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Fallout: New Vegas Patch Plans On The Way
by Leigh Alexander
[10.20.10]
In response to reviewer and fan comments, Bethesda says it will soon announce its plans to patch and fix bugs in Obsidian's just-released Fallout: New Vegas "as quickly as possible."
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Research: 'Cloud Gaming' Faces Major Challenges, May Reach $400M In 2014
by Leigh Alexander
[10.20.10]
Although predicting a $400 million market in 2014 for cloud gaming, a new Screen Digest report suggests difficulties in establishing business models will be a significant challenge for game streaming.
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Episodes From Liberty City Hits Snag In Brazil Over Song Rights
by Leigh Alexander
[10.20.10]
A Brazilian civil court says Rockstar must cease global sales of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City because it uses a song without consent from the composer -- and that it must pay $3,000 per day if it doesn't comply.
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Zynga In Class-Action Suit Over Privacy Breach
by Leigh Alexander
[10.20.10]
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against social gaming giant Zynga, accusing it of deliberately sharing users' personal data, in the wake of the Wall Street Journal's recent report on Facebook privacy breaches.
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Critical Reception: Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas
by Danny Cowan
[10.20.10]
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Obsidian and Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas, which reviews describe as "effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining."
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More Dreamcast Titles Head To XBLA, PSN
by Simon Parkin
[10.20.10]
Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing are the next Dreamcast re-releases from Sega to make their way to XBLA and PSN, both slated for an "early 2011" release on the download services.
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NPD's Top Ten U.S. Retail Games See Halo, Mario Dominate
by Matt Matthews
[10.20.10]
As we enter the holiday season, Gamasutra's Matt Matthews has exclusive NPD figures identifying the top 10 best-selling U.S. retail games of the year so far -- also analyzing September's figures.
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Microsoft's Spencer: 3D No More Than A 'Science Experiment'
by Simon Parkin
[10.20.10]
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has expressed concerns over 3D, describing the technology as "more like a science experiment than something that's going to go touch millions of people."
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Interview: Double Fine's Harris - From Pixar To Costume Quest
by Christian Nutt
[10.20.10]
Gamasutra sits down with Tasha Harris, project lead on Double Fine's just-debuted Costume Quest, to talk creativity, inspiration, and making the switch from the animation to the video game industry.
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Study: Workers Trained On Video Games Perform Better
by Kyle Orland
[10.19.10]
A new study from the University of Colorado Business School finds workers that train with video games absorb and remember their training better than those that are trained more passively.
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Aspyr Media Bringing Civilization V To Mac
by Kyle Orland
[10.19.10]
Aspyr Media today announced it would be bringing a version of Firaxis-developed Sid Meier's Civilization V to Macintosh computers "this holiday season," just a few months after the recent PC release.
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European TV Producer FremantleMedia To Buy Out Developer Ludia
by Kyle Orland
[10.19.10]
Major European entertainment production company FremantleMedia today announced they plan to purchase a controlling interest in Montreal-based developer Ludia.
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Nordic Game Program Sees Record Number Of Funding Applications
by Kyle Orland
[10.19.10]
The Nordic Game Program (NGP) announced today that the Scandinavian game funding program received a record-breaking 136 game financing applications for the second round of its latest funding call.
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Feature: Social Games And Social Capital - A Complex Relationship
by Staff
[10.19.10]
Digital Chocolate lead social designer Aki Jarvinen discusses the nature of social capital and how social games do and do not play into these interpersonal dynamics, as part of Gamasutra's latest feature.
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NCsoft Releases Aion Exchange iOS App For Mobile Connectivity
by Eric Caoili
[10.19.10]
Developer and publisher NCsoft released Aion Exchange, a new iOS application enabling subscribers of its MMORPG to track their accounts, virtual equipment, marketplace trends, and more.
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Live Gamer, SponsorPay Partner For Localized International Ads
by Eric Caoili
[10.19.10]
Live Gamer, a microtransaction solutions provider, has partnered with European advertising offer network SponsorPay to integrate the latter's international ads into its platform.
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Interview: Why Spry Fox Chose Kindle Over iOS
by Kris Graft
[10.19.10]
Spry Fox co-founder Daniel Cook tells Gamasutra how the underserved Kindle game market is a solid opportunity, and why "We may never again see another World of Goo or Braid-class hit" on consoles.
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GDC China Adds Angry Birds, Monaco Creators To Summits
by Staff
[10.19.10]
This December's Game Developers Conference China is adding major Summit speakers including Angry Birds creators Rovio, Monaco's Andy Schatz, and Chinese indie Coconut Island Studio.
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EA: Medal Of Honor Sells 1.5M Worldwide In First Five Days
by Kris Graft
[10.19.10]
Battling perceptions that the latest Medal of Honor is under-performing commercially and critically, Electronic Arts said Tuesday that the game has sold 1.5 million units in its first five days of availability.
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ESRB Forms 'Website Council' To Enforce Under-Age Restrictions
by Kris Graft
[10.19.10]
The Entertainment Software Rating Board this week announced the formation of the ESRB Website Council, a group of gaming-related media websites that have agreed to enforce age-related website restrictions.
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