The Beatles: Rock Band drops to $28.49 (The Beatles: Rock Band)
The Beatles: Rock Band for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii under $29 in a one-day sale.
Archive for February, 2010
Conviction’s multiplayer thoroughly explained, is inspired by L4D, Ghost Recon, Gears
Ubisoft has sent over a trifecta of developer videos (one above, others below) from Splinter Cell: Conviction’s cooperative multiplayer modes for which Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2 and Ubisoft’s own Ghost Recon were big inspirations, as Patrick Redding, the game’s designer, has revealed. “That list is giant,” he told <a href="http://www.computerandvideo.com/article.php?id=236759?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-News-RSS” target=”_blank”>CVG when [...]
Study: U.S. Social Gamers Older Than U.K. Counterparts
According to a recent study by casual game developer PopCap, nearly a quarter of internet users play on social networks — but the age of those players can differ significantly across regions. In its “2010 PopCap Social Gaming Research” report, the company found that fully two-thirds of social game players in the United States are [...]
New Zelda this year, Nintendo appears to confirm
Nintendo’s media summits went down this week, bringing with them 2010 release dates for Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Other M and Monster Hunter Tri, among others. The Legend of Zelda series, however, was nowhere to be seen. But wait! Don’t give up hope yet, because Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has suggested that the new Zelda [...]
Tretton on PS3: we’ve only “just scratched the surface”
God of War III is mere weeks away; and it looks good… really, really, really good. Fantastic even. But, according to Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton, developers “are still just starting to harness [the PlayStation 3],” ultimately making it tricky to fathom what the future holds in store for the system. “You’re just [...]
Aliens vs. Predator PC gets patched on Monday
With an almost universally recognizable name like Aliens vs. Predator, we can see why the game would fly off store shelves — both in retail and digitally. Even with poor review scores, the fan base is already built in and has been clamoring for a title like this. That being the case, when the aforementioned [...]
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 28
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from ArenaNet, Sucker Punch and more. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will [...]
Facebook Taking 30 Percent Cut On Credits Revenue
Facebook says it’s expanding its commitment to Facebook Credits — a universal virtual currency system run by the social network allowing users to purchase digital goods in social and applications — and revealed its payment terms for developers. With Facebook Credits, which will be available alongside other virtual currency options from developers and payment providers, [...]
Bad Company 2’s TV spot is short, explosive
If you live in the US then it’s entirely possible you’ve already seen the 30 second Battlefield: Bad Company 2 TV spot above. But not posting it wouldn’t be fair to our overseas comrades, now would it? It also goes quite well with the clip posted earlier today.
Opinion: iPhone Butts Drive Me Nuts
[Is Apple's stringent governance of its "explicit" apps unforgivable censorship, or an overreaction to a legitimate problem? Editor Danny Cowan of iPhone-focused sister site FingerGaming checks out all of the "boobs and butts" on offer in the App Store and suggests that maybe it's good riddance to many of the apps the company pulled.] Every [...]
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