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Mark of the Ninja, Walking Dead devs join up under new studio
Mark of the Ninja, Walking Dead devs join up under new studio
Mark of the Ninja lead designer Nels Anderson, as well as three other industry veterans from studios including Telltale have come together under a new independent studio, Campo Santo.
Sept. 19, 2013
Game Developer back issues now free on the GDC Vault
Game Developer back issues now free on the GDC Vault
Gamasutra is pleased to announce that the entire 19-year run of Game Developer magazine is now available as high-quality PDFs at the GDC Vault.
Sept. 19, 2013
Another high-profile Kickstarter runs out of gas
Another high-profile Kickstarter runs out of gas
Neal Stephenson's Subutai Corporation has announced that its successfully funded Kickstarter title Clang has run out of funding, reverting to an "evenings and weekends" project pending new investment.
Sept. 19, 2013
Gaikai's PS3 game streaming coming to PS4 next year
Gaikai's PS3 game streaming coming to PS4 next year
Sony plans to launch its Gaikai-powered PlayStation 3 backwards compatibility for the upcoming PlayStation 4 in the U.S. sometime next year, the company has revealed.
Sept. 19, 2013
How Amazon is preparing game developers for its microconsole
How Amazon is preparing game developers for its microconsole
It's one of the games industry's worst kept secrets that microconsoles are coming from big-name companies. Gamasutra has learned details about how game developers are being courted for Amazon's own device.
Sept. 19, 2013
Double Fine's Broken Age, Grand Cru's Supernauts added to 'GDC Next 10'
Double Fine's Broken Age, Grand Cru's Supernauts added to 'GDC Next 10'
GDC Next organizers have revealed Double Fine's crowdfunded adventure game Broken Age and Grand Cru's 'Minecraft vs. Clash Of Clans'-esque Supernauts as the latest in the 'GDC Next 10' lecture series.
Sept. 19, 2013
The Stealthy Hardware Trojan that Can Affect Intel Ivy Bridge Processors
The Stealthy Hardware Trojan that Can Affect Intel Ivy Bridge Processors
A team from universities in the US, Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany have published research demonstrating that subtle changes below the gate level of chips can alter functionality in a controlled but covert manner.
Sept. 18, 2013
Surveillance Court: NSA’s Data Collection Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment
Surveillance Court: NSA’s Data Collection Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court yesterday published an opinion, written on August 29 by Judge Claire Eagen, explaining the legal reasoning behind its order authorizing the NSA to collect data on all US telephone calls.
Sept. 18, 2013
Digital Advertising Alliance Leaves the Do Not Track Working Group
Digital Advertising Alliance Leaves the Do Not Track Working Group
The W3C working party tasked with defining the mechanisms that will underpin Do Not Track processes is now in serious danger of collapse following the third major defection in as many months.
Sept. 18, 2013
China's Hidden Hacking-for-Hire Crew Behind Large-scale Cyber-espionage
China's Hidden Hacking-for-Hire Crew Behind Large-scale Cyber-espionage
A highly sophisticated “hacker for hire” group operating out of China has surfaced. Not quite a crouching tiger or a hidden dragon, but somewhere in between, the “Hidden Lynx” hacking group is a team of professionals with a strong capacity and proven ability to adapt to current security practices – and it's behind several large-scale APTs.
Sept. 18, 2013
30% of Tor Web Browser Transactions Found to Be Fraudulent
30% of Tor Web Browser Transactions Found to Be Fraudulent
Tor is known as a privacy browser, favored by political dissidents, journalists and others looking to be online anonymously. But a new report shows that almost a third of its traffic is fraudulent as well, pointing to its potential status as a criminals’ haven.
Sept. 18, 2013
Internet of Things World Forum – Why, What, Who and How
Internet of Things World Forum – Why, What, Who and How
Last month, the Internet of Things was added to Oxford Dictionaries Online.  IoT was added along with such august terms as BYOD, Bitcoin, and even
Sept. 18, 2013