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Industry in flux: What we learned from Game Developer's 2012 Salary Survey
Industry in flux: What we learned from Game Developer's 2012 Salary Survey
The 2012 Game Developer Salary Survey is available in the April issue of Game Developer magazine! U.S. average salaries rose, layoffs continue to trend downwards, and devs are worried about change.
April 4, 2013
Video: How Assassin's Creed III's many studios collaborated
Video: How Assassin's Creed III's many studios collaborated
Five Ubisoft studio leads held a production panel at GDC 2013 to discuss the different models used to overcome the challenge of collaborating on a large scale for Assassin's Creed III.
April 4, 2013
The future of the King's Quest reboot is uncertain
The future of the King's Quest reboot is uncertain
Although Telltale Games had planned to reboot the classic King's Quest adventure game series, the company revealed this week that it is no longer working on the franchise.
April 4, 2013
Exploring video game animation with a film industry veteran
Exploring video game animation with a film industry veteran
Lionel Gallat has been working on animated movies for over 15 years now, serving as animation director on films like Despicable Me and The Lorax. Now he's making video games, and spotting comparisons everywhere.
April 4, 2013
Firefox 20: 11 security fixes and improved private browsing
Firefox 20: 11 security fixes and improved private browsing
Firefox 20 was released on Tuesday. It includes 3 critical, 4 high, and 4 moderate vulnerability fixes; plus several enhancements including a private browsing mode and improved download manager.
April 3, 2013
London Underground users can now be hacked at more than 100 Tube stations
London Underground users can now be hacked at more than 100 Tube stations
The introduction of Virgin Media’s WiFi to the London Underground is a valuable addition to the UK capital’s anywhere, anytime attitude towards work and the internet – access via mobile phones and tablets need no longer be affected simply because the user is 20 metres underground.
April 3, 2013
Hundreds of Japanese one-click scams found infesting Google Play store
Hundreds of Japanese one-click scams found infesting Google Play store
Niche-focused malware is becoming more prevalent as targeted attack vectors continue to pay off in terms of social engineering.
April 3, 2013
Zombie survivalist game, The War Z, taken offline following password hack
Zombie survivalist game, The War Z, taken offline following password hack
Gaming platforms, from the Sony PlayStation Network data heist to a break-in of the Gamingo platform one year ago are sporadic but compelling targets for hackers, thanks to their ability to touch so many users at one time. The latest gaming victim is the online multiplayer game, The War Z, which has been taken offline after the compromise of thousands of user accounts.
April 3, 2013
Three Truths about Networking – the Next Chapter
Three Truths about Networking – the Next Chapter
It’s great to see, hear and read various points of view on the evolution of networking.  It’s a hot topic right now, highlighting the fact that the
April 3, 2013
Terraria and Minecraft were the big XBLA sellers in March
Terraria and Minecraft were the big XBLA sellers in March
Side-scrolling multiplayer RPG Terraria has sold more than 125,000 copies on Xbox 360 in its first week on sale -- the first title to outsell Minecraft's weekly sales in quite a while.
April 3, 2013
Video: Remembering LucasArts' groundbreaking Maniac Mansion
Video: Remembering LucasArts' groundbreaking Maniac Mansion
We dug into the GDC vaults to dig up designer Ron Gilbert's "odd collection of memories" about 1987's Maniac Mansion, the influential point-and-click adventure that began what many consider a golden era at Lucasfilm Games.
April 3, 2013
Play folk games on the fly with Tiny Games app
Play folk games on the fly with Tiny Games app
Can a new app combine the social quality of in-person play without the complex logistics of live events? Hide&Seek's tiny games wants to make a massive catalog of folk games accessible to all.
April 3, 2013