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Reminder: Student IGF Submissions End November 1st
Reminder: Student IGF Submissions End November 1st
In a brief reminder, IGF Chairman Brandon Boyer notes to all prospective entrants that 2011 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase entries have a final deadline of Monday, November 1st.
Oct. 29, 2010
Saling The World: Fable III Heads Domestic Multiplatform Charts
Saling The World: Fable III Heads Domestic Multiplatform Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Fable III outselling recent hits like Fallout: New Vegas and Halo: Reach stateside, while Just Dance 2 heads weekly sales in the UK.
Oct. 29, 2010
Blizzard's Canessa Talks Potential For Activision Titles On Battle.net
Blizzard's Canessa Talks Potential For Activision Titles On Battle.net
Battle.net project director Greg Canessa talks to Gamasutra about the possibility of Activision titles on Blizzard's online game service, and reveals a 50,000 mod-strong StarCraft II creator community.
Oct. 28, 2010
Mobile Games Angry Birds, Cut The Rope Hit New Sales Milestones
Mobile Games Angry Birds, Cut The Rope Hit New Sales Milestones
Rovio Games' Angry Birds has sold 10 million units on the App Store, bringing total free and paid downloads of the game across all platforms to 30 million, as ZeptoLabs' Cut the Rope passes 2 million.
Oct. 28, 2010
Irrational's Levine: PC Will 'Always' Be Home For Gaming Innovation
Irrational's Levine: PC Will 'Always' Be Home For Gaming Innovation
Ken Levine, president and creative director of BioShock Infinite developer Irrational Games, is still tied to his PC gaming roots, as he explains why the platform is the "future of gaming."
Oct. 28, 2010
Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $25K To Still Serving Veterans
Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $25K To Still Serving Veterans
Activision's Call of Duty Endowment, which raises money and awareness for military veterans' unemployment, said this week that it donated $25,000 to non-profit group Still Serving Veterans.
Oct. 28, 2010
Research: Halo: Reach September's Most Discussed Game Online
Research: Halo: Reach September's Most Discussed Game Online
Halo: Reach was the most talked-about game online in September, surpassing previous leader Modern Warfare 2, according analytics that tracked conversations on gaming forums and communities.
Oct. 28, 2010
GameCareerGuide's '15 Disks' Classic Challenge Ends as 'Joy' Begins
GameCareerGuide's '15 Disks' Classic Challenge Ends as 'Joy' Begins
Our sister educational site's staff pick a winner in the latest, very competitive game design challenge -- while launching a
Oct. 28, 2010
Dead Rising 2 Ships 2 Million, But Capcom Profits Down
Dead Rising 2 Ships 2 Million, But Capcom Profits Down
As Dead Rising 2 ships 2 million units, Capcom's seeing sales up -- but the title's month delay, a strong yen, and "substantial" underperformance for Lost Planet 2 continue to weigh on the company's profits.
Oct. 28, 2010
Nintendo Posts Six-Month Loss In Face Of Rising Yen And Falling Sales
Nintendo Posts Six-Month Loss In Face Of Rising Yen And Falling Sales
Nintendo posted a six-month loss of ¥2 billion ($24.7 million), citing the yen's strength and plummeting hardware sales, as worldwide Wii sales hit 75.9 million units. [UPDATE: Super Mario Galaxy 2 sells 5.1 million.]
Oct. 28, 2010
RuneScape Publisher, TIGA Launch Project Ignite For Browser-Based Games
RuneScape Publisher, TIGA Launch Project Ignite For Browser-Based Games
Cambridge-based RuneScape publisher Jagex and UK video game trade association TIGA have unveiled Project Ignite, a service designed to help small studios release browser-based games through Jagex Game Studios.
Oct. 27, 2010
Critical Reception: EA/Harmonix's Rock Band 3
Critical Reception: EA/Harmonix's Rock Band 3
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Harmonix's Rock Band 3, which one review describes as "the greatest rhythm game ever made, and quite possibly the only rhythm game you need to own."
Oct. 27, 2010