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GDC 2011 Reminds On Jan. 24th Early Registration Deadline
GDC 2011 Reminds On Jan. 24th Early Registration Deadline
Organizers of Game Developers Conference 2011 are reminding that the deadline for reduced-price early registration to the upcoming 25th GDC event in San Francisco i
Jan. 24, 2011
Report: Japanese Newspaper Details 3G, Touchscreen PSP2 Specifics
Report: Japanese Newspaper Details 3G, Touchscreen PSP2 Specifics
A Japanese newspaper has outlined preliminary details of Sony's PSP2, claiming 3G support to play online games and download software and movies on the move, as well as a large OLED touchscreen.
Jan. 24, 2011
Majesco Reports $1.5M Quarterly Loss
Majesco Reports $1.5M Quarterly Loss
Cooking Mama publisher Majesco reported losses of $1.5 million for its Q4, an improvement over losses of $4.6 million for the same quarter a year ago, with Zumba Fitness to provide a boost going forward.
Jan. 21, 2011
Microsoft Offers To Work With Potential Windows Phone 7 Hacker Hotz
Microsoft Offers To Work With Potential Windows Phone 7 Hacker Hotz
Microsoft has publicly extended its hand to iPhone and PS3 hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz after he recently expressed interest in trying to crack Microsoft's new Windows Phone platform.
Jan. 21, 2011
Consumer Group Reporting Activision To UK Fair Trade Office Over Black Ops Glitches
Consumer Group Reporting Activision To UK Fair Trade Office Over Black Ops Glitches
An independent British consumer group is preparing to submit a formal complaint to the UK's Office of Fair Trading over alleged glitches in the PS3 and PC versions of Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Jan. 21, 2011
PS3 Leads Japanese Charts As Sales Decline For Multiple Platforms
PS3 Leads Japanese Charts As Sales Decline For Multiple Platforms
In a week of declining sales across multiple platforms, Sony's PlayStation 3 led the Japanese hardware charts, while Nintendo platforms experiences the largest overall sales drop.
Jan. 21, 2011
Bogost Aggressively Expands Cowclickification Platform
Bogost Aggressively Expands Cowclickification Platform
Building upon his popular social game satire Cow Clicker, Ian Bogost has launched a Cow Clicker platform offering a programmable API, a new Facebook game, an iPhone app, a Moogle search engine, and more.
Jan. 21, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 21
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 21
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Activision, Arkane Studios, Turbine, Inc.,
Jan. 21, 2011
Nintendo Confirms 3DS Store, Browser To Be Ready At Launch
Nintendo Confirms 3DS Store, Browser To Be Ready At Launch
Nintendo has confirmed that 3DS' digital download market, as well as its internet browser, will be available as a firmware update "on day one", contrary to earlier media reports.
Jan. 21, 2011
Amazon To Acquire European Games And DVD Rental House LoveFilm
Amazon To Acquire European Games And DVD Rental House LoveFilm
Seattle-based online retail giant Amazon.com said Thursday it will acquire European film subscription service and video game rental company LoveFilm in a deal expected to close this quarter.
Jan. 20, 2011
RockYou Publishing First Game From Romero's Loot Drop Studio
RockYou Publishing First Game From Romero's Loot Drop Studio
Social gaming company RockYou announced a deal to fund and publish the first project from Loot Drop, a new studio from industry veterans John Romero, Robert Sirotek, and Tom Hall.
Jan. 20, 2011
Kabam Raises $30M For Acquisitions, Studio Expansion, And More Social Games
Kabam Raises $30M For Acquisitions, Studio Expansion, And More Social Games
Kabam, a developer of massively multiplayer social games, announced it raised $30 million in a series C round that will fund future acquisitions, new titles, and the firm's further expansion.
Jan. 20, 2011