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[11.20.09]
 Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward's 'Most Successful PC Version' Yet
Offerpal Sets New Ad Standards As Facebook Bans Offer Providers
Class-Action Suit Filed Against Zynga, Facebook Over Offer-Based Ads
Gameloft Scales Back Android Game Development
UK Gov't Intelligence Agency To Advertise On Xbox Live
Video Game Watchdog National Institute On Media And The Family Shutting Down
The Art History of Games Symposium Announced
New Tech, Design Details Of Project Natal To Emerge At Gamefest In February
BioShock, Far Cry 2's O'Connor: Beware 'Serviceable, Not Great' Approaches To Integrating Game Writers
PSP, PS3 Lead Weekly Japanese Sales Charts
Sony 'Confident' In 13 Million PS3 Target This Year, Plans Online Services
Microsoft To Offer Free Xbox Live Weekends To Silver Members
GDC 2010's Experimental Gameplay Workshop Calls For Submissions
Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii Head U.S. Sales
Best Of Indie Games: We Need More Heroes
Opinion: Rethinking Player Death
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 20
Interview: Capy Talks Critter Crunch, Mobile Horrors
[11.19.09]
GameStop Acquires Majority Stake in Jolt Online Gaming
Marvelous Sees Success With PSP Games, Less So With Wii
Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment Options Dark Void Film
Stardock Reveals Impulse, Steam Market Share Estimates
Disciples III Dev Akella Signs DRM Deal With Byteshield
Valve: Devs Should Experiment With Post-Release Content Using Digital Distribution
Japanese Software: J-League Pro Soccer Club Replaces Winning Eleven At Top
Best of GameSetWatch: From New Super Chick Sisters to Choose Your Own Adventure
Sony: 'All PS3 Units Will Be Firmware-Upgradeable To 3D'
GameStop Reports Boost In Q3 Sales, Profits
Analyst: Nintendo Likely To Launch On-Demand Wii Video Channel In U.S.
Feature: Minimizing Risks In Large Productions
NaturalMotion Opens New Korean Office
PSN Revenues Hit October High, As Sony Mulls 'Premium' Subscriptions
Sony: Game Biz To Be Profitable By 2011
NeoEdge Merges With Offspring, Expands Into Game Creation
Analysis: Shattered Horizons and New Horizons For Weightless Gaming
This Week In Video Game Criticism: All You Need Is Love
In-Depth: PixelJunk's Baiyon Vs. Katamari's Takahashi
Interview: The Developers And Daniel Johnston
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Design Docs To Designing By 'No'
[11.18.09]
Study: MMOs Take Up 14% Of Gaming Time In U.S
Uncharted 2, Batman, Others Vie For Top Honors At Spike VGAs
IGF 2010 Reveals Record Student Entry Numbers
Analyst: Over 60 Percent Of All iPhone Apps Have Been Pirated
Feature: 'And Yet It Grows: Analyzing the Size and Growth of the European Game Market'
Activision: Modern Warfare 2 Rakes In $550 Million Five-Day Gross
SCEA, Ubi, Disney, EA Face Voice Tech Patent Suit
Layoffs Hit Australia's Krome Studios
Kotick Sells More Activision Shares, Gains $17 Million
Critical Reception: Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Retailer Sports Authority To Sell Wii, Fitness Software
Q&A: The Then And Now of Hitman Dev IO Interactive
In-Depth: On Company Culture, Hiring, And Retention
In-Depth: North American PlayStation Network Sales, October 2009
Analysis: Industry Faces Steep Odds Against Year-Over-Year Growth
[11.17.09]
Hecker: Indies Can't Do All The Heavy Creative Lifting
Activision Unveils Bay Area-Based Sledgehammer Games
Zynga Raises $15.2 Million In New Funding
Valve's Holtman: Digital Direct Gives Developers More Pricing Freedom
David Sirlin: Keep Interface Design Simple, Concise, Efficient
EA Memo Confirms Pandemic Consolidation, Van Caneghem Hire
Fils-Aime: Wii HD 'Will Not Be The Next Step For Us'
Funcom Looks Forward To Secret World Amid Q3 Losses
Activision Edits Modern Warfare 2 For Russia
Sony Confirms Facebook On PS3, Details Firmware Update 3.10
Modern Warfare 2 Release Week, Console Bannings Have Major Effect On XBLA Sales
In-Depth: The Guide To Rescuing A Troubled Project
Randy Smith: Do Games Need To Be Fun?
Tradewest Founder Leland Cook Passes Away
Analysis: Nintendo's DSi Sales Trends, Wii Price Cut Too Late?
Analysis: Gungriffon - The Forgotten Conflict
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Betamax To Game Engines
[11.16.09]
In-Depth: Ugly, Quick, And Dirty - The Power of Working Fast
Assassin's Creed 2's Plourde On Why 'Fail Early, Fail Often' Is The Wrong Approach
EA Montreal's Schneider: Who Do We Make Games For?
Japanese Hardware: PlayStation 3 Outsells All Hardware, Including DSi
IGDA Offers Group Health Insurance Access
Wada: Too Much Diversification Will Confuse Game Consumers
Square Enix's Wada Talks Going Beyond Globalization
NPD: 14 Percent Of Households Have An Online Game Subscription
ESA: 42 Percent Thinking Games For Holidays
Softkinetic, Optrima Partner On 3D Gesture Recognition Tech
Develop Liverpool Sees 160 Delegates, To Return In 2010
UK Modern Warfare 2 Sales Hit $111.8 Million To Top UK Charts
OnLive To Work On Mobile Phones
Japanese Software: Winning Eleven Takes Lead From Bayonetta
Analysis: On PSP Go's Launch Numbers, PSP's U.S. Future
Release This: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2 Debut Stateside
Stonetrip Unveils Updates To Shiva Editor
Hansoft Hires EA Sports Vet Wynn, Launches Consultant Training Program
Interview: Kajiya Productions on Translating Final Fantasy
Postmortem: Behind The Scenes Of Scribblenauts
[11.13.09]
Fils-Aime: Nintendo Offers 'Full Meal' To iPhone's 'Small Chunks'
Sony Brings Internet Play To Local PSP Multiplayer Games
NPD: October Top 20 Sees Impressive Demon's Souls Showing
IGDA Forum: Asking 'Why' Will Keep Games Out Of The Ghetto, Says Hecker
IGDA Forum: WB's Ryan On What It Takes
Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 Could Lead 'Shift' In PS3 Tech Prowess
Guillemot: UPlay Community Features Will Help Ubisoft 'Get Closer To Our Customers'
Bobby Kotick Nets $20M In Stock Option Sale
Analyst: Take-Two 70 Percent Growth An 'Example' In Challenging Economy
SouthPeak Reverses Loss, Buys Midway TNA Assets
Interview: Ohai Makes A Case For Social MMOs With City of Eternals Facebook MMO
Saling The World: Modern Warfare 2 Tops Charts in U.S. and UK
IGDA Leadership: Firaxis' Caudill On Doing It 'Sid's Way'
Sponsored Feature: Rasterization on Intel's Larrabee
Analysis: Modern Warfare 2 - Is It Really 'No Girls Allowed'?
Best Of Indie Games: Close to the Black Heart
[11.12.09]
Playdom Acquires Green Patch, Trippert Labs
NPD: October U.S. Sales Slump 19% As Wii Re-Tops Hardware
NPD: Uncharted 2 Heads October 2009 U.S. Game Sales
Microsoft: Xbox 360 Only YTD Grower, As Xbox Live Hits 2 Million Simultaneous
EA: 'No Coincidence' That Layoffs, PlayFish Buy Emerged Simultaneously
Twitter, Facebook To Hit Xbox Live November 17
ESA Nite To Unite For Kids Raises $800,000
Wooga Raises $7.5 Million For Social Games, New Hires
GameCareerGuide Feature: Game Design Challenge - Sidekick
Farrell: Leaner Structure, New Opportunities To Drive THQ Profitability
GameStop Planning In-Store Console DLC Download Service
Best of GameSetWatch: From REO Speedwagon to Rock Band Network
Fils-Aime: 'I Like Our Chances' Against Rival Motion Controls
Epic's Free Unreal Development Kit Gains 50,000 Users In First Week
Postmortem: Wadjet Eye's The Blackwell Convergence
TimeGate Licenses Vision Engine For MMO Project
Massive, comScore Collaborate To Measure Effectiveness Of In-Game Ads
PSN Struggles With Modern Warfare 2 Launch
U.S., UK Modern Warfare 2 Launch Sales Hit 4.7 Million Units
Q&A: Data Beez's West Coast Chiptune Romp
The Week In Game Criticism: Duty Calls, Google Waves, Dragon Ages
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Going Indie To Boycotting Steam
Q&A: Valve's Swift On Left 4 Dead 2's Production, AI Boost
[11.11.09]
Social Dev Playdom Raises $43 Million
Gaming Network Playfire Raises $2.1M From Atomico, Atari's Gardner, Others
Report: PlayStation 3 To Add Facebook Integration
Modern Warfare 2 Sells 1.23 Million Day One Copies In UK Alone
Report: Microsoft Bans Live Accounts For Modded Consoles
Mad Catz Sees Sales Fall On Slow-Starting Holiday Season
UK Court Dismisses Convicted Console Modder's Appeal In 'Pivotal' Case
NCsoft Aims For 2011 Guild Wars 2 Release
Spider Devs On Rock-Bottom iPhone Pricing: 'You Don't Have To Do It'
PlayStation 'Father' Kutaragi Founds New Online Networking Company
Critical Reception: Activision/Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2
Q&A: Sands of Destruction Team Talks Battle System, Story Creation
Analysis: Meeting the Badman
Opinion: The Lion's Gate - Majors And Indie Publishing
[11.10.09]
Nielsen: Heavy Marketing, Quality Expectations Drive Modern Warfare 2 Buzz
American Council on Exercise Charts 'Underwhelming' Wii Fit Health Benefits
Penny Arcade Launches 2009 Child's Play Charity Drive
GCG Design Challenge Results Showcase Photographic Interpretation
Analyst: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Could Outdo Modern Warfare 2
Xbox Live Game Show 1 Vs. 100 Gets Second Season
Former ESA Head Lowenstein To Receive AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award
Need For Speed: Shift Developed Largely Remotely
Giana Sisters Co-Creator Armin Gessert Passes
Analysts Question EA's Playfish Buy, Future Prospects
TIGA: UK Devs Want To Address Piracy Themselves
GDC 2010 Reminds Of Summit Submissions, IGF Student, Mobile Deadline
In-Depth: Xbox Live Arcade Sales Analysis, October 2009
Analysis: What The (Game) Papers Say - November 2009, Pt. 1
Interview: Cascade Game Foundry's New Lease On The Simulation Genre
Analysis: Is Delay Publishers’ New Marketing Strategy?
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From 'RPG Elements' To Physics Engines
[11.09.09]
EA's Riccitiello: Cuts Necessary To 'Transform Our Company'
EA Announces Increased Net Loss, Confirms 1,500 Layoffs
Zynga Removes CPA Offers After FishVille Suspension
Report: Layoffs Hit EA Studios Including Tiburon, Black Box, Redwood Shores, Mythic
Interview: EAi, Playfish On Bringing Electronic Arts Brands to Social Networks
Unity User Base Reaches 33,500 In Wake Of Free License
EA Confirms $300 Million Playfish Acquisition
Best Of GamerBytes - All Out Of Gum
Capcom's Niitsuma: Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Only Works For Wii
NCsoft Sales, Profits Surge Following Global Aion Launch
Wii Fit Plus Leads As Dragon Age Debuts Strong In UK
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Launch Defeats Street Dates
Konami Reports Sales, Profit Declines In Half-Year
Activision Donating $1 Million To Military Veterans
Analyst: October NPD To See 9 Percent Software Decline, Uncharted 2 As Top Title
Release This: Modern Warfare 2, Phantasy Star Zero Debut in U.S.
Analysis: Mole's Eyes - Fatale's Storytelling Attitude
Interview: Tri-Ace on Resonance of Fate's Battles, Manly Characters
Interview: Al Lowe Talks New iPhone App, Evolution Of The Adventure Game Genre
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The China Angle: The Year of the Addicted Gaming Rat
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Frank Yu looks back at the major developments in China's industry in 2007, and what to expect in 2008, including an expose on the "innovative and perhaps insidious" business model of Zhengtu Online, and the legal implications of a real-world divorce on a couple's virtual items.
[01.11.08] |
The China Angle: 'IPO Gift Giving'
In the latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo looks at the latest in Chinese industry news, including real gold for MMO players, The9 partnering with EA for FIFA Online 2, and NCsoft's rocky history that's led it to strike new ties with Shanda.
[11.20.07] |
The China Angle: Chinese MMO Publishers Go Public
In the latest of Gamasutra's regular China Angle columns, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo looks at the latest major Chinese game companies, Giant Interactive and NetDragon, going public, with fascinating details on the big players in the Chinese MMO market.
[10.26.07] |
The China Angle: Online Games in Shangri-la
In the latest of Gamasutra's regular China Angle columns, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo investigates the local rural gaming culture in Shangri-la, and looks at rumors that Netease's MMO Westward Journey 3 might not be the massive hit of its predecessors.
[10.09.07] |
The China Angle: 9you, T3 Make Up, Kick Out Homewrecker
In the latest of Gamasutra's regular China Angle columns, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo investigates the Chinese gaming industry, which this week sees the end of one of the country's biggest licensing issues between Korea's T3 and China's 9you over online dancing title Audition.
[09.14.07] |
The China Angle: Putting The Wow Back In WoW
Boycotts, fistfights, and GAPP intervention -- the latest China Angle column looks at the rocky path The9 has traveled since China's launch of World of Warcraft, leading up to the long-delayed release of the Burning Crusade expansion pack.
[08.29.07] |
The China Angle: Profiting From Love
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo sees love alive in Chinese MMOs as the country celebrates its second Valentines Day of the year, while the prognosis for two MMOs in particular is somewhat more grim, as preparations begin to suspend operation.
[08.15.07] |
The China Angle: Lawyers And IPOs
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo examines the increasingly lawsuit-prone Chinese online game market, with publisher 9you and developer T3 Entertainment clashing over smash hit music title Audition, and a Romance of the Three Kingdoms battle sparking another suit.
[08.02.07] |
Iced Tea, Three Kingdoms Dominate ChinaJoy 2007
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo reports from an ever more populated China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, with Coca Cola's former presence now conspicuously absent, and a trio of games fighting for the Romance of Three Kingdoms MMO crown.
[07.17.07] |
The China Angle: Two IPOs And A Licensing Deal
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo looks at two MMO operators - 9you and Perfect World - seeking new legitimacy with overseas stock market listings, and looks at the future for Shanda and Tecmo's recently announced Dead or Alive Online.
[07.04.07] |
The China Angle: 'Deja Vu'
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo looks at recent announcements of hardware manufacturer Changhong partnering with Microsoft to herald in what could be a Chinese console resurgence, and examines the crossover potential of several Chinese novels and games.
[06.18.07] |
The China Angle: EA Backed The9 Plans Casual Coup
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo analyzes the implications of EA's investment in operater The9, as the latter launches its latest MMO beta, and a Chinese court rules on whether virtual items have real monetary value.
[05.29.07] |
The China Angle: Causes, Effects, And Consequences
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo reports rumors of IDG putting $15 million into a new game company to operate the sequel to hit dance MMO Audition, and operator Shanda offering $26,000 bounties for gold farming plug-in creators.
[05.15.07] |
The China Angle: 'The Burning Question'
In Gamasutra's latest China Angle column, Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo reports a fire at WoW operator The9 causing outages ahead of its Burning Crusade upgrade, and casual portal operator Sohu charging RealNetworks with stolen code.
[04.30.07] |
The China Angle: Rumors And Regulations
Gamasutra's latest China Angle column sees Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo taking a look at major movement in the Chinese in-game ad industry, rumors of EA buying a stake in China's WoW operator The9, and the regulatory landscape 3 years on, with government controls on TV game ads and limits on online play.
[04.17.07] |
The China Angle: Wii Piracy, World Of Warcraft Beaten?
Gamasutra's latest China Angle column sees Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo taking a look at the major happenings in the surging Chinese game market, with Wii modchips driving up the price of hardware, and Zhengtu Online allegedly out-performing World Of Warcraft.
[04.03.07] |
The China Angle: All Sins Forgiven
In the latest edition of Gamasutra's regular 'The China Angle' column, Beijing air travelers see pigs fly as operator Shanda and developer Wemade end their long feud and prepare a new licensing deal, and ousted Cabal Online players shed blood for reactivated accounts.
[03.19.07] |
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