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Analyzing the traditional media's taste in mobile games
Analyzing the traditional media's taste in mobile games
Mobile ad firm Chartboost has a blog post up this week offering analysis of what sorts of mobile games seem to get the most press, based on data culled from market intelligence agency Ico Partners.
Jan. 12, 2016
Longtime Rockstar North chief Leslie Benzies has left the company
Longtime Rockstar North chief Leslie Benzies has left the company
Scottish game developer Leslie Benzies is president of Rockstar North no longer, having reportedly left the company on sabbatical in late 2014 and chosen not to return.
Jan. 12, 2016
iOS 9 now on 75 percent of Apple's device
iOS 9 now on 75 percent of Apple's device
You can be reasonably sure that the latest OS has hit the majority of Apple devices in the hands of your players -- according to stats released by the company today.
Jan. 12, 2016
iOS overtakes Windows, globally, in 2015
iOS overtakes Windows, globally, in 2015
A new chart from anlayst Horace Dediu shows that we're at an inflection point -- where shipments of devices running Apple's mobile OS overtake those of Windows PCs for the first time.
Jan. 12, 2016
General Motors Launches Bug Bounty Program
General Motors Launches Bug Bounty Program
General Motors Launches Bug Bounty Program. Car maker in security push
Jan. 11, 2016
Feds Warn Banks of Rising Ransomware Tide
Feds Warn Banks of Rising Ransomware Tide
There has been a concerning uptick in both the number and severity of attacks against financial institutions that involve extortion.
Jan. 11, 2016
Spymel Trojan Taps Digital Certificates to Avoid Detection
Spymel Trojan Taps Digital Certificates to Avoid Detection
Spymel infects the targeted system through spammed email, spies on all user activity, and relays it to the attacker.
Jan. 11, 2016
Cisco SDN, the Disruptive ACI Technology, Leads to an Avalanche of Opportunities
Cisco SDN, the Disruptive ACI Technology, Leads to an Avalanche of Opportunities
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and thanks to you all for considering ACI as your SDN solution to simplify your data center operation and
Jan. 11, 2016
Here be dragons: Witcher 3 devs share game design advice at GDC
Here be dragons: Witcher 3 devs share game design advice at GDC
With GDC coming up fast, conference officials highlight a great GDC 2016 talk about all the lessons CD Projekt Red learned while designing and coding The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Jan. 11, 2016
Get a job: Respawn seeks a Level Designer for unannounced project
Get a job: Respawn seeks a Level Designer for unannounced project
The house responsible for Titanfall is looking to hire an experienced hand to serve as senior level designer on both Titanfall and a new unannounced game at its headquarters in Van Nuys, CA.
Jan. 11, 2016
Q&A: Prominence, an indie adventure game 9 years in the making
Q&A: Prominence, an indie adventure game 9 years in the making
'Prominence was developed while the studio was concurrently doing client work. Some weeks only saw 10 hours of Prominence time, while other weeks would get 40 hours or more.'
Jan. 11, 2016
HTC Vive pre-order date revealed, price still under wraps
HTC Vive pre-order date revealed, price still under wraps
HTC's SteamVR-powered Vive virtual reality headset will be made available for pre-order on February 29.
Jan. 11, 2016