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Indie Royale Bundle Expands, Debuts Optional Blind Pre-Orders
Indie Royale Bundle Expands, Debuts Optional Blind Pre-Orders
Sister site IndieGames.com co-created game bundle site Indie Royale is instituting a pre-order system, starting with its third offering, the "Really Big Bundle", also revealing more than 350,000 games sold so far.
Nov. 22, 2011
iOS Sees First Subscription-Based Game Portal Via Big Fish
iOS Sees First Subscription-Based Game Portal Via Big Fish
An agreement between Apple and Seattle's Big Fish Games will see the first all-you-can-eat, subscription-based gaming portal for iOS devices, through a feature typically reserved for magazines.
Nov. 22, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Amazing Breaker Reports Sharp Rise In Popularity
Top iPhone Game Apps: Amazing Breaker Reports Sharp Rise In Popularity
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Amazing Breaker and Superman to Line Runner and more.
Nov. 21, 2011
Opinion: Post-Agile Production, Part 1
Opinion: Post-Agile Production, Part 1
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, production consultant Keith Fuller argues that video game production is headed into a "post-Agile world" as companies look at the bigger picture.
Nov. 21, 2011
Trion Continues Overseas Expansion With Round of New Hirings
Trion Continues Overseas Expansion With Round of New Hirings
Redwood City-based Rift developer and operator Trion Worlds has announced new hirings as part of its move to expand overseas, including two former Electronic Arts marketing employees.
Nov. 21, 2011
Southeast Asia May Be Nearly $1B Market By 2015
Southeast Asia May Be Nearly $1B Market By 2015
A new report covering the fast-growing Southeast Asian video game market claims that Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillipenes, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam should be watched closely.
Nov. 21, 2011
Nintendo Bundles Top Titles With 3DS In Time For Holidays
Nintendo Bundles Top Titles With 3DS In Time For Holidays
Nintendo is bundling its two biggest 3DS titles -- Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D -- with the system to boost sales during the important holiday rush.
Nov. 21, 2011
GigaMedia, City State Partner Up To Expand Their Social Gaming Reach
GigaMedia, City State Partner Up To Expand Their Social Gaming Reach
Singapore-based online game developer GigaMedia has announced a partnership with Mythic co-founder and MMO veteran Mark Jacobs' City State Entertainment.
Nov. 18, 2011
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition 2011 Finalists Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today revealed the nominees for its 2011 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, with the award due to be presented to the winning team later this month.
Nov. 18, 2011
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
We Sing Series Reaches 1M Worldwide Sales
Nordic Games' Wii-based karoke series We Sing has now reached 1 million worldwide sales, the company revealed at an event for the newest release, We sing UK Hits.
Nov. 18, 2011
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
Survey Shows Limited Console Spending Impact From Mobile/Social Growth
A new survey of the video game market by the Cowen Group suggests that the rise of cheap and free social and mobile games hasn't significantly impacted the market for traditional console games.
Nov. 18, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 18
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Microsoft, Sucker Punch Productions, and Digital Extremes.
Nov. 18, 2011