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Alan Wake developer Remedy pushes toward mobile
Alan Wake developer Remedy pushes toward mobile
Finland-based Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment is looking to the coming console transition and market fragmentation as a chance to diversify.
Sept. 11, 2013
38 Studios' state loan comes under federal scrutiny
38 Studios' state loan comes under federal scrutiny
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an investigation of the $75 million deal struck between the Rhode Island EDC and defunct Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios.
Sept. 11, 2013
Analyst: Microtransactions could be a boon for WoW
Analyst: Microtransactions could be a boon for WoW
With Blizzard exploring the possibility of a switch to free-to-play for World of Warcraft, digital goods analytics firm Superdata says the move could be good for Blizzard -- and its playerbase.
Sept. 11, 2013
IndieCade announces 2013 finalists
IndieCade announces 2013 finalists
IndieCade has announced its 36 finalists for this year's festival, including Gone Home and Kentucky Route Zero. In total, over 150 games are to be exhibited at the festival.
Sept. 11, 2013
Missouri S&T Combats Campus Cyberwoes with Software Donation
Missouri S&T Combats Campus Cyberwoes with Software Donation
When it comes to cybersecurity, universities are faced with double goals: they struggle to protect their valuable intellectual property, as well as the personally identifying information of their students, faculty and staff. A recent cybersecurity deployment at the Missouri University of Science & Technology demonstrates one approach to combating the looming danger of data breaches.
Sept. 10, 2013
War of the Trojans: 'Alien' Invasion Spreads Third-Party Malware
War of the Trojans: 'Alien' Invasion Spreads Third-Party Malware
A nasty Android trojan, dubbed Obad.a, is being spread using botnets controlled by other criminal groups and created using a different malware – an “alien” distribution scheme that has peaked researcher interest.
Sept. 10, 2013
Vast Majority of PCs have Java Vulnerabilities
Vast Majority of PCs have Java Vulnerabilities
A vast majority – 81% – of Windows machines are running an outdated version of Java, leaving their users wide open to known exploits.
Sept. 10, 2013
NSA to Recommend TPM Standard for Government Use
NSA to Recommend TPM Standard for Government Use
The US National Security Agency (NSA) will advise that all IT products purchased by government agencies to protect information on national security systems make use of hardware-based trusted platform module (TPM) chips or security devices.
Sept. 10, 2013
Evolving Cisco’s Unified Computing System for Big Data and the Internet of Everything
Evolving Cisco’s Unified Computing System for Big Data and the Internet of Everything
In an earlier blog, I discussed the incredible success behind the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) in Darwinian evolutionary terms.  Since I wrote
Sept. 10, 2013
MS Detours: Ongoing vigilance keeps customers on the right track.
MS Detours: Ongoing vigilance keeps customers on the right track.
This post discusses the potential for vulnerabilities to be present in software products due to the use of 3rd party Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs). In some cases the DLLs that are injected end up with privileges, or permissions, that are far greater than what should be allowed.
Sept. 10, 2013
Blade Server TCO and Architecture – You Cannot Separate Them
Blade Server TCO and Architecture – You Cannot Separate Them
I have heard this a lot over the years, in one way or another – “The only price that really counts is what I actually pay for my server.”  Alright, so why
Sept. 10, 2013
Storage Distance by Protocol, Part III – Fibre Channel
Storage Distance by Protocol, Part III – Fibre Channel
In Napkin Dialogues fashion, we learn about how Fibre Channel is used in long-distance situations.
Sept. 10, 2013