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Facebook, Mobile Boost PopCap's $100M Business
Facebook, Mobile Boost PopCap's $100M Business
Peggle and Bejeweled developer PopCap made more than $100 million in revenue in 2010, up by 25% over the previous year, with a good portion attributed to the increase in Apple App Store sales.
April 15, 2011
Fils-Aime: Nintendo Staged 3DS Supply To Prevent Sellouts
Fils-Aime: Nintendo Staged 3DS Supply To Prevent Sellouts
Nintendo says it learned "significant lessons" from the shortages during Wii's launch, and made efforts to stage supply for the newly debuted 3DS enabling it to sell nearly 400,000 systems in a week.
April 15, 2011
Earth Defense Force 2 Portable Leads Japanese Sales Charts
Earth Defense Force 2 Portable Leads Japanese Sales Charts
D3 Publisher's monster-based shooter Earth Defense Force 2 Portable debuted atop the Japanese sales charts during a week with few new releases, reports tracking firm Media Create.
April 14, 2011
Reports: HD Wii Successor To Be Announced At Or Before E3, Launch In 2012
Reports: HD Wii Successor To Be Announced At Or Before E3, Launch In 2012
Persistent rumors about Nintendo's plans for a follow-up to the Wii have begun to leak out in press reports, with multiple outlets citing unnamed sources regarding the system's imminent announcement and features.
April 14, 2011
UKIE Asks Government To Add Computer Science To National Curriculum
UKIE Asks Government To Add Computer Science To National Curriculum
The Association for United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment has called on the UK government's National Curriculum Review to add computer science as a subject taught to teenagers in schools.
April 14, 2011
Nothing 'Casual' About It: PopCap's Brave New World
Nothing 'Casual' About It: PopCap's Brave New World
Gamasutra catches up with PopCap CEO Dave Roberts and co-founder John Vechey about the company's growth in an evolving gaming market, including future strategy and details on potential IPO plans for this year.
April 14, 2011
Interview: Sifteo Founders Pursue Wii-Like Enchantment
Interview: Sifteo Founders Pursue Wii-Like Enchantment
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris talks to Sifteo co-founders David Merrill and Jeevan Kalanithi about their new gaming system that plays games via small electronic blocks communicating wirelessly with a PC.
April 13, 2011
Best of FingerGaming: From Atari's Greatest Hits to Final Fight
Best of FingerGaming: From Atari's Greatest Hits to Final Fight
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's iOS platforms -- this time covering _Final Fight and Pac'n Jump.
April 13, 2011
mig33, GREE Deal To Bring Japanese Social Games To Emerging Mobile Markets
mig33, GREE Deal To Bring Japanese Social Games To Emerging Mobile Markets
mig33, a 47 million-user social network for mobiles in emerging markets, partnered with major Japanese networking provider GREE, opening mig33's community to social games from Japan and other regions.
April 13, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Sells 31,000 In First Four Days In Australia
Nintendo 3DS Sells 31,000 In First Four Days In Australia
Nintendo of Australia revealed that the 3DS sold more than 31,000 units in Australia in its first four days on sale, a new record for a handheld launch in the territory.
April 13, 2011
Valve Specifies Steam Features For Portal 2 On PS3
Valve Specifies Steam Features For Portal 2 On PS3
As it prepares for Portal 2's multiplatform release next week, Valve has shared what cross-platform and communication Steam features will be included in the game's enhanced console version for PlayStation 3.
April 13, 2011
Feature: The Blitz Online's Persistent WWII Bombing Raid Proposal
Feature: The Blitz Online's Persistent WWII Bombing Raid Proposal
In a new Gamasutra feature, author and game design consultant Ernest Adams proposes a new take on the WWII genre -- an online game that puts players in the midst of German
April 13, 2011