4 Tops October's PlayStation Network Sales
Sonic 4 Tops October's PlayStation Network Sales
Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 topped the list of best-selling downloadable games for the PS3 and PSP last month, with Deadliest Warrior and Lara Croft making strong debuts in second and third place.
Nov. 10, 2010
MIGS 2010: Playdom's Siegel: Indies Need To Develop Social Games
MIGS 2010: Playdom's Siegel: Indies Need To Develop Social Games
Speaking as part of MIGS 2010, Playdom designer Scott Jon Siegel went to bat for social games, explaining that the sector has a lot of potential ignored by developers due to broad generalizations.
Nov. 9, 2010
MIGS 2010: World Of Goo Dev Tells Publishers To Create Indie Team Within
MIGS 2010: World Of Goo Dev Tells Publishers To Create Indie Team Within
World of Goo co-developer Ron Carmel used his MIGS keynote to urge large publishers to create small teams to work on groundbreaking games from within, and explained how there is not yet a "masterpiece" of gaming.
Nov. 9, 2010
Emergent Deal With Struggling Krome Studios Comes To 'Unexpected Halt'
Emergent Deal With Struggling Krome Studios Comes To 'Unexpected Halt'
Amidst word that only 40 employees remain at Australia's Krome Studios, Emergent said a deal to integrate middleware work with the developer has come to a "sudden and unexpected halt."
Nov. 9, 2010
Nintendo Dominates Japanese Game Sales For 2010 Thus Far
Nintendo Dominates Japanese Game Sales For 2010 Thus Far
A report from a Japanese game sales tracking blog shows Nintendo dominating Japan's retail game market in 2010 so far, selling more units than the next three biggest publishers in the country combined.
Nov. 9, 2010
EA Sports Reorganizes In Wake of NBA Elite 11 Cancellation
EA Sports Reorganizes In Wake of NBA Elite 11 Cancellation
Electronic Arts has reportedly consolidated its EA Sports development, eliminating general manager positions at EA Tiburon and EA Canada in the wake of
Nov. 9, 2010
GameStop: Move, Kinect Driving Holiday 'Momentum'
GameStop: Move, Kinect Driving Holiday 'Momentum'
Although console retail has been struggling recently, retailer GameStop believes that Move and Kinect are "bringing in a new consumer" this holiday season, SVP Bob McKenzie tells Gamasutra.
Nov. 9, 2010
Microsoft Addresses Indie Concerns, XBL Indie Games Back In The Games Section
Microsoft Addresses Indie Concerns, XBL Indie Games Back In The Games Section
Microsoft's quietly addressed developer outcry: Xbox Live's Indie Games have been moved back into the "Games & Demos" section of the console's Marketplace, after a brief period away in the "Specialty" section.
Nov. 9, 2010