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THQ Sees 'Marginal' Impact From PSN Outage
THQ Sees 'Marginal' Impact From PSN Outage
THQ executive VP and CFO Paul Pucino says the extended outage of Sony's PSN service has had only a "marginal" effect on the company as a whole, and that digital revenues were more likely "deferred" than lost completely.
June 1, 2011
BAFTA Games Launches New Branch In U.S.
BAFTA Games Launches New Branch In U.S.
The UK's British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the launch of a U.S. branch for its Video Games strand for later this week, as it looks to celebrate the video games industry in the U.S.
June 1, 2011
Lodsys Files Disputes Against App Store Developers
Lodsys Files Disputes Against App Store Developers
Patent licensing firm Lodsys has followed up on its previous warnings to App Store developers, and is now suing a number of developers "in order to preserve its legal options."
June 1, 2011
Garriott's Portalarium Secures $3.6M Total Funding
Garriott's Portalarium Secures $3.6M Total Funding
Social games company Portalarium, founded by veteran Ultima creator Richard Garriott, has secured extra funding from London-based investor m8 Capital, taking its total raised to $3.6 million.
June 1, 2011
GDC Online Awards Opens Nominations For Top Social, Free-To-Play, MMO Titles
GDC Online Awards Opens Nominations For Top Social, Free-To-Play, MMO Titles
Organizers of GDC Online have opened nominations for the second annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards, bringing back the Audience Award category and introducing a new award for
June 1, 2011
Apple WWDC Keynote To Unveil iOS 5, iCloud Services
Apple WWDC Keynote To Unveil iOS 5, iCloud Services
Apple announced today that Steve Jobs will be discussing the next version of iOS and a newly revealed iCloud suite of services at a Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on the morning of June 6.
May 31, 2011
DS Lite To Drop Below $100 Starting Sunday
DS Lite To Drop Below $100 Starting Sunday
Nintendo's popular DS Lite portable will be available for $99.99 in the U.S. starting on Sunday, June 5 as the company begins highlighting million-selling DS Mario titles with new red packaging.
May 31, 2011
Analysis: What Long-Term Impact Could COD: Elite bring?
Analysis: What Long-Term Impact Could COD: Elite bring?
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris examines Activision's move to bring a subscription option to Call of Duty players, and how the decision could hint at a wider subscription strategy at the publisher.
May 31, 2011
Opinion: The Best Defense Is A Good Offense
Opinion: The Best Defense Is A Good Offense
In this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece, Crytek technical director Francesco Carucci advocates offensive programming to find and properly fix bugs instead of just covering them up.
May 31, 2011
GDC Vault Adds Free Crawford, Halo: Reach, Maxis Lectures
GDC Vault Adds Free Crawford, Halo: Reach, Maxis Lectures
Organizers have debuted free video talks from GDC 2011, including Chris Crawford's much-acclaimed 'In Days Of Yore' talk, plus a 2-hour Halo: Reach tech talk and Maxis' Stone Librande on board games.
May 31, 2011
Feature: Audio Directors, Learn To Survive!
Feature: Audio Directors, Learn To Survive!
In Gamasutra's latest feature, console veteran audio director Brad Meyer picks apart how tiny teams with limited resources can create amazing audio on smartphone a
May 31, 2011
EA Stocks Hit 52-Week High Following Board Of Directors Announcement
EA Stocks Hit 52-Week High Following Board Of Directors Announcement
Stocks in Electronic Arts hit a year-long high of almost $25, following an announcement that could see Relational Investors principal Ralph Whitworth appointed to the company's board of directors.
May 31, 2011