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$2 Million Grant To Develop Game That Breaks Bias Against Women In Sciences
$2 Million Grant To Develop Game That Breaks Bias Against Women In Sciences
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has secured a $2 million grant to develop a video game that seeks to uncover and break implicit bias against women, minorities and people with disabilities in the sciences.
Oct. 13, 2010
JRPG Producer Looks To Twitter To Help Secure A Publisher
JRPG Producer Looks To Twitter To Help Secure A Publisher
Kenichi Nishi, producer of the 1997 PlayStation Japanese role-playing game Moon: Remix RPG Adventure has asked fans on Twitter to express their support for a sequel in order to help secure funding for the project.
Oct. 13, 2010
Analysts: Microtransactions To Rise In Social, Traditional Online Games
Analysts: Microtransactions To Rise In Social, Traditional Online Games
Online gamers, both "traditional" and social, plan to spend as much or more time playing online games, according to a new analyst survey -- and virtual goods sales are seeing strong increases too.
Oct. 13, 2010
Kinect Preorders Sell Out At UK Retail
Kinect Preorders Sell Out At UK Retail
Major UK retailers are selling out of their Kinect pre-orders well ahead of the device's November 10 release date, as numerous websites now offer consumers the opportunity to join a preorder queue instead of a guaranteed day-one delivery.
Oct. 13, 2010
Gran Turismo 5 Brakes In The Home Stretch, Delayed To 'Holiday Season'
Gran Turismo 5 Brakes In The Home Stretch, Delayed To 'Holiday Season'
It seems racing fans will have to wait yet a bit longer for Sony and Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5. Originally slated for a November 2 release, the title's been pushed back to "this holiday season."
Oct. 13, 2010
Release This: Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2 Debut Stateside
Release This: Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2 Debut Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Medal of Honor, Just Dance 2, Super Scribblenauts, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, and Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to North America.
Oct. 12, 2010
Best Of GamerBytes - Like Lemonade, But With Explosions!
Best Of GamerBytes - Like Lemonade, But With Explosions!
This week's round-up of digital releases compiled by console digital download site GamerBytes looks at Swords and Soldiers' debut on PSN and offers a postmortem on XBLIG title _Breath of Death VII: The Beg
Oct. 12, 2010
In-Depth: Nukotoys Talks Merging Toys And Games Intelligently
In-Depth: Nukotoys Talks Merging Toys And Games Intelligently
San Francisco startup Nukotoys tells Gamasutra it hopes to leapfrog both traditional toy companies and current kids' virtual worlds by integrating tradable playing cards into interactive iPhone apps.
Oct. 12, 2010
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group Tightens Lid On Monthly U.S. Game Sales Data
NPD Group said beginning this month, it would remove certain sales figures from its monthly U.S. video game retail report, including unit sales for video game consoles and top-selling retail games.
Oct. 12, 2010
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP Camera Finally Arrives Stateside
Sony's PSP camera is arriving in North America years after Japan and PAL territories, with the augmented reality monster-raising game Invizimals, developed by Novarama.
Oct. 12, 2010
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
EA Stock Down Six Percent On Middling Medal Of Honor Reviews
Shares in Electronic Arts were down nearly six percent today as mixed reviews for Medal of Honor dampened shareholder enthusiasm for the game's release. [UPDATE: EA statement added.]
Oct. 12, 2010
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 IGF Reminder: One Week To Main Competition Deadline
2011 Independent Games Festival chairman Brandon Boyer chimes in with a final reminder over entries for this year's IGF, which has a Main Competition deadline in just less than one week, on October 18th.
Oct. 12, 2010