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Release This: Bulletstorm, Killzone 3 Arrive at Retail
by Danny Cowan
[02.22.11]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Bulletstorm and Killzone 3 to store shelves in North America and the UK, while Japan hosts the launch of the Nintendo 3DS.
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GameCareerGuide: NGP Challenge Ends As Pokemon Challenge Begins
by Staff
[02.16.11]
In education-focused sister site GameCareerGuide's latest finished challenge, readers designed games for Sony's new NGP -- and are next asked to design an original Pokemon spinoff.
Console/PC, Mobile Console
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Feature: Games Versus Media
by Staff
[02.16.11]
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Tale of Tales' Michaël Samyn (The Path) examines the video game medium from the perspective of what it's capable of and what users want: games with rules, or a new form of media.
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Ubisoft Claims 'Biggest 3DS Lineup Of The Industry'
by Leigh Alexander
[02.14.11]
Ubisoft wants to show strong launch support for Nintendo's 3DS the same way it did with the Kinect -- claiming 18 percent U.S. marketshare on Kinect, while planning "the biggest 3DS lineup of the industry."
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Release This: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Premieres Worldwide
by Danny Cowan
[02.14.11]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings the worldwide multiplatform release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, along with the North American debuts of Dragon Quest VI and Tactics Ogre.
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Bill Roper: Publisher Funding For Largescale MMOs 'Just Doesn't Work'
by Staff
[02.14.11]
Talking to Gamasutra, ex-Blizzard and Flagship veteran Bill Roper has offered sharp criticisms of publisher funding models for larger MMOs that are "not sustainable."
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Full-Fledged Cave Story Remake Announced For 3DS
by Leigh Alexander
[02.11.11]
Popular indie adventure title Cave Story will get a fully-fledged remake for the 3DS, publisher NIS America revealed at an event attended by Gamasutra, where creator Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya was on hand for the big announcement.
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Saling The World: Kinect Sports Rivals Zumba Fitness in U.S. Charts
by Danny Cowan
[02.11.11]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Zumba Fitness and Kinect Sports achieving top sales stateside, as Radiant Mythology 3 and Sengoku Musou 3 Z head the multiplatform rankings in Japan.
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NPD: Third-Parties Led New Wii, DS Game Sales For The U.S. In 2010
by Eric Caoili, Matt Mathews
[02.09.11]
Exclusive charts provided to Gamasutra by NPD reveal that third-party games like Just Dance 2 and Epic Mickey were the top new Wii games in the U.S. last year, while the DS also saw several surprising hits.
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Survey: 76.2 Percent Of Japanese 'Core' Gamers Want NGP
by Leigh Alexander
[02.09.11]
Sony's PSP enjoys wide adoption in Japan, and now the country's core gamers seem overwhelmingly excited for the NGP -- an impressive 76.2 percent of readers polled by Famitsu magazine said they want one.
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HTC Invests $40 Million In OnLive
by Leigh Alexander
[02.08.11]
Smartphone maker HTC has invested $40 million in cloud-based streaming game service OnLive, hoping to deliver more games to smartphones -- and advancing OnLive's progressively closer relationship with the mobile space.
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Xperia Play Debuts In Super Bowl Spot, Details Coming February 13
by Mike Rose
[02.07.11]
After much speculation regarding Sony Ericsson's "PlayStation Phone", the Xperia Play was officially revealed through a U.S. Super Bowl ad, with a full announcement on February 13.
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Release This: Mario Sports Mix, You Don't Know Jack Launch Stateside
by Danny Cowan
[02.07.11]
Gamasutra's latest worldwide release list finds Mario Sports Mix, You Don't Know Jack, and Test Drive Unlimited 2 coming to the U.S., while Japan gets Sengoku Musou 3 Z and more.
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Saling The World: Zumba Fitness Tops Sales Charts Stateside
by Danny Cowan
[02.04.11]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Majesco's Zumba Fitness leading over Just Dance 2 in North America, while Monster Hunter Portable 3rd tops charts in Japan.
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Interview: Frima Studio On Pocket God: Anti-Social & Finding The Right Niches
by Christian Nutt
[02.03.11]
Independent studios are having tough times, but 260-person strong Frima tells Gamasutra about its attempts to break out with Pocket God: Anti-Social for Facebook and more.
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Research: 26 Percent Of Android, iOS Apps Used Only One Time
by Leigh Alexander
[02.01.11]
Users are often willing to give iOS and Android apps a try -- but rarely do they come back for more, concludes a research report showing that 26% of apps downloaded in 2010 were used just once.
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Feature: Redefining The Art Of Game Narrative
by Staff
[02.01.11]
In Gamasutra's newest feature, designer and writer Chuck Jordan (Sam & Max) offers a nuanced understanding of game narrative, where player and creator "both collaborate in the process of telling a story."
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Release This: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Arrives Stateside
by Danny Cowan
[01.31.11]
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America, while the UK gets an early look at Mario Sports Mix.
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GameCareerGuide: Challenges For 3DS and NGP
by Staff
[01.28.11]
Gamasutra's education-focused sister site has announced the results of its 3DS Game Design Challenge and in its new challenge, now asks readers to design a game for Sony's new NGP.
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Nintendo: 3DS eShop Won't Be Available On Day One After All, Slated For May
by Leigh Alexander
[01.28.11]
Amid conflicting reports, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirms that the software update that'll implement the 3DS' eShop and internet browser actually won't be available until May.
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