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Beyond Good & Evil HD, Torchlight Anchor Winter XBLA 'House Party' Promotion
Beyond Good & Evil HD, Torchlight Anchor Winter XBLA 'House Party' Promotion
The March releases of Beyond Good & Evil HD and Torchlight sit in the middle of a five-game "Xbox Live Arcade House Party" schedule of weekly releases, starting next week and extending into March.
Feb. 8, 2011
Jagex Secures New Funding To 'Accelerate Growth'
Jagex Secures New Funding To 'Accelerate Growth'
Jagex, developer and publisher of RuneScape, has received an unspecified amount of funding from new backers Spectrum Equity Investors and The Raine Group, and return investor Insight Venture Partners.
Feb. 8, 2011
THQ Sells Off Wireless Division
THQ Sells Off Wireless Division
THQ will sell its lower-end cellphone gaming and distribution portfolio to Swedish firm 24MAS, focusing its mobile efforts on developing games for iOS and other smartphone platforms.
Feb. 8, 2011
Digital Extremes Developing Darkness Sequel
Digital Extremes Developing Darkness Sequel
2K Games says 2007's critically-acclaimed The Darkness will get a sequel, with Digital Extremes stepping in to take the reins from original developer Starbreeze Studios -- as protagonist Jackie Estacado returns as a mob boss.
Feb. 8, 2011
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: The Best Kind of Drudgery
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: The Best Kind of Drudgery
Continuing his 'GDC 25' archival research, Jason Scott debuts newly digitized audio from multiple years of the show, from an American McGee's Alice postmortem through the Messiah Engin
Feb. 7, 2011
Angry Birds Dev Rovio Gears Up For Consoles With Remedy Hire
Angry Birds Dev Rovio Gears Up For Consoles With Remedy Hire
Finnish Angry Birds developer Rovio said it is accelerating its console gaming efforts with the hiring of Remedy Entertainment cofounder Petri Järvilehto as SVP of console development.
Feb. 7, 2011
NaturalMotion Games Founding New London Mobile Dev Studio
NaturalMotion Games Founding New London Mobile Dev Studio
NaturalMotion Games said it is establishing a new studio in London to "accelerate" development of iPhone and Android games, following the debut of iOS titles like Jenga.
Feb. 7, 2011
Analyst: Take-Two 'Can Do It Without GTA'
Analyst: Take-Two 'Can Do It Without GTA'
Take-Two can turn an annual profit without major Grand Theft Auto launches thanks to franchises such as Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K, according to financial analyst David Ristau from The Oxen Group.
Feb. 7, 2011
Release This: Mario Sports Mix, You Don't Know Jack Launch Stateside
Release This: Mario Sports Mix, You Don't Know Jack Launch Stateside
Gamasutra's latest worldwide release list finds Mario Sports Mix, You Don't Know Jack, and Test Drive Unlimited 2 coming to the U.S., while Japan gets Sengoku Musou 3 Z and more.
Feb. 7, 2011
Sony Seeks Expedited Information On Hotz' Fellow PS3 Hackers
Sony Seeks Expedited Information On Hotz' Fellow PS3 Hackers
New court documents issued by Sony show the company attempting to extend its case regarding the recent high-level hack of the PS3 firmware past well-known defendant George "GeoHot" Hotz.
Feb. 7, 2011
In-Depth: PSN Sales Analysis, November-December 2010 & The Year
In-Depth: PSN Sales Analysis, November-December 2010 & The Year
Sister site GamerBytes editor Ryan Langley examines PlayStation Network's debuts and successes during November-December 2010 and last year as a whole, using leaderboard and chart data to analyze how they're doing.
Feb. 7, 2011
Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Boston-based music gaming pioneer Harmonix has had to institute staff cuts of about 12-15 percent, citing necessary restructuring to better align the studio for its current product plans, according to media reports.
Feb. 7, 2011