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Opinion: Let's talk about why QA sucks
Opinion: Let's talk about why QA sucks
"Quality assurance is an incredibly important pillar of game development, and the industry as a whole does not treat it accordingly," argues Game Developer magazine EIC Brandon Sheffield.
April 12, 2012
C/C++ low level curriculum: More conditionals
C/C++ low level curriculum: More conditionals
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Gamer Camp's Alex Darby continues his series on a C/C++ Low Level Curriculum by looking at the conditional operator and switch statements.
April 12, 2012
Tax relief for Italian video game industry proposed
Tax relief for Italian video game industry proposed
Italian political party The People of Freedom, or PdL, has presented tax relief proposals for game development studios in Italy as part of a Digital Agenda initiative.
April 12, 2012
Troubled Sony relies on video games to reverse its fortunes
Troubled Sony relies on video games to reverse its fortunes
Sony has outlined a series of strategic initiatives including a focus on games and mobile, with which it hopes to revitalize its business after a particularly poor fiscal year.
April 12, 2012
King.com now third biggest game developer on Facebook, surpassing EA
King.com now third biggest game developer on Facebook, surpassing EA
As King.com launches its latest casual game via Facebook, the company has revealed that it is now the third biggest game developer on Facebook in terms of DAUs, having now surpassed Electronic Arts.
April 12, 2012
Skyrim receiving Kinect voice command support on Xbox 360
Skyrim receiving Kinect voice command support on Xbox 360
Bethesda has revealed that the Xbox 360 version of mammoth RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will receive Kinect voice integration through a free update later this month.
April 12, 2012
The Sims Social launches in China via Tencent's Qzone
The Sims Social launches in China via Tencent's Qzone
Electronic Arts has launched its popular social game The Sims Social in China via Tencent's Qzone social network, as a means of expanding the game's audience
April 12, 2012
ISACA issues latest version of COBIT infosec governance framework
ISACA issues latest version of COBIT infosec governance framework
ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, has issued COBIT 5, the latest version of its IT security reference guide.
April 12, 2012
Zero-day security hole in BackTrack Linux uncovered by student
Zero-day security hole in BackTrack Linux uncovered by student
A zero-day security flaw has been identified in the latest version of BackTrack Linux, a version used by security professionals for penetration testing. The vulnerability was discovered by a student in the InfoSec Institute’s ethical hacking class.
April 12, 2012
US to fast-track cyber weapon development
US to fast-track cyber weapon development
The US plans to fast-track the development of cyber weapons to give it the ability to create the means to attack specific targets within months, and even days.
April 12, 2012
ISO issues interorganizational communication security standards
ISO issues interorganizational communication security standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published new standards for interorganizational and intersector communications, including data exchanges for critical infrastructure.
April 12, 2012
Dirt Jumper DDoS bot family has over 300 varieties
Dirt Jumper DDoS bot family has over 300 varieties
The Dirt Jumper distributed denial of service (DDoS) bot family has evolved into over 300 varieties of bot packages, explained Curt Wilson of Arbor Networks.
April 12, 2012