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Release This: Gears of War: Judgment launches worldwide
Release This: Gears of War: Judgment launches worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Gears of War: Judgment, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct to retailers stateside.
March 18, 2013
Valve goes VR with official Oculus Rift support
Valve goes VR with official Oculus Rift support
Valve's popular Team Fortress 2 -- which the studio previously told us is its guinea pig for new tech and business opportunities -- will officially support the unit with a game update in the next couple of weeks.
March 18, 2013
Ridiculous Fishing fights mobile game devaluation with a $3 pricetag
Ridiculous Fishing fights mobile game devaluation with a $3 pricetag
"But since its almost impossible to do F2P in a non-evil way and without sacrificing the elegance of your game design, we'll prefer to charge $3." - Ridiculous Fishing developer Vlambeer still thinks there's rooms for games that cost money.
March 18, 2013
EA CEO John Riccitiello steps down after what could be a rough quarter
EA CEO John Riccitiello steps down after what could be a rough quarter
A memo sent to outlets including Gamasutra says that Riccitiello will step down as both the CEO and a member of its board of directors effective March 30. A replacement has not been named.
March 18, 2013
Veronica Mars has opened the doors to a new kind of game funding
Veronica Mars has opened the doors to a new kind of game funding
The Kickstarter campaign for a Veronica Mars movie introduced a new dynamic, in which an IP holder has committed to distribution and promotion if fans fund the project itself. It's easy to imagine game publishers following suit.
March 18, 2013
What did we learn from EA's LGBT-friendly event?
What did we learn from EA's LGBT-friendly event?
There were a lot of takeaways from Electronic Arts' recent LGBT-friendly FullSpectrum event. Attendees discuss its successes and shortcomings, and what publishers should learn.
March 18, 2013
Credit reporting one key to celebrity doxxing affair
Credit reporting one key to celebrity doxxing affair
In the wake of the high-profile celebrity and politician doxxing campaign last week, in which private information about dozens of celebs from Michelle Obama to Kim Kardashian was posted online, more information about the provenance of the information has come to light.
March 17, 2013
Gambler Hacks Surveillance System To Win $33.2 Million at Crown Casino
Gambler Hacks Surveillance System To Win $33.2 Million at Crown Casino
An unknown foreign gambler at a casino had hacked security surveillance cameras in Melbourne's biggest scam at the Crown Casino.
March 16, 2013
Who’s really attacking your ICS Equipment?
Who’s really attacking your ICS Equipment?
State-sponsored malware such as Stuxnet and Flame raised awareness of ICS/SCADA vulnerabilities, and the potential for serious infrastructure damage via them. New research presented today at Blackhat Europe discusses the findings of a honeynet study into ICS attacks.
March 15, 2013
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database vulnerable and hacked
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database vulnerable and hacked
The first sign of a problem was the simple message, this site is ‘down for maintenance’. This was later replaced by the current message, NVD ‘has experienced an issue with its web services and is currently not available.’ The reality is, NVD got hacked.
March 15, 2013
Shared Value: Amplifying the Success of a Business and Its Community
Shared Value: Amplifying the Success of a Business and Its Community
This post was also published on the Huffington Post ImpactX The term "shared value" was introduced in 2010 by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, co-founders
March 15, 2013
11th annual Experimental Gameplay Sessions reveals GDC 2013 line-up
11th annual Experimental Gameplay Sessions reveals GDC 2013 line-up
Organizers of GDC 2013's Experimental Gameplay Sessions have announced a mammoth 20+ game line-up, including Keita Takahashi's new title Tenya Wanya Teens & Jason Rohrer's The Castle Doctrine.
March 15, 2013