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Game-changer: Android malware moves beyond apps
Game-changer: Android malware moves beyond apps
Android malware authors have officially turned the complexity corner, according to an analysis of mobile malware for the first quarter of 2013. The size and scope of the Android threatscape is evolving, adding new tactics and advanced approaches that extend beyond malicious applications.
May 15, 2013
LulzSec 'pirates' plead guilty to hacking
LulzSec 'pirates' plead guilty to hacking
Four LulzSec members who claim to be
May 15, 2013
Cisco Grants Strategy Team can help you Secure Grant Funding
Cisco Grants Strategy Team can help you Secure Grant Funding
If you visited the Cisco booth at last week’s ATA 2013 conference, you might have had the opportunity to speak onsite with a member of the Cisco Grants
May 15, 2013
Video: Quick-fire talks from GDC's localization summit
Video: Quick-fire talks from GDC's localization summit
The second year of the Localization Microtalks at GDC offers six more short and sweet talks, including how one developer brought a game from Korea to the West.
May 15, 2013
Opinion: Let's retire the word 'gamer'
Opinion: Let's retire the word 'gamer'
"The word 'gamer' is regressive. It accepts the portrait of us painted by the mainstream news media, and every time I hear it or read it it actually makes me feel a little sick."
May 15, 2013
Valve rolls out Steam Trading Cards
Valve rolls out Steam Trading Cards
Participants in the new Steam Trading Cards beta will receive special virtual cards themed after the games they play. Cards can be collected to craft badges and earn coupons, among other features.
May 15, 2013
Ubisoft doubles down on big-budget AAA franchises
Ubisoft doubles down on big-budget AAA franchises
Ubisoft announced gains from its triple-A titles in the last fiscal year, signalling a strong commitment from the studio to retain its commitment to big-budget franchises in 2014.
May 15, 2013
Three years on, EA decides Online Pass isn't really its thing
Three years on, EA decides Online Pass isn't really its thing
Electronic Arts has elected to part ways with its Online Pass system, introduced in 2010 as a countermeasure against piracy and used game sales, after discovering it didn't, well, work.
May 15, 2013
Here are this generation's most valuable retail franchises, ranked
Here are this generation's most valuable retail franchises, ranked
As part of Ubisoft's recent fiscal results presentation to investors, the publisher has assembled a list of the top 20 franchises from between 2005 and 2012, the span of the current console cycle.
May 15, 2013
Get a job: Telltale Games seeks game writers
Get a job: Telltale Games seeks game writers
Telltale Games is looking for a Game Writer to join its San Rafael-based team. "Work with game designers in a writers' room to create an effective narrative melded with good game design."
May 15, 2013
Unity Boston opens with focus on multiplatform deployment
Unity Boston opens with focus on multiplatform deployment
The Unity development software is widely used for its accessibility and ability to export to a wide number of platforms. Now, Unity is founding a new studio with the help of Darkwind tech specialists.
May 15, 2013
Wii U GamePad reverse-engineered
Wii U GamePad reverse-engineered
A group of developers has reverse-engineered the Nintendo Wii U GamePad, peeling back the layers to discover the methods by which the controller connects with the main Wii U console.
May 15, 2013