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Sega, Double Fine team up for adventure game The Cave
Sega, Double Fine team up for adventure game The Cave
Sega announced today that it is set to publish The Cave, a newly-announced adventure game from Psychonauts developer Double Fine Productions, in early 2013 for consoles and Windows PC.
May 24, 2012
Indie initiative hopes to prove developer-controlled pricing is good for everybody
Indie initiative hopes to prove developer-controlled pricing is good for everybody
In an effort to advocate the importance of maintaining control over a game's price, 2D Boy's Ron Carmel has launched a new promotion celebrating the distribution channels that get things right.
May 24, 2012
Facepalm Games hopes to be the next big Indie Fund success story
Facepalm Games hopes to be the next big Indie Fund success story
Facepalm Games' The Swapper, being backed by Indie Fund, is hoping to emulate the success seen with past releases funded by the group. Facepalm's Olli Harjola discusses going full time on the project.
May 24, 2012
3DS continues to dominate Japan as hardware sales exceed 6M
3DS continues to dominate Japan as hardware sales exceed 6M
Nintendo's 3DS outsold all other consoles combined in Japan last week, and has now sold more than 6 million units in the country after launching there 14 months ago.
May 23, 2012
Miyamoto receives prestigious Spanish award for game contributions
Miyamoto receives prestigious Spanish award for game contributions
Newsbrief: Nintendo's legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been recognized by the Prince of Asturias Awards, one of Spain's most prestigious annual awards honoring scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work.
May 23, 2012
Top-Grossing Android games: Rage of Bahamut dominates revenue charts
Top-Grossing Android games: Rage of Bahamut dominates revenue charts
The latest North American Google Play game charts by revenue see Rage of Bahamut and Zynga Poker leading today's rankings, as Airport City and Tap Fish also report top earnings.
May 23, 2012
Top-Grossing iOS Games: DragonVale leads multiplatform sales
Top-Grossing iOS Games: DragonVale leads multiplatform sales
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see DragonVale and Kingdoms of Camelot earning top iPhone sales, while Poker by Zynga and Bejeweled HD emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
May 23, 2012
Amazon brings test driving for Android games to mobile
Amazon brings test driving for Android games to mobile
Amazon's Appstore has released a new update that allows consumers to try out Android games and applications, without having to download them first and before deciding to buy them.
May 22, 2012
Take-Two losses mount, but revenues exceed analyst expectations
Take-Two losses mount, but revenues exceed analyst expectations
Publisher Take-Two (L.A. Noire) reported better-than-expected revenues for its most recent fiscal year, though the company's losses continued to increase year over year.
May 22, 2012
38 Studios' ongoing financial issues lead to staff layoffs
38 Studios' ongoing financial issues lead to staff layoffs
As part of Kingdoms of Amalur house 38 Studios' ongoing financial issues, the Rhode Island-based company has been forced to lay off a number of its staff.
May 22, 2012
How to preserve games for the future? Recreate them
How to preserve games for the future? Recreate them
In a new Gamasutra feature, Stanford curator Henry Lowood admits while many games were not adequately preserved, or can never be, recreating data that they need to run is an option.
May 22, 2012
Release This: Dragon's Dogma, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier hit retail
Release This: Dragon's Dogma, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier hit retail
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings awaited releases like Dragon's Dogma, Mario Tennis Open, and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to North America and Europe.
May 21, 2012