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44% of Americans Don't Sign Their Credit and Debit Cards
44% of Americans Don't Sign Their Credit and Debit Cards
More than two in five Americans (44%) have chosen not to sign the back of their credit or debit cards, instead writing “see ID” or leaving it blank. However, the tactic is not achieving its intended outcome, as 87% of respondents report that majority of the time they make a purchase with their cards, they are not asked to present proof of ID.
Oct. 25, 2013
A Smorgasbord of Denial of Service
A Smorgasbord of Denial of Service
On October 22, 2013, Cisco TRAC Threat Researcher Martin Lee wrote about Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that leverage the Domain Name System
Oct. 25, 2013
Video: Game production, the League of Legends way
Video: Game production, the League of Legends way
League of Legends lead producer Travis George details his approach to video game production, noting that it's better to trust your teams than to fall into the trap of micromanagement.
Oct. 25, 2013
Some simple math for figuring out your game's audio budget
Some simple math for figuring out your game's audio budget
In this reprint from the September 2005 issue of Game Developer magazine, Alexander Brandon shares some useful formulas for determining the audio budget of your game.
Oct. 25, 2013
Activision's Blur comes to mobile through Marmalade partnership
Activision's Blur comes to mobile through Marmalade partnership
Cross-platform development tools company Marmalade today launched a new publishing division, through which it will aim to provide studios with the means to market their mobile games more easily across multiple app stores.
Oct. 25, 2013
Report: Playforge to shutter, entire staff facing layoff
Report: Playforge to shutter, entire staff facing layoff
A source close to Gamasutra has been able to confirm that Zombie Farm developer The Playforge -- acquired in 2012 by Saban Brands -- is shutting down, affecting all remaining staff.
Oct. 25, 2013
Ouya sees a future in the cloud
Ouya sees a future in the cloud
Ouya's future may be one of multiple hardware and distributed play, says CEO Julie Uhrman, indicating that the company is in talks with cloud gaming providers to diversify content on the platform.
Oct. 25, 2013
Classic games now preserved, accessible on Archive.org
Classic games now preserved, accessible on Archive.org
The Internet Archive has announced the Historical Software Archive, an in-browser collection of historically significant older software -- including many games.
Oct. 25, 2013
Sony hedges on one of its major PlayStation 4 launch features
Sony hedges on one of its major PlayStation 4 launch features
Sony has announced that one of its major features for its PlayStation 4, the low-power suspend/resume mode, will not be available at launch. The feature will be added via a post-launch system update.
Oct. 25, 2013
Gone Home was originally an Amnesia mod
Gone Home was originally an Amnesia mod
The Fullbright Company's highly-lauded debut release Gone Home was originally planned as a rather different experience, as it was prototyped in Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent engine.
Oct. 25, 2013
GDC Next highlights who to look for at GDC Play
GDC Next highlights who to look for at GDC Play
GDC Play is coming to Los Angeles' GDC Next, with developers from Game Mechanic Studios, Kumakore, LOOT Entertainment, and other studios showcasing their games and backend tech.
Oct. 25, 2013
GDC 2014 Summit submission deadline extended to Nov 1st
GDC 2014 Summit submission deadline extended to Nov 1st
Due to repeated requests, GDC organizers have extended the call for submissions deadline to November 1, 2013 for Summits talks, which will take place during the first two days at GDC 2014 in San Francisco, CA.
Oct. 25, 2013