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This Week In Video Game Criticism: Affectation, Accessibility, Waggle
by Ben Abraham
[07.26.10]
In another edition of our weekly roundup of interesting video game criticism from around the web, curator Ben Abraham highlights examinations of pretention, cultural accessibility, and intelligent Wii remote use.
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Best of FingerGaming: From Let's Golf 2 to Castlevania Puzzle
by Danny Cowan
[07.26.10]
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering Konami's Castlevania Puzzle and Gameloft's Let's Golf 2, among other notable debuts.
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Darkworks, TriOviz Partner On PlayStation 3 3D Middleware
by Staff
[07.26.10]
Darkworks and 3D tech developer TriOviz have partnered on a 3D graphics SDK that will allow game makers to implement one 3D solution that works on both standard HDTVs as well as 3D-capable TVs, and it has been approved for PS3 middleware use.
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Disney’s Toy Story 3 Reaches Top Of UK Sales
by Tom Curtis
[07.26.10]
Disney's Toy Story 3 rises to the top of the UK's sales charts, following the release theatrical release of the film, while Ruffian's Crackdown 2, last week's top selling title, dropped to the bottom of the top 10 in the all platforms list.
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Top iPhone Game Apps: AirAttack, Risk Premiere as Big Sellers
by Danny Cowan
[07.26.10]
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from AirAttack and Risk: The Official Game to Prison Escape and more.
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My Baby Developer Accuses SouthPeak of Non-Payment
by Kris Graft
[07.26.10]
French studio Nobilis has accused publisher SouthPeak of not paying for its development services, allegedly leading the developer to take its million-selling My Baby franchise to new publisher Majesco.
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EA Chooses Live Gamer For Microtransactions
by Eric Caoili
[07.26.10]
Electronic Arts has selected Live Gamer's online monetization platform Elements, following similar recent deals around the online game space for THQ and GameHouse Fusion.
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Analyst: 3DS Launch Could Lead To Higher Software Prices
by Leigh Alexander
[07.26.10]
Nintendo's facing "weak" hardware and software sales, but it's DS game sales that's contracted the most, says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, who expects 3DS software to carry a higher price than current DS games.
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Report: Sony May Return To Profitability In Q1
by Leigh Alexander
[07.26.10]
When Sony reports its first quarter results this week, good news is expected: The company is widely anticipated to report its first profit in two quarters -- and its PlayStation business may have finally achieved profitability, too.
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Atari Sees Sales Down, But Major Online Boost
by Leigh Alexander
[07.26.10]
Although its sales fell 65 percent to $25 million in Q1, Atari's shifting more of its business online -- Champions Online and Star Trek Online grew online sales by 320 percent to 43 percent of the total.
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Capcom Confirms Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition
by Kris Graft
[07.26.10]
At Comic-Con last week, Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono revealed Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, an online remake of the 1999 arcade fighting game that reports say may head to Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.
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U.S. Gov't Loosens Up Security Circumvention Laws For Games, iPhone
by Kris Graft
[07.26.10]
New updates to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act state that circumventing copyright security locks on game software and handsets like iPhone is legal -- but there are important stipulations.
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Deus Ex 3 Director: Getting Team Support For Player Choice Can Be Challenging
by Staff
[07.26.10]
Deus Ex: Human Revolution director Jean-Francois Dugas says it was hard at first to get team members at Eidos Montreal to understand the merits of design that's "all about the things you might miss" -- the sort crucial to player agency.
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Best of GamerBytes: Our Analysis Of The Industry
by Ryan Langley
[07.26.10]
We round up the week's top news and new digital releases from console digital download site GamerBytes, from store updates and important announcements to in-depth sales data.
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Analysis: How Assassin's Creed 2 Teaches Us To Make Our Own Fun
by Connor Cleary
[07.26.10]
Writer Connor Cleary discusses the importance of balancing logistical necessities with emotional engagement in gaming, using examples from Assassin's Creed and StarCraft to reveal that the ways players choose to personalize their game experience.
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Release This: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Premieres Worldwide
by Danny Cowan
[07.26.10]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty to PC platforms worldwide, as Japan gets Sengoku Basara 3 and Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd.
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In-Depth: PlayStation Network Sales Analysis, June And First Half Of 2010
by Ryan Langley
[07.26.10]
GamerBytes editor Ryan Langley examines June 2010's PlayStation Network data -- and the year's first half -- to see which are the service's most popular downloadable games, using charts and Leaderboard data.
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IGDA Exec Director Caulfield To Leave As Association Reorganizes
by Staff
[07.24.10]
The International Game Developers Association has announced that Executive Director Joshua Caulfield will leave in August, as the organization "continues the reorganization of its infrastructure to better serve our members."
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Capcom, Namco Confirm Street Fighter X Tekken Crossover
by Staff
[07.24.10]
Talking at a Comic-Con panel, Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono has revealed that Street Fighter X Tekken is in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 -- with a Namco-produced Tekken X Street Fighter also coming.
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 23
by Staff
[07.23.10]
In a plentiful week for new job postings, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Harmonix, Armature Studios and more.
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