Street Fighter Maker: Arcade Gamers and iPhone Gamers Are Very Similar [IPhone]

The iPhone version of Street Fighter IV drew inspiration not from the console, but from arcades, the game’s producer told Kotaku in an interview. More

Street Fighter Maker: Arcade Gamers and iPhone Gamers Are Very Similar [IPhone]

The iPhone version of Street Fighter IV drew inspiration not from the console, but from arcades, the game’s producer told Kotaku in an interview. More

Capcom: Arcade Gamers and iPhone Gamers Are Very Similar [IPhone]

The iPhone version of Street Fighter IV drew inspiration not from the console, but from arcades, the game’s producer told Kotaku in an interview. More

Nintendo Reminds Us DSi XL Makes Games XL [Clips]

After a slow pitch to the old people, Nintendo has launched a new DSi LL (XL in the West) ad campaign in Japan. This one’s for the gamers. The voice-over says, “Because the screen is big, Dragon Quest is big. Final Fantasy is big. Mario is big. Love Plus is big. Zelda is big.” And the ad also points out that the big DSi comes with a big touch pen and pre-installed software. The interesting thing about this ad isn’t that it’s a DSi XL commercial (the advert itself is dull and not clever like this French poster ), but that Konami’s Love Plus romance simulator continues to worm its way into the mainstream Japanese zeitgeist.

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You’re A Gamer In 2010…What Will You Do? [2010 Preview]

You aren’t some kid holding controllers from different systems posing for stock photos. You’re a real gamer. You piss pixels and bleed polygons, and ultimately the fate of gaming in 2010 is up to you. What will you do ? You’ve been a game publisher , retailer , and developer , but we’ve save the best (and perhaps the easiest) for last in our “What Will You Do?” series. Gamers. You can probably identify, and while heading out to your local retailer at midnight on a weekday might not make you feel particularly powerful, you’re a part of the most influential group when it comes to what all three of those other groups do. If you don’t buy it, it won’t sell. Your voice has more power than any marketing team in the business . Change may come slow when you’re part of such a large and distinguished group, but it will come, and your buying and playing habits determine which direction said change takes. What will you, the gamer, do to make 2010 a better year than 2009? Press start to continue.

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You’re A Gamer In 2010…What Will You Do? [2010 Preview]

You aren’t some kid holding controllers from different systems posing for stock photos. You’re a real gamer. You piss pixels and bleed polygons, and ultimately the fate of gaming in 2010 is up to you. What will you do ? You’ve been a game publisher , retailer , and developer , but we’ve save the best (and perhaps the easiest) for last in our “What Will You Do?” series. Gamers. You can probably identify, and while heading out to your local retailer at midnight on a weekday might not make you feel particularly powerful, you’re a part of the most influential group when it comes to what all three of those other groups do. If you don’t buy it, it won’t sell. Your voice has more power than any marketing team in the business . Change may come slow when you’re part of such a large and distinguished group, but it will come, and your buying and playing habits determine which direction said change takes. What will you, the gamer, do to make 2010 a better year than 2009? Press start to continue.

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You aren’t some kid holding controllers from different systems posing for stock photos. You’re a real gamer. You piss pixels and bleed polygons, and ultimately the fate of gaming in 2010 is up to you. What will you do ? You’ve been a game publisher , retailer , and developer , but we’ve save the best (and perhaps the easiest) for last in our “What Will You Do?” series. Gamers. You can probably identify, and while heading out to your local retailer at midnight on a weekday might not make you feel particularly powerful, you’re a part of the most influential group when it comes to what all three of those other groups do. If you don’t buy it, it won’t sell. Your voice has more power than any marketing team in the business . Change may come slow when you’re part of such a large and distinguished group, but it will come, and your buying and playing habits determine which direction said change takes. What will you, the gamer, do to make 2010 a better year than 2009? Press start to continue.

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PC Download Stores Arguing Over Who Comes After Steam [PC]

Stardock’s claim that it holds 10% of the PC digital download market have been shrugged off by two of the company’s main competitors, Direct2Drive and GamersGate. GamersGate CEO Theodore Bergquist tells Kotaku that “We have daily direct contact with all major publishers out there, we can benchmark most of our numbers with both Steam and Direct2Drive, and we know for sure that Impulse is never up for discussion as being one of the biggest”. “Unfortunately I can’t give you any specific numbers on titles”, he adds, “though in many, many cases we know that GamersGate sell as many units as Steam for the mid-size segment of titles. For AAA’s we sell anything between half to a quarter. With a few exceptions they sell more than that. This is information we get from publishers direct from the source – their digital distribution teams.” Meanwhile, Direct2Drive’s Sutton Trout told Gamasutra “Stardock’s recent assessment of its service [that Impulse holds a clear number two position in the digital distribution space] is misinformation at best. An NPD report from earlier this year refutes Stardock’s claim outright and clearly identifies Direct2Drive as a top-performer.” So, now that three of Steam’s main competitors have sounded off, what do we now know about the PC download market that we didn’t before? Well, aside from the fact Impulse won’t be getting many Christmas cards from Direct2Drive and GamersGate this year, we know that for at least one of these companies (GamersGate), the reason they don’t release sales figures is down to NDAs signed with their publishers. So if you want hard numbers, you know who to blame. Oh, and we also know that none of this bickering involves serious competing with Steam, leading us to believe that the PC scene’s pecking order is Steam first, daylight second, and these guys jostling over the last spot on the podium.

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GamersGate Reveals This Week’s Promotions

NEW YORK – November 24, 2009 – GamersGate today announced their weekly specials from their growing catalog.

LAST WEEK! Publisher Special for November: Paradox Interactive – Daily Deals 50-70% OFF

Games of the Week (Nov 23rd-29th):
All Aspect Warfare – 50% OFF
All Aspects War Pack – 50% OFF
Angle of Attack – 50% OFF
Universal Combat Collectors Edition – 50% OFF
Europa Universalis Complete Collection – 29.95

Games of the Weekend (Nov 26th-Nov 29th):
Light of Altair – 50% OFF
Serious Sam 2 – 50% OFF

Special Offer (Nov 27th-Dec 4th):
Tropico 3 – 25% OFF

Pre-order offer:
Zombie Driver – pre-order offer, get 10% OFF, and receive 250 Bonus Blue Coins, with a price guarantee.

To see a complete listing of new additions and for more information, please visit www.GamersGate.com and follow GamersGate on twitter at @gamersgate.

About GamersGate
GamersGate is a leading digital distribution platform creating easily accessible gaming experiences for gamers worldwide – anytime, anywhere. Viewed as a strong contender in the digital download arena, GamersGate continues to redefine the download industry and future strategies including the launch of several accompanying services and comprehensive tools, in addition to an aggressively growing product portfolio from a wide range of internationally recognized publishers. http://www.gamersgate.com

UBISOFT® LAUNCHES FIRST UPLAY SERVICES WITH ASSASSIN’S CREED® II’ RELEASE

LONDON, UK– November 17, 2009 – Ubisoft announced today that players of Assassin’s Creed II on PlayStation® 3 and Xbox 360® will be able to use the in-game interface to connect directly to the Uplay beta.

Uplay is Ubisoft’s online destination where gamers are at the center of a connected gaming universe that will be developed around four primary services: Uplay Win, Uplay Help, Uplay Share and Uplay Shop. The Uplay Beta is only launching with Uplay Win so far.

Uplay Win enables players to collect units based on their actions in the games and exchange them for rewards such as exclusive in-game content or goodies. Uplay Win’s Units can also be gathered cross platform: PC,360, PS3.

In Assassin’s Creed II, a real Altaïr costume and exclusive in-game content such as access to the Auditore Family Crypt are among the rewards offered through Uplay Win. For those who don’t want to redeem their units right away, they can save them to use on other games such as the upcoming Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction and many more to come.

Players will also be able to access Uplay Share, Uplay Shop and Uplay Help from www.uplay.com.

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008–09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 1.058 billion euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2009 Ubisoft Entertainment. All rights reserved. Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

The “PS” family logo is a registered trademark and “PS3” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.

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