Monday
- Hello Games tells us how Microsoft and Sony bent their own rules to allow Joe Danger to be released on XBLA.
- NetDevil announces that Lego Universe is to close after only a year of operation.
- Zynga's profits fall 54 per cent year-on-year for the three-month period leading up to September 30.
- Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment confirms layoffs at its Seattle offices.
- Minecraft passes four million sales.
- Square Enix profits double following healthy Deus Ex sales.
- Konami's profits surge thanks to its social games.
- Our Facebook page passes 5000 likes.
Tuesday
- Epic Game's creative director Cliff Bleszinski says he believes that Xbox 360 has plenty of life left in it yet.
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says 3DS' recovery will depend on the games that are released for it, not price cuts.
- DC Universe enjoys a huge growth in players following a switch to free-to-play.
- Former Lionhead staff member admits that the developer was "on its knees" prior to Microsoft's buyout.
- Havok licenses Autodesk UI and lighting technology.
- Nintendo announces a limited edition 3DS console celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Legend Of Zelda.
Wednesday
- Nvidia launches powerful Tegra 3 mobile processor.
- Adobe ceases development of mobile Flash.
- Android app rental service launches.
- Activision reports that revenue and profits are up for the past financial quarter.
- Ubisoft shrinks losses through savings round.
- The Fallout Online dispute continues.
- 3DS hardware outsells software two to one.
- It is reported that Nintendo is working on dual-controller Wii U support.
- Take-Two reports increased losses in its latest financial results. XCOM is delayed as a result.
- Atlus picks up the US publishing rights to Game Of Thrones RPG.
Thursday
- LA Noire director Brendan McNamara tells us that inexperience is partly to blame fro Team Bondi's troubles.
- McNamara also says that framerate is the biggest barrier to motion capture's evolution.
- Valve's Steam database is compromised in a hacking attack.
- Japanese 3DS sales rocket following release of Super Mario 3D Land.
- Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime admits a lack of quality in 3DS' software line-up.
- Uncharted 3 ships 3.8 million units on day one.
- Dead Rising 2 demo hits Gaikai.
- UKIE announces three new initiatives to boost UK game industry.
- Amazon promises thousands of apps and games for its Kindle Fire tablet.
- Bethesda admits that PC development is a "headache" compared to consoles.
Friday
- OnLive repositions itself as a development platform.
- Senior VP of global E-commerce at EA David DeMartini says he believes that Nintendo can recover from a miserable financial year.
- Blitz Games' Nick Adams says that using realtime Kinect full-body tracking prevented the studio from remaining true to Puss In Boots' flair in its upcoming game of the film.
- PopCap's David Bishop calls for a cross-platform future and shares ten sure-fire ways to fail at mobile game development.
- Cameron backs calls for a rethink over ICT education in the UK.
- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus slams "false and skewed" stock adjustment allegations.
- Activision extends subscriptions as COD: Elite problems continue.
- Though Modern Warfare 3 breaks Black Ops launch record.
- Playdead announces that Limbo has sold one million copies and is coming to Mac.
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