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BioWare Takes Unique Approach To PS3 Mass Effect 2 Character History
BioWare Takes Unique Approach To PS3 Mass Effect 2 Character History
BioWare is taking an interesting approach to helping PS3 players get up to speed when Mass Effect 2 launches in January 2010 -- an interactive comic that helps them build a history for their character.
Dec. 16, 2010
Speed Network To Air Gran Turismo 5 Reality Show
Speed Network To Air Gran Turismo 5 Reality Show
Sony and Polyphony Digital are running a massive race competition around recently-released Gran Turismo 5, partnering with car maker Nissan on a multi-phase gaming event -- televised as a reality show.
Dec. 16, 2010
GDC China 2010 Sees Record Attendance, Show To Return In 2011
GDC China 2010 Sees Record Attendance, Show To Return In 2011
Now that 2010's Game Developers Conference China has concluded, organizers reveal that the three-day event saw a record 3,300 attendees -- and will make its return to Shanghai in 2011.
Dec. 16, 2010
Angry Birds's Vesterbacka: Franchise Extending To 'Very Different Titles'
Angry Birds's Vesterbacka: Franchise Extending To 'Very Different Titles'
Talking at the recent GDC China show in Shanghai, Rovio head and Angry Birds co-creator Peter Vesterbacka discussed how the Finnish developer will advance the franchise via "very different [genre] titles."
Dec. 16, 2010
DeNA To Launch Global Social Gaming Network, Partners With Samsung
DeNA To Launch Global Social Gaming Network, Partners With Samsung
Tokyo-based DeNA announced plans to launch a global social gaming network for smartphones in April 2011, as well as a partnership to integrate the platform on Samsung's Android handsets.
Dec. 15, 2010
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Infinity Blade Heads Cross-Platform Charts
Top-Grossing iTunes Apps: Infinity Blade Heads Cross-Platform Charts
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Infinity Blade and Bloons TD 4 leading iPhone sales, while Monopoly and SimCity Deluxe emerge as top sellers on the iPad.
Dec. 15, 2010
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: A Numbers Game
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: A Numbers Game
Continuing his 'GDC 25' archival research ahead of next February's show, official GDC historian Jason Scott unearths a Game Developers Conference 1997 talk on the arcane art
Dec. 15, 2010
Appeals Court Affirms DMCA Restriction On World of Warcraft Bot
Appeals Court Affirms DMCA Restriction On World of Warcraft Bot
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld part of a lower court ruling barring the distribution of an automated play tool for World of Warcraft, saying the program violates the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Dec. 15, 2010
Report: Games Are Most Popular Consumer Tech Holiday Gift Category
Report: Games Are Most Popular Consumer Tech Holiday Gift Category
Consumer electronics gift suggestion service Giftmeister reports that video games and consoles are the most popular category of gifts being sought out by its 20,000 users this holiday season.
Dec. 15, 2010
Analysis: How December Can Save U.S. Video Game Retail In 2010
Analysis: How December Can Save U.S. Video Game Retail In 2010
Can December save 2010 from a year-on-year decline at U.S. video game retail? Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews lays out the scenario the industry needs this month for a strong finish to the year.
Dec. 15, 2010
Second Humble Indie Bundle Grosses $450,000 In Less Than A Day
Second Humble Indie Bundle Grosses $450,000 In Less Than A Day
Following the success of the first 'Humble Indie Bundle', the second compilation offers Braid, Cortex Command and Machinarium as 'pay what you want', and has already made almost $500,000.
Dec. 15, 2010
Best Buy Announces Revenue Dip, Claims #1 Kinect, Move Share
Best Buy Announces Revenue Dip, Claims #1 Kinect, Move Share
U.S. specialty retailer Best Buy attributed a 3% dip in same-store revenue partly to a larger 14% dip in video games, but claimed a "number one market share" in Kinect and Move sales.
Dec. 14, 2010