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Ken Levine's justification for BioShock Infinite's crunch
Ken Levine's justification for BioShock Infinite's crunch
"It's not like people love seeing their families less often, or that that doesn't cause problems. It causes problems for me, it causes problems for everyone." - Levine says that with the game's ambition, overexertion is necessary.
March 11, 2013
Educational campaign aims to improve video games' public image
Educational campaign aims to improve video games' public image
Possibly in response to vice president Joe Biden's warning that video games have a public perception problem, the ESA has launched a new campaign to drive awareness for the ESRB ratings, as well as games' potential for education.
March 11, 2013
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima ponders whether developers might save money during this next, expensive generation of AAA game development by selling a small chunk of their games first and seeing if it sticks.
March 11, 2013
Government Cloud CIO Roundtable (February 27, 2013)
Government Cloud CIO Roundtable (February 27, 2013)
Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting a TelePresence roundtable for 46 Public Sector CxO-level executives from 20 locations throughout Europe,
March 10, 2013
Networking Field Day 5: SDN and Unicorn Blood
Networking Field Day 5: SDN and Unicorn Blood
So, we wrapped up our day with the Networking Field Day crew last week with a free form discussion on where we go next with SDN.  To be honest, the
March 10, 2013
March 2013 Patch Tuesday preview
March 2013 Patch Tuesday preview
This month’s Patch Tuesday will include seven security bulletins from Microsoft: four are critical and three are important; three require reboots, three may require a reboot, and one does not. Both businesses and consumers will likely be affected.
March 8, 2013
LinkedIn's $5M class-action data breach lawsuit dismissed
LinkedIn's $5M class-action data breach lawsuit dismissed
A $5 million class-action suit brought against networking site LinkedIn concerning a significant June 2012 data breach has been dismissed after a US District Court judge ruled the breach as “abstract” rather than resulting in actual harm.
March 8, 2013
Malware developers paying $100 apiece for Google Play accounts
Malware developers paying $100 apiece for Google Play accounts
Dovetailing with the ever-escalating glut of Android-based mobile malware, it turns out that a black market for Android developer accounts has sprung up. Google Play accounts are apparently going for $100 a pop in the cyber-underground.
March 8, 2013
Telework First: time to put Dracula in charge of the bloodbank
Telework First: time to put Dracula in charge of the bloodbank
As our friends and colleagues in the United States participate in Telework Week, you may like to know that us Aussies also held our own Telework Week in
March 8, 2013
Request your Marriage Certificate at the Mall: Transforming the Delivery of Government Services
Request your Marriage Certificate at the Mall: Transforming the Delivery of Government Services
Government services and convenience are rarely seen within the same sentence; more often than not, the thought of making the trip down to city hall is a
March 8, 2013
Cisco Unified Access Reaches a Major Milestone in London
Cisco Unified Access Reaches a Major Milestone in London
The headline at Cisco Live London this year is undoubtedly the major advancement of Cisco Unified AccessTM. Thousands of attendees witnessed the
March 8, 2013
Raspberry Pi got DDoS’d
Raspberry Pi got DDoS’d
Starting late on Tuesday the Raspberry Pi Foundation was taken down by a massive SYN flood attack. The Foundation is behind the credit card-sized Raspberry Pi computer, originally designed to promote the teaching of computer basics in schools.
March 7, 2013