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 Codemasters Acquires Official Formula 1 License [05.09.08] British publisher and developer Codemasters has announced that the company has secured the exclusive video game rights to Formula 1 racing, with its first title, based on the 2009 season, due for release next year on all console and PC formats.
Universal, 2K Developing BioShock Film [05.09.08] Publisher 2K Games has announced an agreement with Universal Pictures to develop a feature film based on its Xbox 360 and PC game BioShock, with Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy director Gore Verbinski and Sweeney Todd writer John Logan enlisted to direct and write the film.
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Interview: Jordan Weisman [05.09.08] Weisman's legendary resume spans FASA (Battletech), 42 Entertainment (I Love Bees) and now Smith & Tinker (game rights to Crimson Skies and Shadowrun) - Gamasutra presents a rare interview with him on design and inspiration.
Persuasive Games: Texture [05.07.08] Author/designer Ian Bogost (Fatworld) looks at 'texture' in games - the art of connecting the virtual to the real via rumble and physical simulation, from Hard Drivin' to Rez and beyond.
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NPD: Online Subscriptions Generate $1B Annually [05.09.08] In its first attempt at a PC game subscription tracking report, NPD is claiming $1 billion in annual revenue for the U.S. game industry, accounting for up to 11 million North American gamers with online subscriptions, led by World Of Warcraft.
Gran Turismo Series Ships 50 Million Units Worldwide [05.09.08] Sony has announced that shipments of its seminal Gran Turismo racing series have reached the 50 million milestone, more than ten years after the first Gran Turismo title shipped for PlayStation 1 in December 1997.
Atari Delisted From Nasdaq [05.09.08] After months of warnings, officials from Atari, Inc. have revealed that the company has received a letter from the Nasdaq stock market stating that the company will be delisted from the Nasdaq Global Market and trading in its shares suspended.
Codemasters Acquires Official Formula 1 License [05.09.08] British publisher and developer Codemasters has announced that the company has secured the exclusive video game rights to Formula 1 racing, with its first title, based on the 2009 season, due for release next year on all console and PC formats.
Mario Kart, PSP Top Japanese Charts During Golden Week [05.09.08] For the third week in a row, the two top selling games in Japan have remained the same, as Mario Kart Wii breaks 1 million sales and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G on PSP surges towards 2 million in the territory, with the PSP atop the hardware charts - details within.
Universal, 2K Developing BioShock Film [05.09.08] Publisher 2K Games has announced an agreement with Universal Pictures to develop a feature film based on its Xbox 360 and PC game BioShock, with Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy director Gore Verbinski and Sweeney Todd writer John Logan enlisted to direct and write the film.
Game Developer May Issue Showcases Rock Band, Engine Showdown [05.09.08] The May 2008 issue of Game Developer magazine is now available to subscribers, revealing an exclusive postmortem of Harmonix's Rock Band, a third-party game engine showdown, articles on the state of hiring in the game biz, and much more - details within.
Saling The World: GTA IV Repeats U.S. and UK Sales Victory [05.09.08] Gamasutra's latest exclusively compiled real-time Amazon.com charts see Rockstar's inevitable Grand Theft Auto IV topping multiplatform popularity in North America and the UK, while Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit lead worldwide Nintendo Wii sales
Q&A: Exent's Tzuya Talks In-Game Ad Struggles, AdMuse [05.09.08] With in-game advertising a much-hyped but not entirely proven concept, Gamasutra talks to Exent Technologies CMO Yoav Tzruya about how it's using its AdMuse technology to place ads in existing games like Call of Duty 2, taking the pulse of the still nascent business.
RealNetworks Spins Off Game Studio, Posts Q1 Profit [05.08.08] RealNetworks, which owns the RealPlayer, RealMedia, and RealArcade brands today announced intentions to spin off its games division into an independent casual game distribution/development entity, on the back of strong Q1 revenue.
Activision Posts 92% Revenue Increase In Record Year [05.08.08] Activision posted its sixteenth year of revenue growth in fiscal year 2008, nearly doubling sales to $2.9 billion, thanks to titles including Guitar Hero III and Call Of Duty 4. It also claimed the #1 publisher slot for the quarter ending March 31, 2008 - more details within.
Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced [05.08.08] Pandemic's semi-announced Tolkien-based game has now been fully confirmed as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, a multiplatform effort from the studio's Battlefront team scheduled for release this fall.
FTC Survey Shows Kids Unable To Buy Mature Games 80% Of The Time [05.08.08] The latest “undercover shopper” survey conducted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has shown that children were unable to buy Mature-rated games 80% of the time - the ESRB and EMA are praising the results as a "major improvement" for the industry. [UPDATE: NIMF comments added.]
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Avalon Chooses Unreal Engine 3 For 4х4 Off Road III [05.06.08] Avalon Style Entertainment has announced that it is one of the first Russian game studios to license Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3, which it will utilize for 4x4 Off Road III, the latest entry in a series which previously used Avalon's proprietary technology.
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