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Superheroes and zombies couldn't save U.S. game retail in April
Superheroes and zombies couldn't save U.S. game retail in April
Physical retail sales of video games in the U.S. showed a double-digit decline for the month of April, as Injustice: Gods Among Us and Dead Island: Riptide led sales for the month.
May 16, 2013
GDC Next sister event ADC launches App Dev Stories
GDC Next sister event ADC launches App Dev Stories
Gamasutra's sister property App Developers Conference has announced the launch of a standalone blog, called App Dev Stories, which tells the human stories behind the most interesting apps.
May 16, 2013
More than 13,000 visitors attended Infosecurity Europe 2013
More than 13,000 visitors attended Infosecurity Europe 2013
Infosecurity Europe has released basic figures on last month’s eighteenth annual exhibition and conference: pre-ABC audit figures show a 6% increase in visitors over 2012 to 13,200, with more than 70 new exhibitors.
May 15, 2013
Why is Microsoft reading users’ Skype messages?
Why is Microsoft reading users’ Skype messages?
Heise Security published a suggestion that Microsoft is reading users’ Skype messages, but Microsoft maintains automated scanning is used to identify suspected spam and phishing links.
May 15, 2013
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