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Sony: Vita's 2012 Launch Timed To Help Satisfy 'Substantial' Demand
Sony: Vita's 2012 Launch Timed To Help Satisfy 'Substantial' Demand
Sony said the post-holiday launch of the PlayStation Vita in North America and Europe is timed partly to help the company satisfy what it terms 'substantial' pre-order demand for the system.
Oct. 28, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 28
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 28
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Nexon America, Electronic Arts Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, and m
Oct. 28, 2011
Appeals Court Denies Bethesda Injunction In Fallout MMO Case
Appeals Court Denies Bethesda Injunction In Fallout MMO Case
Interplay can continue work on its long-planned Fallout MMO project now that a judge for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an injunction requested by rights-holder Bethesda.
Oct. 27, 2011
Sony Offers North American Vita One Week Early For Bundle Pre-orders
Sony Offers North American Vita One Week Early For Bundle Pre-orders
North American customers who purchase a PlayStation Vita bundle, including launch title Little Deviants, will be able to play the system a week before the official February 22 release date.
Oct. 27, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Sales Hit 6.68M
Nintendo 3DS Sales Hit 6.68M
Hardware sales for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console hit 6.68 million units worldwide, company results revealed Thursday, as hardware sales "are improving" after a drastic August price cut.
Oct. 27, 2011
Major Game Mag Publisher Future Sees Executive Resignations
Major Game Mag Publisher Future Sees Executive Resignations
Edge and Nintendo Power publisher Future Plc has seen "substantial savings by eliminating an entire tier of corporate overhead," the company said on Thursday.
Oct. 27, 2011
EA Beats Projections And Analyst Estimates With Sports-Heavy Q2
EA Beats Projections And Analyst Estimates With Sports-Heavy Q2
EA beat projections with a $1.03 billion adjusted Q2, with FIFA 12 shipping 8 million units, Madden 12 3 million, and number two Facebook game The Sims Social now at 8M DAUs.
Oct. 27, 2011
Feature: Building In Better Testing From Day One
Feature: Building In Better Testing From Day One
In Gamasutra's latest feature, tools programming veteran Cyril Marlin describes the process his studio used to build automated testing into its Wii game -- which resu
Oct. 27, 2011
PapayaMobile Expands Social Network, Development Tools To iOS
PapayaMobile Expands Social Network, Development Tools To iOS
Major Android-based social network PapayaMobile has added iOS development support to its mobile software development kit, also adding the option for cross-platform use of its social network features.
Oct. 26, 2011
Air Force, Oklahoma U Team Up For $10.7M Intelligence Training Game
Air Force, Oklahoma U Team Up For $10.7M Intelligence Training Game
The Air Force Research Lab is teaming up with researchers at Oklahoma University to design a game aimed at training intelligence analysts to ignore their biases in making crucial decisions.
Oct. 26, 2011
Frobisher Says Dev Happy With Vita Dev Tools, Sony Support
Frobisher Says Dev Happy With Vita Dev Tools, Sony Support
Honeyslug, the indie developers behind offbeat mini-game collection and planned PlayStation Vita launch title Frobisher Says, says Sony's tools have made the development process "very smooth."
Oct. 26, 2011
Harmonix Planning 'Fundamental Creative Reinterpretation' For Rock Band
Harmonix Planning 'Fundamental Creative Reinterpretation' For Rock Band
Rock Band developer Harmonix says the future of the four-year-old rhythm game-franchise will involve a "fairly fundamental creative reinterpretation" of the performance-based music game.
Oct. 26, 2011