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 News: Note holders grant Midway breathing space
Beleaguered publisher seeks further extension on potential debts owed to holders of Convertible Senior Notes... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:05 am  iLang Syne: A Guide To iPhone Game Development In 2009
Veteran developer Alessi looks at the state of the iPhone/iPod Touch game market in 2009, mapping out the pitfalls, engine choices and opportunities of making games for Apple's hit device. Full Story | Gamasutra Feature Articles | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Double Fusion's Friedman To Head Worldwide In-Game Ad Sales
In-game ad company Double Fusion has promoted Jana Friedman to senior vice president of worldwide ad sales, replacing Julie Shumaker. Friedman was formerly sales VP for the company's Casual Games Group, and the company says her promotion will help Double Fusion build on its "double-digit" revenue growth over the past year. Friedman was originally brought in from Electronic Arts to help lead the company's 'dual focus' strategy targeting both casual and core gaming companies through ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:20 am Star Ocean, RE5 Xbox 360 Bundles Announced For Japan
Microsoft announced two limited edition hardware bundles for the Xbox 360 coming to Japan -- an Arcade system packed with Square Enix RPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, and a Premium model bundled with Capcom's Resident Evil 5. Scheduled to debut with the game's release on February 19th, the Star Ocean bundle will sell for ¥24,800 ($263) and will include a copy of the Xbox 360 exclusive game, a soundtrack CD, a faceplate, and special ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:37 am News: Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO
Developer says the move will be for an as yet unnamed title... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:30 am Analyst: GameStop Lost Holiday Traffic To Big-Box Discounters Like Wal-Mart
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that GameStop stores likely lost traffic during the holidays to big box retailers like Wal-Mart. Hickey suggests that highly discounted pricing on consumer products attracted shoppers away from the video game retail chain, speculating, "We think low price retailers like Wal-Mart, arguably the largest domestic video game retailer, likely took market share this holiday." Take-Two Board chairman Strauss Zelnick also recently said he believed that foot traffic was down ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:00 am Midway Gains Reprieve In Bankruptcy Struggle
Midway says it's reached a forbearance agreement with its bondholders that will allow it to delay $75 million in senior note buybacks until February 19. According to an SEC filing, the company is also currently negotiating with its remaining bondholders to reach a similar agreement. Midway's expensive buyback obligation went into effect when media mogul Sumner Redstone sold his controlling stake in the company on December 1. If Midway fails to repurchase all of the ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:43 am Feature: A Guide To iPhone Development In 2009
There's great potential in the iPhone/iPod Touch gaming platform, but alongside the promise of great success comes the possibility of zero revenues in a burgeoning market. And there are even further possibilities ahead for Apple's platform -- but will the company take advantage? In the latest Gamasutra feature, veteran developer Jeremy Alessi looks at the state of the iPhone/iPod Touch game market in 2009, mapping out the pitfalls, engine choices and opportunities of developing for ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 6:49 am News: Japan to receive Resident Evil 5 Xbox bundle
Special edition version of Capcom title to be shipped with discounted hardware... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 6:33 am Student Postmortem: Bloomfield College's Rage of the Elements
Lori Cerchio and four of her peers at Bloomfield College spent one academic year creating Rage of Elements, a 2D side-scrolling action game. Even though the game was scoped modestly for a year-long project, the team still ended up cutting a good deal of planned content. In a postmortem posted on sister site GameCareerGuide, Cerchio explains what went right and what went wrong while developing the game. "In order to finish the game on time, ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:30 am News: "Very strong interest" in Free Radical Design sale
Administrator considers whole or part sale for Haze studio as January deadline looms... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:25 am Study: China's Online Games Biz To Reach $2.67B In 2010
China's booming online games industry may reach sales of RMB 18.21 billion ($2.67 billion) in 2010, says a report from business news organization and research group Interfax China. Current online game operators are generating increasing revenues, the study says, and new entrants are joining the market every year. The new report, titled "China Online and Mobile Gaming 2008-2010," found online game operators saw revenues totaling to RMB 10.57 billion ($1.5 billion) in 2007, and are ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:08 am News: PS3 sales up 130 per cent during Xmas
Sony happy with "solid holiday season"... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am Sony's Reeves: Profitability Is First Goal For 2009
Once Sony tackles its profitability struggles, it can focus on games and new services for the PlayStation 3, says Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe president David Reeves, who notes that making money is short-term priority one for the console. "The most important thing for us as a company in the very short term is for us to start making money," Reeves says as part of a new UK PlayStation.com article. Reeves also suggests the goal ... Full Story | Gamasutra News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:43 am News: Xbox Live hits 1.5 million concurrent users
Recent sales success and launch of NXE sees online use hit new milestone... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:33 am News: FIFA 09 tops UK chart
Sales fall almost unanimously across the board in the first week following Christmas... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:57 am News: Reeves: Profit is number one priority in 2009
Sony Euro exec wants to alleviate financial pressure and move PlayStation business forward in the coming year... Full Story | GamesIndustry.biz - News | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:46 am Games The Way They Want: Catching Up With Treasure
Japanese developer Treasure has created games from Gunstar Heroes through Ikagura and Bangai-O -- Gamasutra quizzes CEO Masato Maegawa on the company's storied history and future. Full Story | Gamasutra Feature Articles | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Casual Game Design: PopCap's Jason Kapalka and Bejeweled Twist
Seattle's PopCap is heading for $170 million in sales this year, and Gamasutra sits down with CCO Jason Kapalka to examine clones, Bejeweled Twist, and why hex squares in puzzlers are "repellent". Full Story | Gamasutra Feature Articles | 2 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Gamasutra's Best Of 2008
Ending out 2008, Gamasutra puts together the definitive compilation of our year-end lists, from surprises through game of the year and beyond, with bonus reader feedback. Full Story | Gamasutra Feature Articles | 31 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am |
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