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Born from a game jam, Hotline Trail is Zen in a browser
Born from a game jam, Hotline Trail is Zen in a browser
How a browser game inspired by Hotline Miami grew beyond its game jam beginnings to become its own unique, utterly relaxing experience.
Dec. 6, 2013
ENISA Issues Good Practice Guide for Industrial Control System CERTs
ENISA Issues Good Practice Guide for Industrial Control System CERTs
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a good practice guide designed to help the critical infrastructure mitigate cyber-attacks against the industrial control systems supporting vital industry processes.
Dec. 5, 2013
Cameron Says China Should Be More Open About Cyber-spying, but Guardian Should be Less
Cameron Says China Should Be More Open About Cyber-spying, but Guardian Should be Less
In Beijing, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has challenged the Chinese Government to discuss its industrial-scale cyber-espionage, while in London the Guardian is under legal threat for disclosing GCHQ's own efforts in this area.
Dec. 5, 2013
German Police Arrest Two Bitcoin-mining Botnet Operators
German Police Arrest Two Bitcoin-mining Botnet Operators
Two alleged hackers have been arrested in Bavaria and Lower Saxony on suspicion of operating a botnet of compromised PCs to perform bitcoin mining. In related raids, the authorities discovered bitcoins currently valued at around €700,000 and evidence of other criminal activity involving copyright and pornography offenses.
Dec. 5, 2013
SkyJack: For Taking Over and Zombifying Drones
SkyJack: For Taking Over and Zombifying Drones
Amazon made headlines this week with the news that its experimenting with using airborne drones to deliver goods within 30 minutes of order. What could possibly go wrong? Infamous hacker Samy Kamkar highlights one issue with the release of SkyJack – a drone that’s meant to take over other drones.
Dec. 5, 2013
Your Data, Yourself — in the Marketplace of Me
Your Data, Yourself — in the Marketplace of Me
On a typical day, we leave a vast trail of data in our wake. Our browsing histories, online preferences, shopping habits, work decisions, social
Dec. 5, 2013
Insomniac kills Outernauts browser game to focus on mobile version
Insomniac kills Outernauts browser game to focus on mobile version
Last year, Insomniac took a dive into the social games space with browser game Outernauts. Now the company has been forced to close down the online game, in favor of working on a mobile version of the game.
Dec. 5, 2013
If a game's not unique, what's the point? asks Frozen Endzone dev
If a game's not unique, what's the point? asks Frozen Endzone dev
Gamasutra talked to Ian Hardingham from Mode 7 Games about taking the core concept behind Frozen Synapse, and recreating it on a more widely accessible basis for Frozen Endzone.
Dec. 5, 2013
Here's how to apply for Samsung's new mobile game network for kids
Here's how to apply for Samsung's new mobile game network for kids
Samsung has teamed up with Fingerprint, a children's mobile tech company, to create a mobile games network specifically for kids, with the aim to provide a safe environment for them to play games in.
Dec. 5, 2013
Developers weigh in with early ID@Xbox impressions
Developers weigh in with early ID@Xbox impressions
The ID@Xbox announcement didn't really give much information on what the program is like. Gamasutra got in touch with a few different studios to get a general impression of how ID@Xbox is currently faring.
Dec. 5, 2013
Watch a Valve engineer experiment with his mouse, butt controllers
Watch a Valve engineer experiment with his mouse, butt controllers
Ben Krasnow published videos this week with details of his latest game controller experiments, plus a promise to share more info about his work on virtual reality with Valve at a later date.
Dec. 5, 2013
Atari's bankruptcy escape plan is court-approved
Atari's bankruptcy escape plan is court-approved
The U.S. branch of Atari just got its bankruptcy exit strategy approved by both its creditors and the U.S. justice system.
Dec. 5, 2013