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Release This: Battlefield 3, Daytona USA Lead Console, Digital Lineup
Release This: Battlefield 3, Daytona USA Lead Console, Digital Lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Battlefield 3, Dance Central 2, and Daytona USA to North America, while Japan gets Final Fantasy Type-0 and The Idolm@ster 2.
Oct. 24, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: Sentinel 3 Overtakes Minecraft
Top Android Game Apps: Sentinel 3 Overtakes Minecraft
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Sentinel 3: Homeworld, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Fruit Ninja, and Angry Birds currently ranking among the platform's top download
Oct. 24, 2011
Is Microsoft's Kinect Kids Program Coming Too Late?
Is Microsoft's Kinect Kids Program Coming Too Late?
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris considers if Microsoft "might be making its move a little too late to corral the kiddie audience" with its recent unveiling of kid-friendly Kinect partnerships.
Oct. 24, 2011
Pachter: Modern Warfare 3 Will Sell Double Battlefield 3 Units In 2011
Pachter: Modern Warfare 3 Will Sell Double Battlefield 3 Units In 2011
Sales of upcoming shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will make up around 15 percent of total packaged video game software sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to analysts.
Oct. 24, 2011
Batman: Arkham City Fourth Biggest UK Launch This Year
Batman: Arkham City Fourth Biggest UK Launch This Year
Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros' Batman: Arkham City stormed the UK software sales charts in its opening weekend, securing its position as the fourth biggest UK video game launch this year.
Oct. 24, 2011
Mojang: Scrolls Won't Be Free, But Will Contain Free-To-Play Aspects
Mojang: Scrolls Won't Be Free, But Will Contain Free-To-Play Aspects
Minecraft creator Markus Persson has explained to Gamasutra that Scrolls, the upcoming game from his Mojang studio, will feature a monetization service that is "along the lines" of the free-to-play business model.
Oct. 24, 2011
Moshi Monsters Dev Mind Candy To Double Headcount Next Year
Moshi Monsters Dev Mind Candy To Double Headcount Next Year
Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy is looking to expand its staff numbers significantly over the next year, potentially doubling its headcount from the current 100 employees to 200 by the same time next year.
Oct. 24, 2011
Inafune: Japanese Developers Need Heroic Inspiration
Inafune: Japanese Developers Need Heroic Inspiration
In a recent interview with Gamasutra, former Capcom R&D head Keiji Inafune says Japanese game development is affected by a lack of courage, and needs a heroic force
Oct. 24, 2011
Why Hasn't Google+ Opened The Game Dev Floodgates?
Why Hasn't Google+ Opened The Game Dev Floodgates?
Google wants to open the floodgates to game devs for Google+, but the company's Todd Kerpelman tells Gamasutra that the network "is not ready" yet, and the degree of openness is still up in the air.
Oct. 21, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 21
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 21
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at SCEA Santa Monica, Irrational Games, and InnoGames.
Oct. 21, 2011
This Week In Korean Online Gaming News: From Rift To G-Star
This Week In Korean Online Gaming News: From Rift To G-Star
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, this time looking at Nexon and Netmarble's G-Star 2011 lineups.
Oct. 21, 2011
Saling The World: Batman: Arkham City, Just Dance 3 Lead Domestic Charts
Saling The World: Batman: Arkham City, Just Dance 3 Lead Domestic Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Batman: Arkham City and Just Dance 3 leading multiplatform sales stateside, while Just Dance Wii heads the week's results in Japan.
Oct. 21, 2011