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Hi5 Launches Developer Portal, Access To New Viral Channels
by Eric Caoili
[07.23.10]
Expanding its efforts to encourage game developers to release titles for its platform, Hi5 has launched a new developer portal that aims to help creators integrate their content on the social network.
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Australia Postpones R18+ Rating Discussion To November
by Chris Remo
[07.23.10]
Australian officials have delayed a meeting of attorneys general to discuss the proposed R18+ rating for video games, which would allow titles with a certain level of violent or sexual content to be sold at retail.
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Best Of Indie Games: Crafting Harpoons and Spears in Rome
by Tim W.
[07.23.10]
IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top indie games, this time including a new arcade shooter from Cactus, a multiplayer mining game, and a pair of great pixel platformers.
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Halo Reach Adds Expanded Forge Mode, Xbox 360 Hardware Bundle
by Leigh Alexander
[07.23.10]
Highly-anticipated Halo: Reach is getting a limited-edition bundle silver Xbox 360 bundle, plus matching wireless controllers decorated with Bungie art -- and new user created in-game map tools.
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Analyst: StarCraft II Could Hit 7 Million Units In First Fiscal Year
by Kris Graft
[07.23.10]
StarCraft II unit sales could reach 7 million in Activision Blizzard's current fiscal year, generating $350 million in sales for the publisher and $171 million in operating profit, one analyst said Friday.
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Live Gamer To Power GameHouse Microtransactions
by Eric Caoili
[07.23.10]
Online gaming microtransactions company Live Gamer announced that it will power the virtual economy for GameHouse Fusion, RealNetworks' social gaming platform offering thousands of titles.
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RockYou, Facebook Sign Five-Year Agreement For Credits
by Eric Caoili
[07.23.10]
Social game and app developer RockYou has entered into a five-year agreement with Facebook to exclusively use Credits, the social network's universal virtual currency system, in its titles, as other major companies have recently done.
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Spector: Meaningful Choice Is Audience-Friendly
by Staff
[07.23.10]
Warren Spector tells Gamasutra that in-game player choice can be expansive and rewarding to all, saying that his upcoming Wii-exclusive Disney title Epic Mickey should "get that idea out to a larger audience."
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No Capcom At GamesCom Following Dead Rising Ban
by Kris Graft
[07.23.10]
Capcom Europe said this week that it will not attend the upcoming Cologne, Germany-based GamesCom consumer show to showcase Dead Rising 2, as the 2006 original was banned in the country.
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Saling The World: Dragon Quest IX Tops DS Sales in U.S. and UK
by Danny Cowan
[07.23.10]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Dragon Quest IX outselling all competing Nintendo DS software in North America and the UK, as Fire Emblem and Wii Party lead the Japanese charts.
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Top iPad Game Apps: Clickgamer Leads with Modern Conflict, Angry Birds
by Danny Cowan
[07.23.10]
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Clickgamer's Modern Conflict HD and Angry Birds HD overtaking last week's chart champion Osmos.
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Analysis: Is The Game Industry A Happy Place?
by Leigh Alexander
[07.23.10]
Gamasutra news director Leigh Alexander peels back the lid on an industry built around play -- finding problematic toxicity and unhappiness in the games business, from developers through media to audience.
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DS Hardware Leads Again In Japan Despite Dip In Sales
by Kris Graft
[07.23.10]
Sales of the three-model Nintendo DS line of hardware declined slightly week-over-week in Japan, but still managed to lead sales charts following a June price cut, Media Create revealed Friday.
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Netflix CEO Discusses Hulu Plus, Disc-Free PS3 Version
by Chris Remo
[07.22.10]
Soon, PlayStation 3 will join Xbox 360 in the ability to watch Netflix-streamed video without a dedicated disc. Meanwhile, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings addresses Hulu's Netflix streaming competitor, Hulu Plus.
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Microsoft Game Division Increases Losses in Q4, But Boosts Annual Profits
by Chris Remo
[07.22.10]
Despite a strong year, Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division increased Q4 losses from $141 million to $172 million year-over-year, as it shipped 1.5 million Xbox 360 consoles in the three months from April to May.
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EALA Medal Of Honor Team Dons New Studio Name 'Danger Close'
by Chris Remo
[07.22.10]
With the reinvention of Medal of Honor, EALA is sprucing up its identity as well, adopting the name "Danger Close," a brand it tells Gamasutra represents "pushing the boundaries and taking chances."
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Q&A;: Paradox's Wester On Digital Distribution Consolidation, DRM, F2P
by Chris Remo
[07.22.10]
Fredrik Wester, CEO of hardcore-oriented developer and publisher Paradox Interactive, chats with Gamasutra about his plans and thoughts thoughts on digital distribution, DRM, free-to-play, shaved heads, and more.
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Zynga, FrontierVille Dominate Top Facebook Games
by Eric Caoili
[07.22.10]
As Zynga's FrontierVille passes the 20 million user mark on Facebook, the developer's other games are still losing players -- though they continue to crowd this week's chart of the social network's most popular titles.
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North Carolina Governor Signing Digital Media Bill
by Kris Graft
[07.22.10]
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed into law a game industry-friendly bill that will grant tax incentives to interactive digital media productions in the state beginning January 1, 2011. [UPDATE: Added comments from Epic Games.]
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Facebook Crosses The 500 Million User Mark
by Eric Caoili
[07.22.10]
Social network Facebook now has more than 500 million active users after six years of operation, though many of the site's popular social games haven't seen much benefit from this influx in their userbase.
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