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2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Record Main Competition Entrants
2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Record Main Competition Entrants
Independent Games Festival organizers have revealed an all time-record of nearly 400 game entries for the IGF Main Competition -- with screenshots and video of all titles available for viewing.
Oct. 21, 2010
NPD: New Stat-Reporting Policy 'Important Step For Industry'
NPD: New Stat-Reporting Policy 'Important Step For Industry'
NPD Group said this week that its new policy of not reporting monthly U.S. video game unit sales data is "an important step for the industry" because the retail-centric data is causing "unnecessary angst" for the sector.
Oct. 20, 2010
Xbox And Others Added To Develop Liverpool Speaker Lineup
Xbox And Others Added To Develop Liverpool Speaker Lineup
Organizers for the upcoming industry-focused Develop Liverpool conference said they've added speakers from Xbox and Fighters Uncaged developer AMA Studios to the lineup for its November event.
Oct. 20, 2010
Gaikai, Aurora Feint Among Dow Jones '50 Start-Ups To Watch'
Gaikai, Aurora Feint Among Dow Jones '50 Start-Ups To Watch'
Streaming game service Gaikai and mobile game toolkit maker Aurora Feint are among the game-related companies includes on Dow Jones VentureWire's recently released "50 Startups To Watch" list.
Oct. 20, 2010
Sony To Bundle Toy Story 3 Game With PlayStation 2
Sony To Bundle Toy Story 3 Game With PlayStation 2
As the PlayStation 2 nears the tenth anniversary of its U.S. release, Sony announced today that it will be offering a limited edition bundle including the system and Disney's Toy Story 3 game.
Oct. 20, 2010
Nexon America's Third Quarter Revenues Up 28 Percent
Nexon America's Third Quarter Revenues Up 28 Percent
Maple Story publisher Nexon America reported a 28 percent jump in its revenues for the third quarter (ending September) compared to 2009, attributing the rise to audience growth in its free-to-play titles.
Oct. 20, 2010
More Dreamcast Titles Head To XBLA, PSN
More Dreamcast Titles Head To XBLA, PSN
Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing are the next Dreamcast re-releases from Sega to make their way to XBLA and PSN, both slated for an "early 2011" release on the download services.
Oct. 20, 2010
Microsoft's Spencer: 3D No More Than A 'Science Experiment'
Microsoft's Spencer: 3D No More Than A 'Science Experiment'
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has expressed concerns over 3D, describing the technology as "more like a science experiment than something that's going to go touch millions of people."
Oct. 20, 2010
Research: 'Cloud Gaming' Faces Major Challenges, May Reach $400M In 2014
Research: 'Cloud Gaming' Faces Major Challenges, May Reach $400M In 2014
Although predicting a $400 million market in 2014 for cloud gaming, a new Screen Digest report suggests difficulties in establishing business models will be a significant challenge for game streaming.
Oct. 20, 2010
Fallout: New Vegas Patch Plans On The Way
Fallout: New Vegas Patch Plans On The Way
In response to reviewer and fan comments, Bethesda says it will soon announce its plans to patch and fix bugs in Obsidian's just-released Fallout: New Vegas "as quickly as possible."
Oct. 20, 2010
Apple Reports $20B In Q4 Revenue, As Jobs Targets Android
Apple Reports $20B In Q4 Revenue, As Jobs Targets Android
Increasingly game-focused Apple generated $20 billion in revenues during fiscal Q4 with $4.3 billion in profits, but investors were expecting more, as CEO Jobs sets sights squarely on Android.
Oct. 19, 2010
Interview: Why Spry Fox Chose Kindle Over iOS
Interview: Why Spry Fox Chose Kindle Over iOS
Spry Fox co-founder Daniel Cook tells Gamasutra how the underserved Kindle game market is a solid opportunity, and why "We may never again see another World of Goo or Braid-class hit" on consoles.
Oct. 19, 2010