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GameStop: Customers' Wallets Couldn't Keep Up With Strong Release Slate
GameStop: Customers' Wallets Couldn't Keep Up With Strong Release Slate
"Consumers were unable to fund the products that they wanted, as these strong titles rolled out week after week," GameStop's Tony Bartel said as the retailer reported lagging sales of new games.
Nov. 17, 2011
'Lower Than Expected' New Game Sales Hit GameStop
'Lower Than Expected' New Game Sales Hit GameStop
Major game retailer GameStop has posted its financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, noting "lower than expected sales of new software," while digital sales showed continued growth.
Nov. 17, 2011
Activision Vets Form Hardcore 'First Person Social' Studio
Activision Vets Form Hardcore 'First Person Social' Studio
Activision veterans Dusty Welch and Chris Archer are heading Bellevue's U4iA, which is developing a "new hardcore freemium, first-person social game" due next year.
Nov. 17, 2011
China's Shanda Reports Record $212.9M Quarter
China's Shanda Reports Record $212.9M Quarter
Chinese online game company Shanda Games Limited has reported its highest quarterly revenue in company history, on the backs of its popular free-to-play MMOs.
Nov. 17, 2011
Good Old Games To Sell New Games, Too
Good Old Games To Sell New Games, Too
CD Projekt-owned classic games-on-demand service Good Old Games is expanding its output to also include new titles, following the success seen from its self-published The Witcher 2.
Nov. 17, 2011
Supreme Court Video Game Defender Honored With Free Speech Award
Supreme Court Video Game Defender Honored With Free Speech Award
Paul M. Smith, the lead counsel for the video game industry in this year's U.S. Supreme Court victory over California's violent game law, will be honored at an anti-censorship benefit.
Nov. 16, 2011
ActionScript Tips For Programmers Of C#/C++
ActionScript Tips For Programmers Of C#/C++
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Portalarium's senior programmer Paul Evans offers some tips for getting a handle on ActionScript 3 from a C#/C++ programmer's perspective.
Nov. 16, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From Peter Molydeux To The Simpsons
Best of GameSetWatch: From Peter Molydeux To The Simpsons
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including Peter Molydeaux's survival horror/bowling concept, the Simpsons' visit to E4, and lots of Skyrim goofiness.
Nov. 16, 2011
Epic, Train2Game Announce Game Jam Winners
Epic, Train2Game Announce Game Jam Winners
Gears of War creator Epic Games and Train2Game have announced the winners of their Epic Game Jam, which saw over 100 young game developers creating iOS games during a 48 hour event.
Nov. 15, 2011
GDC China: Flurry's Jeferson Valadares On The U.S./China Mobile Divide
GDC China: Flurry's Jeferson Valadares On The U.S./China Mobile Divide
At GDC China, Jeferson Valadares, general manager of mobile analytics firm Flurry, discussed some key differences between the U.S. and Chinese mobile markets.
Nov. 15, 2011
2012 STEM Challenge Opens For Student Submissions
2012 STEM Challenge Opens For Student Submissions
The second annual STEM Video Game Challenge has begun accepting game ideas and prototypes from students and educators in a contest designed to encourage science and math education.
Nov. 15, 2011
Android Now On Majority Of New Mobile Phones Sold Worldwide
Android Now On Majority Of New Mobile Phones Sold Worldwide
A new estimate of the worldwide mobile market shows Android phones represented more than half of all new mobile phones sold in the third quarter of 2011, more than doubling the share from the same time last year.
Nov. 15, 2011