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Battlefield 3 Breaks EA Records With 5M Sold Week One
Battlefield 3 Breaks EA Records With 5M Sold Week One
Electronic Arts' multiplayer-focused military shooter was purchased by 5 million consumers worldwide in its first week on the market, according to company estimates.
Oct. 31, 2011
China's ChangYou Beats Projections In Record Third Quarter
China's ChangYou Beats Projections In Record Third Quarter
Leading Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou.com Limited reported $119 million in revenue and $53 million in profits for its third fiscal quarter ending September 30.
Oct. 31, 2011
Best Of Indie Games: A Rock and a Hard Place
Best Of Indie Games: A Rock and a Hard Place
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including titles such as an unusual fishing game, a zombie research game, and more.
Oct. 28, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Zombieville USA 2, Modern Combat 3 Debut To Fast Sales
Top iPad Game Apps: Zombieville USA 2, Modern Combat 3 Debut To Fast Sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Modern Combat 3, Zombieville USA 2, and Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front Free+ currently ranking among the platform's top download
Oct. 28, 2011
Study: Half Of American Children 8 And Under Have Played A Console Game
Study: Half Of American Children 8 And Under Have Played A Console Game
A new study from Common Sense Media reports that more than half of American children who are 8 years old or less have played a console video game at least once in their lives.
Oct. 28, 2011
GameStop Now Selling Android Tablets In Select Stores
GameStop Now Selling Android Tablets In Select Stores
Major games retailer GameStop has begun rolling out its plans to sell its own specialized Android tablets, and is now selling the devices at 200 of its U.S. retail locations.
Oct. 28, 2011
Opinion: Managing Culture Changes
Opinion: Managing Culture Changes
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday technical piece, 5th Cell's lead animator Tim Borrelli shares how you can successfully manage culture changes in your team if you're put in charge of that shift.
Oct. 28, 2011
CCP: 'We Lost The Connection' With EVE Community
CCP: 'We Lost The Connection' With EVE Community
In the wake of a 20 percent headcount reduction, CCP CEO Hilmar Petersson tells Gamasutra candidly that the studio must start "behaving like the company that people have come to love and respect."
Oct. 28, 2011
Sega Partners With Indie Arkedo For Project Hell Yeah!
Sega Partners With Indie Arkedo For Project Hell Yeah!
French indie game developer Arkedo has announced Sega will be publishing its next title, tentatively titled Project Hell Yeah!, though few details are known about the mysterious project.
Oct. 28, 2011
In-Depth: Darwinian_Coding: ( App_Services )
In-Depth: Darwinian_Coding: ( App_Services )
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday technical piece, WhatIf Productions' Jake Kolb discusses Darwinian Coding and the different assumption patterns that coders often fall into.
Oct. 28, 2011
Analyst: Zynga Experiencing 'Difficult Time Driving User Growth'
Analyst: Zynga Experiencing 'Difficult Time Driving User Growth'
A new analyst report has found that user growth for recent games from social games giant Zynga has been lacking, with certain recent releases already showing signs of peaking in player numbers.
Oct. 28, 2011
Sonic Generations Sees Most Pre-orders Of Sonic Franchise To Date
Sonic Generations Sees Most Pre-orders Of Sonic Franchise To Date
Sega has announced that Sonic Generations, the upcoming title from the Sonic the Hedgehog platforming series, has seen more pre-orders than any Sonic title before it.
Oct. 28, 2011