Warner Bros.’ family-friendly take on storied fantasy series will now support motion control on Sony’s console; previously only for Wii, PS2, PSP, and DS.
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LucasArts announces remake of Monkey Island 2 and the PlayStation Network version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. SAN FRANCISCO–Last year, LucasArts gave Monkey Island fans a chance to relive fond memories of 1990s adventure gaming when it announced The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition on the PC and Xbox 360. With the 2010 Game Developers Conference well underway, LucasArts announced at an event tonight that The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition is coming to the PlayStation Network “in a few weeks.” More importantly, LucasArts also announced that Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC this summer
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PC | Monkey Island 2 SE takes LeChuck’s Revenge on consoles, PC this summer
GDC 2010: Developers behind Super Meat Boy, Critter Crunch, Flower, and more line up to lay down their gripes with the gaming industry. Who was there: It might be quicker to go over who wasn’t there, as GDC boasted plenty of panelists for the session, including Adam Saltsman (Semi Secret Software), Jonatan Soderstrom (Cactus Software), Anna Anthropy (Auntie Pixelante), Jarrad Woods (Farbs), Brandon Boyer (Offworld), Randy Smith (Tiger Style), Nathan Vella (Capybara Games), Craig D
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BlackBerry | Indie developers spew rapid-fire rants
GDC 2010: Ray Muzyka and Joseph Staten talk about 10-year franchise plans, switching development teams between sequels, and Police Academy films. Who Was There: Two of the leading figures behind gaming’s biggest hits joined together to talk about their keys to success. On hand was Ray Muzyka, CEO, general manager, and co-founder of BioWare Corp, and Bungie creative director Joseph Staten
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BlackBerry | BioWare, Bungie execs talk building blockbuster franchises
SyFy teams with Bigpoint to deliver Web browser-based online game based on Emmy Award-winning TV series. In 2007, NBC Universal and its now-defunct corporate sibling Vivendi Games teamed up to bring the Sci-Fi Channel’s popular space opera Battlestar Galactica to downloadable platforms as a multiplayer-focused shooter.The two are giving it another go, as the rebranded science fiction network SyFy and NBC Universal are bringing Battlestar Galactica back to the online space, but this time in a more massively multiplayer form. Battlestar Galactica Online is coming to a Web browser near you this fall
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PC | Battlestar Galactica MMORPG takes wing this fall
Ubisoft taps two of three Logorama filmmakers to make $8-$10 million, 20-minute prequel for this holiday season’s Future Soldier. Get the full article at GameSpot ” Wii | Ghost Recon mini-movie being made by directors of Oscar-winning short ” was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:33 -0800
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GDC 2010: EA’s Kristian Segerstrale’s Social & Online Games Summit presentation advocates the unparalleled growth potential in creating connected experiences for players. Who was there: EA augmented its casual portfolio in late 2009 by acquiring social games maker Playfish in a deal valued in excess of $275 million. As part of the Social & Online Games Summit at the 2010 Game Developers Conference today, Playfish cofounder Kristian Segerstrale delivered the track’s keynote address, a talk titled “The Relentless March Toward ‘Free.’” Kristian Segerstrale What he talked about: Segerstrale began his business-focused session with the claim that the games industry is in the midst of a fundamental change, moving away from physical media and toward fully digital content
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Wii | Playfish cofounder on the power of ‘free’ – Keynote
GDC 2010: COO John Schappert says digital revenue will still be tied to shiny discs for years to come, expresses regret that Modern Warfare 2 developers will be spending time making court cases instead of games. Who was there: John Schappert, chief operating officer of Electronic Arts, took part in a half-hour “Mythbusting Fireside Chat” with Los Angeles Times writer Alex Pham. The executive was expected to talk about the industry’s migration to digital distribution, the ultimate fate of retail game sales, and how social media and other recent trends will influence that evolution.
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PC | EA COO weighs in on Infinity Ward firings, retail’s fate
PC | OnLive launching June 17
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Ambitious HD game-streaming service to debut on PC, Mac during E3, micro-consoles to follow; will cost $15/month; 1080p, 60fps service coming 2011. One year after it was unveiled at the 2009 Game Developers Conference , OnLive finally has a launch date. Company CEO Steve Perlman announced today at his keynote address at the GamesBeat mini-conference at GDC 2010 that OnLive will go live on June 17.
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PC | OnLive launching June 17
Study finds worldwide retail, downloadable, and advertising revenues for computer games up 3 percent; retail now less than 20% of PC market. Last year was a rough one for the gaming industry as a whole, with market research firm The NPD Group finding that the US retail sector’s total gaming revenues for 2009 slipped 8 percent year-over-year . Despite that, the PC Gaming Alliance today is saying that its own corner of the market not only weathered the storm but managed to grow in the process.
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PC | PC gaming topped $13 billion in 2009 – Report