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IT, Security Staff at Odds Over App Security
IT, Security Staff at Odds Over App Security
A survey reveals that half of IT professionals update applications only once every one to six months.
June 15, 2016
Industrial Control System Attacks Hit an All-Time High
Industrial Control System Attacks Hit an All-Time High
Spearphishing is the primary method of attack, with the number of attacks increasing by 160% from FY 2014 to FY 2015.
June 15, 2016
Postmortem: Dinosaur Polo Club's Mini Metro
Postmortem: Dinosaur Polo Club's Mini Metro
"I initially saw Mini Metro as an opportunity to have an iPad app under my belt and a little pocket money. My brother Peter saw it as potentially leading to a career as an independent game developer."
June 15, 2016
Learn proven formulas for balancing your next game at GDC Europe
Learn proven formulas for balancing your next game at GDC Europe
Game balancing can be an esoteric art form. At GDC Europe, Wooga's Brian Davis will share the methods he's used to balance dozens of games and show you how to apply these methods to your own work.
June 15, 2016
Obituary: Rumble Roses character designer Shiro Kotobuki
Obituary: Rumble Roses character designer Shiro Kotobuki
Gamasutra has learned that Hiroshi Kobayashi, the Japanese artist best known for his work designing characters in the Rumble Roses games under the name Shiro Kotobuki, has passed away.
June 15, 2016
Xbox One mouse and keyboard support only 'months away'
Xbox One mouse and keyboard support only 'months away'
"When we enable PC and mouse on console it'll be interesting to see how many of those creators think about running their PC and mouse-only game on console."
June 15, 2016
Sony expecting PlayStation VR supply issues
Sony expecting PlayStation VR supply issues
"We have growing confidence that we'll be supply constrained with this product, but we'll do our very best to meet demand."
June 15, 2016
Your Game Can Change People's Lives (Even Unintentionally)
Your Game Can Change People's Lives (Even Unintentionally)
We recently received a message describing how our game had a profound effect on someone's life, and I felt I needed to share it with the world / gamedev community. Even a "non-serious" game can change the world! Read on :)
June 15, 2016
What Role Does An Office Play In Game Development?
What Role Does An Office Play In Game Development?
We all know creative projects need the right environment around them to flourish. Could something as simple as how we think about our working environments make a difference to the quality of what we make?
June 15, 2016
Ad-supported Apps get ROI and LTV Wrong 98% of the Time
Ad-supported Apps get ROI and LTV Wrong 98% of the Time
Mobile apps often relay on ad revenue as a monetization source. These apps have trouble calculating LTV due to various issues but mainly since ad-networks are not releasing the neccessary information.
June 15, 2016
Closing the talent gap to secure the future: Cisco rolls out $10 million cybersecurity scholarship
Closing the talent gap to secure the future: Cisco rolls out $10 million cybersecurity scholarship
Finding – and keeping – the cybersecurity talent required for today’s digital economy is a serious challenge. And it’s getting worse. Here at Cisco, we’re
June 14, 2016
Petals of Data Can Move a Country
Petals of Data Can Move a Country
Recently I talked about the dance of the decade for IT and broader industries, in which we use a value-chain approach to sense and act on data in order to
June 14, 2016