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For sale: Kingdoms of Amalur and other 38 Studios assets
For sale: Kingdoms of Amalur and other 38 Studios assets
Rhode Island-based 38 Studios has been down and out for some time, following its financial difficulties and inevitable collapse last year. Now the company's assets are to be sold at auction in November.
Sept. 27, 2013
Select game developers used the Steam Controller. Here's what they said
Select game developers used the Steam Controller. Here's what they said
We talk to developers who've actually used Valve's upcoming stickless wonder. From its flexibility to its haptic feedback, people who make games are optimistic about the Steam Controller.
Sept. 27, 2013
Q&A: Understanding the future of Linux game development
Q&A: Understanding the future of Linux game development
When it comes to Linux game development and porting, Ryan "icculus" Gordon is The Guy. With Valve's biggest push yet into Linux, we ask what the future holds for the open-source OS.
Sept. 27, 2013
Food Network On the Road, WillowTree's eHealth talks added to ADC
Food Network On the Road, WillowTree's eHealth talks added to ADC
ADC adds talks on programming and designing the Food Network TV companion app On the Road, and on meeting patients' and providers' needs in an eHealth app case study of Johnson & Johnson's BabyCenter.
Sept. 27, 2013
Video: 'It's much easier to be original than conventional' - Tale of Tales
Video: 'It's much easier to be original than conventional' - Tale of Tales
"We're not rich, but we're still here." The Path and The Graveyard devs recap their last 10 years of work in experimental art games, and discuss their resolutions for the next 10 years.
Sept. 27, 2013
Vulnerability: Javascript Allowed to Run in the Mailbox iOS App
Vulnerability: Javascript Allowed to Run in the Mailbox iOS App
Mailbox has fixed a flaw in the Mailbox app client (that allows embedded Javascript to run) by filtering out JS code at the company's servers before the mail hits the client – all within 48 hours of full disclosure.
Sept. 26, 2013
Icefog: APT Hackers for Hire and Deliveries to Order
Icefog: APT Hackers for Hire and Deliveries to Order
While traditional APTs attack high profile major industry targets with persistent and evasive malware, researchers have described a new approach: small scale, fast moving hackers that target the supply chain.
Sept. 26, 2013
Companies' Cloud Risk Assessments Are Wildly Off
Companies' Cloud Risk Assessments Are Wildly Off
Even as headlines focus on the security of one’s internet-based cloud communications, at least one study shows that organizations lack the information to understand and mitigate the broader set of risks posed by the use of cloud services. In fact, their assumptions about which services are risky to use tend to be significantly off.
Sept. 26, 2013
In 2020, Cyberthreats Get Physical and the Internet of Things Opens Gaping Security Holes
In 2020, Cyberthreats Get Physical and the Internet of Things Opens Gaping Security Holes
From cloud-powered denial-of-service attacks and Big Data vulnerabilities to bio-hacks that defeat authentication systems like fingerprint recognition, we are on the cusp of a brave new world of cyber-attack exploits, Europol warns.
Sept. 26, 2013
The Five Personas of Cloud Adoption
The Five Personas of Cloud Adoption
It is no longer enough to say that business comprises those who have adopted cloud technology and those who will adopt cloud technology. New research from NTT Com Security (erstwhile Integralis) describes five separate personas in attitude to cloud; although they still range from those that have yet to adopt to those that have totally embraced the new technology.
Sept. 26, 2013
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
In my first SDN blog, I asserted that "Services" - that is technical support, professional and consultancy services - are the missing "S" in the SDN debate.  I'd...
Sept. 26, 2013
UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases
UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases
The Office of Fair Trading has concluded its in-app purchase investigation, stating that some games are utilizing "potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices to which children may be particularly susceptible."
Sept. 26, 2013