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Students Win $100K Scholarship With Kinect Leg Prosthesis Project
Students Win $100K Scholarship With Kinect Leg Prosthesis Project
A team of students has won a college scholarship as part of the 2011 Siemens Competition, for its work on a project that uses the Kinect motion-sensor hardware to help people with leg injuries and ailments.
Dec. 6, 2011
Super Mario 3D Land Japan's Top-Selling Game In November
Super Mario 3D Land Japan's Top-Selling Game In November
Nintendo's Super Mario 3D Land was the top-selling video game in Japan during November, shifting over half a million units in total according to data from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain.
Dec. 6, 2011
Social Games Publisher We R Interactive Receives $200K EU Grant
Social Games Publisher We R Interactive Receives $200K EU Grant
UK-based social games publisher We R Interactive has received a notable grant of 150,000 euro ($200,610) from the European Union to create a new online music-based gaming title.
Dec. 6, 2011
Baverstock, Newth, Daly Form New UK Games Consultancy
Baverstock, Newth, Daly Form New UK Games Consultancy
Former Kuju Entertainment executives have founded Tenshi Consulting to serve the rapidly-evolving game development climate -- Gamasutra learns about the new venture from Ian Baverstock and Ed Daly.
Dec. 6, 2011
Release This: Mario Kart 7 Leads Domestic Lineup
Release This: Mario Kart 7 Leads Domestic Lineup
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Mario Kart 7 to the 3DS in North America, while Japan gets Monster Hunter 3G and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Dec. 5, 2011
World Of Goo Tops Charts In Android Debut
World Of Goo Tops Charts In Android Debut
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with World of Goo, Cut the Rope, and Angry Birds Seasons currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Dec. 5, 2011
iOS Debut Dark Meadow Shows Off Phosphor Games' 'AAA' Chops
iOS Debut Dark Meadow Shows Off Phosphor Games' 'AAA' Chops
With Dark Meadow, Chicago-based Phosphor Games showed just what a small studio with triple-A experience could do on iOS. Gamasutra speaks with studio director Chip Sineni.
Dec. 5, 2011
The Old Republic Draws 2M Beta Volunteers
The Old Republic Draws 2M Beta Volunteers
Today, Electronic Arts revealed that its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Republic attracted more than 2 million volunteers for the game's recent beta test, with more than 725,000 users participating during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Dec. 5, 2011
Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Epiphany Games, Eutechnyx Nominated For Global Innovation Award
Australian developer Epiphany Games and UK-based racing game studio Eutechnyx have been honored in the Red Herring Global 2011 awards for their achievements in software and game development.
Dec. 5, 2011
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
Opinion: So You Wanna Be In Charge?
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's Tim Borrelli looks at how some ambitious animators -- or developers in other fields -- are trying to advance their careers the wrong way.
Dec. 5, 2011
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Pachter: November U.S. Retail Sales Surpassed $1.5B
Ahead of the November NPD Group U.S. software sales data, due to be released on December 8, analyst group Wedbush Securities has estimated that software sales for the month surpassed $1.5 billion in total.
Dec. 5, 2011
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
New Xbox Dashboard Marks Major Entertainment Push
Microsoft said on Monday that the new Xbox 360 dashboard, due to launch tomorrow, will allow for "entertainment experiences more social and personal than ever," thanks to new control, voice and search features.
Dec. 5, 2011