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Best Of Console Digital News - From Elevator Action Deluxe To The Summer Of Arcade
Best Of Console Digital News - From Elevator Action Deluxe To The Summer Of Arcade
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services, this time highlighting news about Limbo and Elevator Action Deluxe.
July 1, 2011
Activision's 'Call Of Duty XP' A Fan Party For A Good Cause
Activision's 'Call Of Duty XP' A Fan Party For A Good Cause
Fans of Call of Duty now have their own equivalent to QuakeCon and BlizzCon: "Call of Duty XP 2011." Activision's Eric Hirshberg tells Gamasutra about the live meetup, and why the publisher is donating all proceeds to charity.
June 30, 2011
Gamelab 2011: Molyneux Addresses Concerns About Fable: The Journey
Gamelab 2011: Molyneux Addresses Concerns About Fable: The Journey
The E3 demo of Fable: The Journey has faced many criticisms since its unveiling, and creator Peter Molyneux addressed some of them during a Gamasutra-attended Gamelab talk today.
June 30, 2011
Letter From The Chairman: Welcome Back For IGF 2012
Letter From The Chairman: Welcome Back For IGF 2012
Following the announcement of the 2012 Independent Games Festival competition, IGF Chairman Brandon Boyer goes in-depth on the changes made for this year
June 30, 2011
MumboJumbo Files New Motion Against PopCap In Light Of Acquisition
MumboJumbo Files New Motion Against PopCap In Light Of Acquisition
Casual game publisher MumboJumbo has filed new court motions against gaming giant PopCap, to ensure that a settlement reached last year is paid, even if PopCap is bought by Electronic Arts.
June 30, 2011
PSP Retakes Top Spot In Weekly Japanese Charts
PSP Retakes Top Spot In Weekly Japanese Charts
Sony's PSP once again took the top spot in the Japanese dedicated video game hardware sales charts this week, after sales of the Nintendo 3DS fell sharply, according to data from Media Create.
June 30, 2011
Analyst: Mobile Apps To Reach $37B In Revenue By 2015
Analyst: Mobile Apps To Reach $37B In Revenue By 2015
A new market analysis by tracking firm Canalys predicts total revenue from mobile phone and tablet app sales, in-app purchases and subscriptions -- including games -- will reach $36.7 billion by 2015.
June 30, 2011
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
Analysis: Price Premium On 3DTVs Coming Down Fast
TVs equipped to display stereoscopic 3D images, used in many console games, are quickly coming down in relative price, and could be only $150 more than comparable 2D TVs by November, according to a new report.
June 30, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Half Minute Hero To Kirby's Dream Land
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Half Minute Hero To Kirby's Dream Land
Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services including XBLA's Half Minute Hero and Virtual Console's Kirby's Dream Land.
June 30, 2011
Gamelab 2011: Trip Hawkins: 'The Browser Will Win'
Gamelab 2011: Trip Hawkins: 'The Browser Will Win'
Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins believes the browser is the wild new frontier for games, and that it will ultimately become the dominant platform, while also touting free to play as "where all the money is going."
June 29, 2011
Report: ESA Spent $1.1M On Lobbying In First Quarter
Report: ESA Spent $1.1M On Lobbying In First Quarter
Industry trade body the Entertainment Software Association spent $1.1 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2011 on lobbying the federal government on a number of issues, according to media reports.
June 29, 2011
Sony Appoints Andrew House As PlayStation CEO, Hirai As Chairman
Sony Appoints Andrew House As PlayStation CEO, Hirai As Chairman
Sony has announced a reshuffling of the management team at Sony Computer Entertainment International, with Kaz Hirai taking a new chairman role, and Andrew House appointed as president and group CEO.
June 29, 2011