April 13, 2009 – The Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup for the first time since the 1960-61 season, according to the official EA SPORTS simulation of the 2010 NHL playoffs on the award-winning NHL 10 videogame. The Blackhawks defeated the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in a seven game series to end a 49 year Stanley Cup drought.

Chicago all-star forward Jonathan Toews scored the series-clinching goal seven minutes into overtime of the seventh game, and Cristobal Huet stopped 43 of 44 shots to knock-off the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Conn Smythe Trophy winner Duncan Keith was a force on the blue line both offensively and defensively, potting four goals and netting a +5 rating in the match up against the Penguins. He finished with 25 points in the playoffs, including 17 assists. Patrick Kane led the Hawks in playoff scoring with 27 points while Pittsburgh centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin tied for the lead in playoff scoring with 31 points apiece.

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Game Developer Research is pleased to announce the debut of its eighteenth report, the ‘Game Developer Salary Report 2005-2010’, a 110-page study collecting full salary, benefits, and bonuses comparisons for American, Canadian, and European game industry salaries in 2009.

“Developer Histories and Outlooks” (pg. 67) is a cross-section of what today’s developers think about the industry they power, where it’s been, and where it’s going. “The Indie Report” (pg. 98) is a snapshot of the indies and contractors who comprise a growing segment of the community. Finally, “Developer Comments” (pg. 104) is a roundup of notable observations made by respondents this year—long and short, good and bad.

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This season, Nintendo is set to offer consumers a fresh new way to experience the top-selling Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held game systems. Starting April 25, …
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“We have ideas of what we want to bring to the consumer that we can’t do with the current [DS model]. The Nintendo 3DS for us is our next handheld …
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