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Warner's $33M Midway Acquisition Approved By Judge
by Chris Remo
[07.02.09]
Warner Bros. can proceed with its proposed $33 buyout of beleaguered publisher Midway and its assets, following approval granted by a bankruptcy judge; once-mysterious investor Mark Thomas will see a $5 million payout. [5]
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Interview: IGDA Names Joshua Caulfield New Executive Director
by Chris Remo
[07.02.09]
The IGDA has named a new executive director in Joshua Caulfield. Gamasutra speaks to Jason Della Rocca's successor to discuss the IGDA's role and image, his immediate plans, and his personal gaming habits.
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Namco Bandai Gets Dragon Ball Game Rights
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
Namco Bandai has acquired North American rights to publish official games for all platforms based on the popular Dragon Ball anime and manga series, in a new five-year deal.
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Analyst: Take-Two 'Diversifying' Away From GTA Dependence
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell says Take-Two is "successfully diversifying away from its dependence on GTA," bullish on the company's near-term prospects even assuming GTA V won't launch until fiscal 2011.
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Interview: Sidhe's Wynands On Work-For-Hire's Decline, New Paradigms
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
New Zealand-based developer Sidhe (Gripshift, Speed Racer) is trying to transition its business model, and MD Mario Wynands tells Gamasutra about why it's a "crazy time to be trying to run a work-for-hire studio", and how the firm is attempting to evolve. [1]
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Japanese Charts: Wii Sports Resort Logs Big Sales
by Kris Graft
[07.02.09]
The MotionPlus-enabled game Wii Sports Resort blasted out of the gates in Japan, selling 360,000 units in its opening week, according to tracking firm Media Create.
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GCG's Game Design Challenge: DS Platformer Innovation
by Staff
[07.02.09]
The platforming genre has a lot of entries on the DS, but few of them exclusively use the touchscreen to create innovative gameplay. In GameCareerGuide's new Game Design Challenge, readers are asked to devise exactly that.
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The China Angle: Training, Recruitment, Retention
by Frank Yu
[07.02.09]
In his latest Gamasutra column, Beijing-based game developer Frank Yu asks a simple question, "what is it like to lead game development teams in China?", and comes up with some interesting answers on recruitment and retention. [3]
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Judge Accuses Microsoft Of Courtroom Shenanigans In Ongoing Xbox Live Suit
by Kris Graft
[07.02.09]
New details have come to light regarding an ongoing five-year-old patent infringement lawsuit filed against Microsoft over the technology behind Xbox Live, with a judge butting heads with Microsoft legal. [17]
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An Indie Game Music Roundtable: Night, Flower, Eden and Proud
by Jeriaska
[07.02.09]
In an all-star roundtable, the musicians behind PixelJunk Eden, Flower, Night Game, and Jonathan Mak's next project tell Gamasutra their thoughts, feelings and philosophies on creating memorable game soundtracks. [1]
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Social Game Mafia Wars Hits 4 Million Daily Users
by Kris Graft
[07.02.09]
The web-based social game Mafia Wars attracts 4 million daily users, one year after debuting on social networking websites including Facebook and MySpace, developer Zynga said Thursday.
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UK Retailer GAME Sees Revenue Decline, 24.2 Million Console Installed Base
by Kris Graft
[07.02.09]
U.K.-based retailer Game Group posted a 9.1 percent decline in the first half of its fiscal year, due to a tough comparison; report also shows 24.2 million U.K. console installed base.
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Feature: Game Design Essentials - 20 RPGs
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
What makes RPGs tick, and why should you care? John Harris' latest in his popular Game Design Essentials series examines 10 RPGs from the Western tradition and 10 from Japan in an extensive roundup.
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NBA 2K9 Sells 2 Million Worldwide
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
2K Sports' basketball game NBA 2K9 has hit the two million-unit mark, and Take-Two will publish a limited "anniversary edition" package of 2K10 in North America this fall to celebrate.
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Best Of Indie Games: See You on The Under Side
by Tim W.
[07.02.09]
IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. round's up the week's top indie games and related news, this time examining a Metroidvania platformer, a dragon-breeding sim, and many more delights.
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Spiral Graphics To Add New Texture Synthesis With Genetica 3.5
by Leigh Alexander
[07.02.09]
Graphics toolmaker Spiral Graphics has announced an updated version of Genetica, its texture, animation and HDRI environment map editor, that adds a texture synthesis feature, royalty-free online photo library and more. [1]
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Damnation Developer Lays Off 'Majority Of Team'
by Kris Graft
[07.01.09]
Maryland's Blue Omega Entertainment, the studio behind the Codemasters-published game Damnation, has seen layoffs following the game's completion, according to reports. [UPDATE: Blue Omega confirms to Gamasutra that "majority of staff" has been let go, but hopes to possibly reform.] [7]
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THQ Objects To Wrestling Contract Extension, Files Suit
by Kris Graft
[07.01.09]
THQ has filed a lawsuit against Jakks Pacific, the publisher's joint venture partner on its World Wrestling Entertainment licensing deal, disputing that Jakks was not authorized to make a unilateral decision to extend the WWE contract.
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505 Games, Paramount Ink Deal For Grease Movie Games
by Leigh Alexander
[07.01.09]
505 Games has signed a deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment for the rights to co-publish Wii and DS video games based on the classic musical film Grease. [4]
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Kalypso Taps Longtime Exec Tillett To Head U.S. Operations
by Chris Remo
[07.01.09]
Experienced MicroProse and BreakAway Games veteran Deborah Tillett has been given the post of president at the new U.S. headquarters of publisher Kalypso Media, charged with establishing the division's strategy.
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