Nokia’s business partnership with Microsoft has the potential to really shake up the mobile gaming industry. Nokia’s worldwide popularity, coupled with Microsoft’s software knowledge (and money), will combine to create multiple Windows Phone 7 devices at various price points. It’s quite possible that we’ll see a massive increase in Windows Phone 7 devices over the next few years that will mirror the same growth seen in the Android operating system. Developers know this, and they’re working with Windows Phone 7 more than ever.

After Bungie releases Halo: Reach, its sites will be set on a brand new franchise that will be published by Activision. This cross platform project will be created to take advantage of future consoles. Bungie isn’t specifically saying it’s new intellectual property will only appear on the next PlayStation or Xbox consoles, but it does prefer to think ahead.

Iwata pointed out a couple interesting points. When developing a 3D image, costs aren’t a huge factor if you’re already making a 3D world. The developer only has to capture the images with two cameras. One camera would be dedicated to the left eye, and the other camera is for the right eye. You’re basically seeing everything twice in a 3D enabled 3DS game. This process isn’t that much more expensive according to Iwata.

Xbox Live’s Indie Games have had lukewarm success. There are some pretty neat games on the channel, but none have really experienced mainstream success for an extended period of time. Natal has the advantage of appealing to people other than traditional gamers. The ability to use Natal’s motion tracking technology opens up countless opportunities.

Not many attendees were impressed with this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). During an interview held Thursday, (July 17, 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s senior managing director and general manager of entertainment analysis and the development division, told MSNBC that even though many fans of long running Nintendo franchise games such as Mario, Zelda or even StarFox were upset he felt that E3 was no longer a place for those types of game.

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Game development news site Develop reported Monday (February 4, 2008) that Sony subsidiary SN Systems, which makes the development kits for all Sony consoles, slashed the price of their PSP kits in half.

Beyond just the price, all new PSP kits also now come with Turner, a performance optimizing program. The annual renewal fees for developers who have already bought the PSP tools have also been slashed in half.

By reducing its development costs, Sony is trying to…

It’s refreshing to hear that there are gamers in the community using their gaming knowledge towards a positive, educational experience that benefits students.

That is what one teacher in Trenton, New Jersey did when he took his favorite pastime and created an after school program that challenged as well as exercised all the skills an average fifth grade student learned throughout their school year.

“I have been playing video games since I was four years old (so I guess that means 20 years now),” said Giancarlos Alvarado, a Parker Elementary School fifth grade teacher and the founder of the Video Game Design Institute after school program, during an exclusive Gamertell interview. “I have owned most of the major video game systems with the Sega Saturn being my all time favorite!”

Sony recently announced that it has reduced the price of the Playstation 3 development kit in an effort to stimulate growth in its gaming library. The kit, called the Reference Tool by Sony, will be available for $10,250 in North America, $8,600 in Japan and $11,250 in Europe. Sony will also begin to integrate additional more »