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Sony Breathes New Life Into Home With Video Capture Tool
Sony Breathes New Life Into Home With Video Capture Tool
Sony's DADC Digital Services division has introduced a new tool for users of Sony's PlayStation Home virtual world called Loot Active Camera, allowing direct video capture and exporting to YouTube.
Sept. 30, 2011
Psychonauts Receives Mac Version, Steam Update, iOS App
Psychonauts Receives Mac Version, Steam Update, iOS App
Today, Double Fine Productions made several announcements regarding its 2005 platformer Psychonauts, including a new Mac version, a Steam update, and a companion iOS app.
Sept. 29, 2011
Dark Souls Surpasses 250K Japanese Sales In Opening Weekend
Dark Souls Surpasses 250K Japanese Sales In Opening Weekend
From Software's tough-as-nails RPG Dark Souls dominated the Japanese weekly software sales chart last week, in a week that saw over half of the top 20 taken by new releases.
Sept. 29, 2011
Opinion: Team Audio vs. The Milestone
Opinion: Team Audio vs. The Milestone
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Volition's senior audio designer Ariel Gross describes the unique challenges that audio teams often face when trying to meet milestone deadlines for game projects.
Sept. 29, 2011
Adventures of Shuggy's Creator On The Importance of Pre-Release Publicity
Adventures of Shuggy's Creator On The Importance of Pre-Release Publicity
The Adventures of Shuggy for Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade wasn't a big hit for several reasons, though a lack of promotion seems to have been its biggest, says creator David Johnston.
Sept. 29, 2011
Report: Xbox 360 To Add Comcast, Verizon Live TV
Report: Xbox 360 To Add Comcast, Verizon Live TV
Following a string of rumors, reports have come in that Microsoft will offer pay TV from both Comcast and Verizon through Xbox Live, with an announcement coming as soon as next week.
Sept. 29, 2011
Nielsen: MW3, GoW 3 Top Holiday Wish Lists
Nielsen: MW3, GoW 3 Top Holiday Wish Lists
Ahead of the Holiday shopping season, tracking firm Nielsen has named its "Top 20 Games to Watch," saying that Modern Warfare 3 leads desirability at 27 percent, followed by Gears Of War 3.
Sept. 29, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including an authorized Commodore 64 conversion for Canabalt, an iOS port of Mac classic Glider, _Bloody Wolf
Sept. 28, 2011
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ has announced a new four-year, asset-based credit facility that will provide the company with borrowings of up to $50 million for working capital requirements, with a limit of $75 million during peak sales periods.
Sept. 28, 2011
GDC Online Reveals New Combat Arms, Firefall, Playdom, Rift Sessions
GDC Online Reveals New Combat Arms, Firefall, Playdom, Rift Sessions
Next month's GDC Online in Austin is highlighting eight new lectures spanning big games (Rift, Combat Arms) through notable trends (Asian mobile markets, family social gaming.)
Sept. 28, 2011
Amazon Announces Kindle Fire, A $199, 7-Inch LCD Tablet
Amazon Announces Kindle Fire, A $199, 7-Inch LCD Tablet
At a Gamasutra-attended press event, Amazon has confirmed earlier reports that it will be bringing an 7-inch, Android-based LCD tablet to m
Sept. 28, 2011
50 Percent Of Social Gamers Own Consoles, Says Study
50 Percent Of Social Gamers Own Consoles, Says Study
According to a recent study conducted by Interpret LLC, at least half of a recent sample of 2,000 social gamers own game consoles, suggesting the audience is becoming "increasingly sophisticated."
Sept. 28, 2011