Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward’s ‘Most Successful PC Version’ Yet
Despite the online furor surrounding the PC version of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, creative strategist Robert Bowling says the PC SKU is selling better than its predecessor did at launch, “making it the most successful PC version” the studio has done yet. “PC is the smallest percentage in terms of how much sold on each platform but that hardly means anything other than the PC is just the smallest market,” Bowling ..
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Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward’s ‘Most Successful PC Version’ Yet
Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward’s ‘Most Successful PC Version’ Yet
Despite the online furor surrounding the PC version of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, creative strategist Robert Bowling says the PC SKU is selling better than its predecessor did at launch, “making it the most successful PC version” the studio has done yet. “PC is the smallest percentage in terms of how much sold on each platform but that hardly means anything other than the PC is just the smallest market,” Bowling ..
Class-Action Suit Filed Against Zynga, Facebook Over Offer-Based Ads
Sacramento-based law firm Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff (KCR) filed a class-action suit against Facebook developer Zynga, seeking upwards of $5 million in damages due to allegedly misleading lead generation ads featured in the latter’s games. The Cost Per Action (CPA) advertisements in question allow users to earn virtual currency for social games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars by completing surveys, taking quizzes, or signing up for trial offers
Video Game Watchdog National Institute On Media And The Family Shutting Down
The National Institute on Media and the Family — the non-profit group behind the sometimes controversial MediaWise Video Game Report Card — is shutting down after 14 years of operation. The group, a frequent critic of the games industry, said it made the decision to close down in conjunction with Fairview Health Services, NIMF’s founding sponsor
The Art History of Games Symposium Announced
The Art History of Games, a three-day Atlanta-based public symposium investigating games as an art form, has announced its February 2010 event.
Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii Head U.S. Sales
Gamasutra’s weekly column, “Saling The World”, covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week’s charts, with data taken from November 19th, 2009, find Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros
GameStop Acquires Majority Stake in Jolt Online Gaming
Specialty retailer GameStop recently acquired a majority interest in online gaming platform Jolt. The company develops and publishes license-based, free-to-play titles such as Playboy Manager and the Legends of Zork casual game (in partnership with Activision) based on the text adventure series. It also operates browser-based MMOs like Trukz and Utopia Kingdoms.
Stardock Reveals Impulse, Steam Market Share Estimates
Stardock, publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire and owner of distribution service Impulse, said it believes Impulse rests in second place after Valve’s popular Steam in the digital distribution rankings in terms of market share by revenue. “Our estimation is that Steam - as the current market leader - enjoys approximately 70 percent of the overall digital distribution market with Impulse at 10 percent and all others combined at 20 percent in terms of …
Best of GameSetWatch: From New Super Chick Sisters to Choose Your Own Adventure
[Gamasutra highlights a week's worth of alternative video gaming news, media, and other curiosities from sister blog GameSetWatch, as written by editor Eric Caoili.] This round-up brings news on the passing of Kenichi Nishi’s dog Tao (who appeared in Chibi-Robo and Moon: Remix RPG Adventure), a marriage proposal between two Pokemon cosplayers, and an experiment that turns real people into avatars and real environments into virtual world settings. Other highlights include a look at PETA’s …
Sony: ‘All PS3 Units Will Be Firmware-Upgradeable To 3D’
3D stereoscopic technology is a major component of Sony’s strategy to achieve profitability for the PlayStation 3 — and the company says the console’s planning for a system-wide solution. In a new presentation [PDF link] to investors about the company as a whole, Sony revealed plans to add 3D capability to PS3 games via a firmware update: “All PS3 units will be firmware-upgradeable to 3D,” it says
Sony: Game Biz To Be Profitable By 2010
Sony’s games business still faces losses, but Sony Corp CEO Howard Stringer says the company’s restructuring is progressing well — and that the segment of its business that houses the PlayStation 3 should achieve profitability by March 2011. “Our work is already bearing fruit,” said Stringer, discussing the company’s turnaround strategy in Tokyo, according to the Associated Press.
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