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Microsoft: Xbox 360 First To Reach 10 Million Sold In U.S.
Microsoft: Xbox 360 First To Reach 10 Million Sold In U.S. [05.14.08] Microsoft has announced that, by the latest tally, it has sold over 10 million Xbox 360 units in the U.S., the first of the latest generation consoles to do so, with global Xbox 360 sales reaching 19 million units.
Vivendi Games Sales Fall 24% In <i>WoW</i>-Expansionless Q1
Vivendi Games Sales Fall 24% In WoW-Expansionless Q1 [05.14.08] Vivendi has announced its first quarter results, showing a 24 percent drop in sales in its games division over the year prior -- a period which saw the release of WoW expansion The Burning Crusade -- though Blizzard still saw sales of €192 million ($296.6 million).
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Nordic Game Panelists Teach The Art Of The Deal [05.14.08] How tough is it out there for an independent developer? Still not easy, with many major publishers still pushing "nonsensical, borderline-illegal contracts," said one panelist at the Nordic Game Conference, but execs from Epic, Microsoft, and Capcom gave sage advice for up-and-comers to learn the art of the deal.
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Georgia Luring Game Studios With New 20-30% Tax Credits [05.14.08] Representatives from Georgia's state government have announced that Governor Sonny Perdue has signed into law a new act that will give local TV, movie and video game production studios up to 30 percent tax breaks, in an effort to lure more entertainment industry studios.
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Interview: Seropian On The State Of The Union For Indies [05.14.08] Wideload Games founder and Bungie veteran Alex Seropian first created Stubbs The Zombie, and is now working on titles from the web browser (Cyclomite) to the PlayStation 3 (Hail To The Chimp) with his compact Chicago team - Gamasutra talks to him about the shifting, but fascinating development landscape.
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Analysis: Did Electronic Arts' Showcase Spring It Forward? [05.14.08] Electronic Arts' EA Games label held its first "EA Spring Break" event in San Francisco this week - and Gamasutra was there to speak to developers on how Riccitiello's 'new EA' is changing things, and analyze the buoyancy of the division for the rest of 2008 - opinions within.
ION Panel Advises 'Design Games With Gold Farmers In Mind'
ION Panel Advises 'Design Games With Gold Farmers In Mind' [05.14.08] When creating your MMO, design with gold farmers in mind, advised a panel at the 2008 ION Game Conference, who suggested that black market conversions are unavoidable, and that developers should take advantage of that inevitability from the start -- full panel discussion within.
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Nordic: TT Games' Smith Talks Serving Children Better With Lego [05.14.08] "Children were badly served by the games they were being given," said TT Games head Jonathan Smith at the Nordic Game conference, explaining how TT made a difference in the genre with its Lego-themed titles, using actual play sessions with children over general focus tests, and the principle of the 'springy path' -- full coverage within.
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Sony Games Division Sees 26% Sales Jump [05.14.08] Sony has announced details of the company’s full year financial results, with its game segment seeing a rise in sales of 26.3 percent and losses dropping due to the increasing profitability of the PS3, as the console's worldwide sales increase from 5.63 million units the year prior to 9.24 million.
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Content Kings: Square Enix's Shiraishi And Tsuchida On WiiWare And Risk by Jeremy Parish and Brandon Sheffield [05.12.08] WiiWare's flagship Western launch title may be Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, and Gamasutra talks in-depth to co-creators Fumiaki Shiraishi and Toshihiro Tsuchida on building the city-building sim for Nintendo's download service.
Interview: Jordan Weisman by Chris Dahlen [05.09.08] Weisman's legendary resume spans FASA (Battletech), 42 Entertainment (I Love Bees) and now Smith & Tinker (game rights to Crimson Skies and Shadowrun) - Gamasutra presents a rare interview with him on design and inspiration.
 
 
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