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Analyst: Kinect Fetching 30 Percent Premiums On eBay, Strong Holidays Ahead
Analyst: Kinect Fetching 30 Percent Premiums On eBay, Strong Holidays Ahead
Despite some stores having stock, Microsoft's Kinect units are selling at a premium in online eBay auctions, suggesting strong demand and -- according to one analyst -- indicating positive holiday signs for the device.
Nov. 9, 2010
MIGS 2010: A Call For 'Positive Play', Games That Create Gains
MIGS 2010: A Call For 'Positive Play', Games That Create Gains
At MIGS 2010, Ubisoft, Spry Fox, and Seriosity execs talked about the possible positive aspects games could have -- showing their work, chewing on deep questions about the state of the industry, and generally pushing buttons.
Nov. 8, 2010
Best of FingerGaming: From Voice Fantasy to Today I Die Again
Best of FingerGaming: From Voice Fantasy to Today I Die Again
Gamasutra's review of the top news and reviews from sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming covers Square Enix's Voice Fantasy, Capcom Arcade and the indie sequel Today I Die Again.
Nov. 8, 2010
Top iPhone Game Apps: Angry Birds, Cut the Rope Back on Top
Top iPhone Game Apps: Angry Birds, Cut the Rope Back on Top
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Angry Birds and Cut the Rope to Capcom Arcade and more.
Nov. 8, 2010
Hacker Shows Kinect Working With PC
Hacker Shows Kinect Working With PC
After a call for open-source drivers, video of Microsoft's recently released Kinect 3D camera sending depth and video data and receiving motor control instructions from a Windows PC has debuted online.
Nov. 8, 2010
Tecmo Koei CEO Resigns Amid Increased Losses
Tecmo Koei CEO Resigns Amid Increased Losses
Tecmo Koei CEO and president Kenji Matsubara cited announced today he will be resigning from the company later this month, and will be replaced by Koei co-founder Yoichi Erikawa.
Nov. 8, 2010
Football Manager 2011 Debuts At Number One In UK
Football Manager 2011 Debuts At Number One In UK
Sega's sports management sim Football Manager 2011 debuted on top of the UK charts for the week ended November 6, making it the only PC title to hit number one this year other than StarCraft II.
Nov. 8, 2010
Analysis: New Moon - How Castlevania, Silent Hill Hit The Reboot Button
Analysis: New Moon - How Castlevania, Silent Hill Hit The Reboot Button
In this Gamasutra analysis piece, Jeffrey Matulef analyzes gaming conventions and the pros and cons of breaking them, this time exploring reboots, focusing on Silent Hill and Castlevania's most recent outings.
Nov. 8, 2010
Best Of GamerBytes - Waka Waka!
Best Of GamerBytes - Waka Waka!
This week's round-up of digital releases compiled by console digital download site GamerBytes looks at Pac-Man CE DX, the WiiWare game Robox and King of Fighters 2002 on XBLA.
Nov. 8, 2010
Valve: Single-Player Experiences Not Going Away
Valve: Single-Player Experiences Not Going Away
Valve's Erik Johnson tells Gamasutra that while MMOs and online games continue to be popular, "the analysis that every product needs to be a competitor in multipl
Nov. 8, 2010
Fallout: New Vegas Hits 5 Million Shipped
Fallout: New Vegas Hits 5 Million Shipped
Bethesda's hailing Fallout: New Vegas' launch as a success, with five million units shipped to retail creating well over $300 million in sales, plus "a heavy volume" of digital sales, even despite ongoing bugs and glitches.
Nov. 8, 2010
Interview: GameStop Expecting Black Ops Launch Numbers To Beat MW2's
Interview: GameStop Expecting Black Ops Launch Numbers To Beat MW2's
GameStop expects Call of Duty: Black Ops' launch to be its biggest ever -- merchandising SVP Bob McKenzie tells Gamasutra what the stores are doing to prepare, and why he thinks the title could outdo Modern Warfare 2.
Nov. 8, 2010