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Analyst: Game Ad Spend Will More Than Double By 2016
Analyst: Game Ad Spend Will More Than Double By 2016
Analysts are projecting that the estimated $3.1 billion spent globally on ads in and around games in 2010 will more than double to $7.2 billion by 2016 as the "underutilized" market matures.
Sept. 13, 2011
Most Popular Facebook Games: Sims Social Continues Climb
Most Popular Facebook Games: Sims Social Continues Climb
Every other week, Gamasutra examines the most popular Facebook games, like Electronic Arts/Playfish's The Sims Social, which now has more monthly users than Zynga's once leading game FarmVille.
Sept. 12, 2011
Bigpoint Buys Out Console Sports Dev Team At 49Games
Bigpoint Buys Out Console Sports Dev Team At 49Games
German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint has acquired the 43-person development team at Hamburg-based sports specialists 49Games gmbh, expanding its stable of Unity3D developers.
Sept. 12, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Machinarium Topples Angry Birds Seasons
Top iPad Game Apps: Machinarium Topples Angry Birds Seasons
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Machinarium, Angry Birds Seasons, and Early Bird HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Sept. 9, 2011
Opinion: Technically, It's Creative!
Opinion: Technically, It's Creative!
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's lead animator Tim Borrelli considers whether animating video games is more technical than artistic, or the other way around.
Sept. 9, 2011
Zen Studios Defends XBLA Following Team Meat Comments
Zen Studios Defends XBLA Following Team Meat Comments
Pinball FX developer Zen Studios has hit back at claims made by Super Meat Boy developer Team Meat earlier this week regarding its dealings with Microsoft, noting that it had "quite the opposite experience" with the Xbox house.
Sept. 9, 2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ships 2M Units
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ships 2M Units
Publisher Square Enix has revealed that its critically-acclaimed action title Deus Ex: Human Revolution, released last month and developed by subsidiary Eidos Montreal, has shipped over 2 million copies in total.
Sept. 9, 2011
Feature: SpyParty's Chris Hecker On Balancing Originality, Marketability
Feature: SpyParty's Chris Hecker On Balancing Originality, Marketability
In a new Gamasutra feature, SpyParty creator Chris Hecker says he doesn't see any inherent conflict between a project being interesting to work on and being
Sept. 9, 2011
Japan's Tales of Xillia RPG Ships Over 500K Copies In First Day
Japan's Tales of Xillia RPG Ships Over 500K Copies In First Day
Publisher Namco Bandai has revealed that its RPG Tales of Xillia has already shipped over half a million copies, just a day after its release in Japan, due to the "strong support" from its fans.
Sept. 9, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of September 9
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of September 9
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Riot Games, Turbine, Unknown Worlds Entertainment, and more.
Sept. 9, 2011
Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - Location, Location, Location
Analysis: 'Socially Awkward' - Location, Location, Location
Continuing his eccentric series on social games, game designer Patrick Dugan explains that nobody actually cares about location in gaming -- but they do care about locations.
Sept. 9, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From SkyDrift To BloodRayne
This Week In Console Digital Download: From SkyDrift To BloodRayne
Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, including games such as BloodRayne, Crimson Alliance, and SkyDrift.
Sept. 8, 2011