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Game Developer's June/July Issue Showcases Top 30 Devs, Rift Postmortem
Game Developer's June/July Issue Showcases Top 30 Devs, Rift Postmortem
The June/July 2011 issue of Game Developer magazine, featuring an in-depth postmortem of Trion Worlds' Rift and the editors' top 30 developers, from Mojang to Halfbrick and beyond, is now available.
June 14, 2011
Release This: Duke Nukem Forever Finally Arrives At Retail
Release This: Duke Nukem Forever Finally Arrives At Retail
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Duke Nukem Forever, Child of Eden, and Alice: Madness Returns stateside, while the UK gets The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
June 13, 2011
Zumba Fitness Fuels Growth In Majesco's Q2 Earnings
Zumba Fitness Fuels Growth In Majesco's Q2 Earnings
Majesco revealed a significant boost in revenue for its second fiscal quarter, attributing most of its growth to the success of the publisher's popular Zumba Fitness franchise.
June 13, 2011
NPD: May U.S. Retail Game Industry Sales Lowest Since Oct. '06
NPD: May U.S. Retail Game Industry Sales Lowest Since Oct. '06
Following a strong lift in April, NPD Group said Monday that total U.S. video game industry retail sales were down 14 percent for the month of May to $743.1 million, "the lowest month of sales for the industry since October 2006."
June 13, 2011
Analyst: Wii U 'Two Years Too Late,' Has 'Dumbest Name'
Analyst: Wii U 'Two Years Too Late,' Has 'Dumbest Name'
Michael Pachter, games industry analyst at Wedbush Securities, has given his verdict on last week's E3 show, expressing caution of the Wii U strategy while noting "sound business decisions" by Microsoft.
June 13, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Sells 1M Units In Japan
Nintendo 3DS Sells 1M Units In Japan
Japanese firm Enterbrain has confirmed that Nintendo has sold 1 million Nintendo 3DS units in Japan, taking thirteen weeks to reach that figure compared to the four weeks that it took the original DS.
June 13, 2011
Anonymous Attacks Spanish Police Site In Response To Sony Arrests
Anonymous Attacks Spanish Police Site In Response To Sony Arrests
The web site for Spain's national police force was briefly taken offline Sunday in an attack allegedly in response to the recent arrest of three
June 13, 2011
Best Of Console Digital News: The E3 Roundup
Best Of Console Digital News: The E3 Roundup
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services, this time highlighting E3 news about _PixelJunk LifeLike _ and Fruit Ninja Kinect.
June 10, 2011
Windows 8 To Feature Xbox Live Integration
Windows 8 To Feature Xbox Live Integration
Microsoft revealed plans to further extend Xbox Live beyond the Xbox 360, integrating the online multiplayer and digital distribution service into its upcoming Windows 8 operating system for PCs.
June 10, 2011
Bit.Trip Saga Receiving Wii Retail Release
Bit.Trip Saga Receiving Wii Retail Release
Gaijin Games, developer behind the Bit.Trip rhythm series, has revealed that a retail version of its well-received WiiWare series is due for release later this year on Nintendo Wii.
June 10, 2011
Apple Seeking To Intervene In Lodsys Suits Against iOS Devs
Apple Seeking To Intervene In Lodsys Suits Against iOS Devs
Responding to Lodsys' lawsuits against iOS developers for allegedly infringing a patent on in-app purchases, Apple has filed a motion to intervene on the legal proceedings.
June 10, 2011
Opinion: Designers Are Descriptive, Programmers Are Procedural
Opinion: Designers Are Descriptive, Programmers Are Procedural
Richard Fine explains the different approaches programmers and designers take when solving problems, and how the former should design tools for the latter, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
June 10, 2011