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Xbox One's digital strategy overlooks popular games like DayZ
Xbox One's digital strategy overlooks popular games like DayZ
"Why doesn't Microsoft have a digital distribution model? They don't! It doesn't exist!" That's DayZ's Dean Hall, skeptical that Microsoft understands the importance of letting indies self-publish.
June 25, 2013
Zynga loses its third-party head honcho
Zynga loses its third-party head honcho
In the wake of social game company Zynga laying off hundreds of staff and closing down multiple studios, the man leading Zynga's third-party efforts has announced that he is no longer working with the company.
June 25, 2013
Havok launches free 3D game engine for mobile
Havok launches free 3D game engine for mobile
Havok has launched Project Anarchy, its new iOS-, Android- and Tizen-ready 3D game engine promising an "industry-leading" feature set. The software is free to developers.
June 25, 2013
Ouya launch: Great potential for devs - let's see where it goes
Ouya launch: Great potential for devs - let's see where it goes
The first Kickstarted console is out -- and launches into a world changed even from its funding 11 months ago. Will it live up to its potential? Gamasutra speaks to CEO Julie Uhrman to find out.
June 25, 2013
Latest Firefox release optimizes browser for games
Latest Firefox release optimizes browser for games
The latest release for Mozilla's Firefox web browser aims to improve 3D game performance on the web.
June 25, 2013
GDC Europe adds PS4 tech talk, Ubisoft Child of Light reveal
GDC Europe adds PS4 tech talk, Ubisoft Child of Light reveal
This August's GDC Europe has revealed new talks from Sony on the PlayStation 4's shading language, Ubisoft's Patrick Plourde revealing his 'small project in AAA studio' Child Of Light, and Jason Della Rocca on startup funding options.
June 25, 2013
Bitcoin Foundation told to cease and desist
Bitcoin Foundation told to cease and desist
The Bitcoin Foundation has received a cease and desist letter from the California Department of Financial Institutions, alleging that it may be engaged in money transmissions without the requisite state license.
June 24, 2013
ATM-like cryptology aims to banish IDs and passwords
ATM-like cryptology aims to banish IDs and passwords
Finding a clever way to eliminate the use of passwords and user IDs entirely in a way that offers airtight security is, naturally, an identity technologist’s Holy Grail. CertiVox is the latest security Parsifal, debuting the open-source M-Pin Strong Authentication System for banishing the use of credentials.
June 24, 2013
Fake anti-virus jumps from PCs to Android
Fake anti-virus jumps from PCs to Android
A fresh ransomware scheme is plaguing Android users by way of the well-known FakeAV malware, which has now made the leap from computers to mobile devices.
June 24, 2013
Nexus 1000V Winning Multiple Awards; VXLAN Scaling with BGP and More on Display at Cisco live!
Nexus 1000V Winning Multiple Awards; VXLAN Scaling with BGP and More on Display at Cisco live!
Cisco live is here and the news and awards around the Nexus 1000V cloud networking and services platform just keep rolling in. Last week we announced the
June 24, 2013
It Takes a Village to Green a City
It Takes a Village to Green a City
Over the past 18 months, I've had the privilege to assist the City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability in developing a city-wide Climate Action Plan
June 24, 2013
Data Center and Cloud Management at Cisco Live Orlando, 2013
Data Center and Cloud Management at Cisco Live Orlando, 2013
We’re excited to showcase Unified Management solutions in the Data Center and Cloud booth at Cisco Live Orlando this week! There are a wide variety of
June 24, 2013