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Popular XBLIG Trio From Arkedo Makes Jump To PS3
Popular XBLIG Trio From Arkedo Makes Jump To PS3
French independent game developer Arkedo Studios will bring its trio of retro-themed console digital games to Sony's PlayStation Network on the PS3, through a partnership with Sanuk.
Aug. 5, 2011
GDC China Honors Winners Of Shanghai, Beijing Game Jams
GDC China Honors Winners Of Shanghai, Beijing Game Jams
Organizers are highlighting the winners of the Shanghai and Beijing Game Jams, both of which were sponsored by the GDC China-affiliated Independent Games Festival China.
Aug. 5, 2011
Analysis: The Upside To Releasing Vita In 2012
Analysis: The Upside To Releasing Vita In 2012
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris looks at Sony's recent decision not to release its Vita portable in the U.S. and Europe this year, seeing potential benefits to the company's cautious approach.
Aug. 4, 2011
Interview: Riot Games Announces League of Legends: Dominion
Interview: Riot Games Announces League of Legends: Dominion
Gamasutra speaks to Riot president Marc Merrill about the just-announced expansion for its popular free-to-play online battle game, which is "as ambitious as expanding the size of the game 100 percent."
Aug. 4, 2011
Ngmoco Partners With AT&T For Mobage Service On Android
Ngmoco Partners With AT&T For Mobage Service On Android
In a first-of-its-kind U.S. partnership for ngmoco, the company has partnered with AT&T to bring its Mobage social gaming network to users of the service provider's Android phones.
Aug. 4, 2011
Survey: Third Of Japanese 3DS Owners 'Regret' Purchase In Light Of Price Drop
Survey: Third Of Japanese 3DS Owners 'Regret' Purchase In Light Of Price Drop
A survey of Japanese gamers has found that nearly a third of Nintendo 3DS owners regret buying the handheld console in light of the upcoming price drop, while just 5.4 percent said they'll buy one after the price drop.
Aug. 4, 2011
Atlus: Catherine Ships 200K In First Week
Atlus: Catherine Ships 200K In First Week
Atlus has revealed that its puzzle-game-meets-relationship-anime Catherine has shipped over 200,000 copies in its first week on U.S. store shelves, according to the company.
Aug. 4, 2011
3DS Japanese Sales Halved Following Price Cut Announcement
3DS Japanese Sales Halved Following Price Cut Announcement
In a week that saw Nintendo announce that it will be slashing the price of its Nintendo 3DS system later this month, sales of the console dropped rapidly in the hardware sales charts in Japan.
Aug. 4, 2011
Ubisoft: From Dust Marks Company's Fastest Selling Digital Release
Ubisoft: From Dust Marks Company's Fastest Selling Digital Release
Ubisoft said today that first day sales for last week's Xbox Live Arcade release From Dust have outpaced those for all other digital releases from the company by at least 45 percent.
Aug. 4, 2011
PopCap Co-Founder Vechey To Keynote GDC Online 2011
PopCap Co-Founder Vechey To Keynote GDC Online 2011
GDC Online has announced that PopCap co-founder John Vechey will give a keynote at the October Austin show, where he will discuss how the Bejeweled developer is adapting its popular single-player games to social platforms.
Aug. 4, 2011
Opinion: Getting A Business Off The Ground - Taking The Gamble And Losing
Opinion: Getting A Business Off The Ground - Taking The Gamble And Losing
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Tiffany Smith shares her experience setting up indie studio Nameless, the dangers of not having safety net in place, and how projects can go wrong even when you do e
Aug. 3, 2011
Iwata Addresses Mobile Game Competition, Microtransactions
Iwata Addresses Mobile Game Competition, Microtransactions
As party of a wide-ranging Q&A session accompanying Nintendo's latest earnings report, company president Satoru Iwata addressed topi
Aug. 3, 2011