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Indie Royale launches Defense Grid and Hack, Slash, Loot headlining 'April Fools Bundle'
Indie Royale launches Defense Grid and Hack, Slash, Loot headlining 'April Fools Bundle'
The Indie Royale game bundle site returns with the April Fools Bundle, including five big independent games led by Defense Grid: The Awakening and Hack, Slash, Loot.
April 4, 2012
Mac users: “If you have no real need for Java, remove it”
Mac users: “If you have no real need for Java, remove it”
Discussing the latest drive-by threat to Mac users that exploits an unpatched Java vulnerability known as CVE-2012-0507, Graham Cluley of Sophos blogs, “My advice is that if you have no real need for Java, remove it.”
April 4, 2012
UK hacker G-Zero jailed for using Zeus and SpyEye
UK hacker G-Zero jailed for using Zeus and SpyEye
Edward Pearson, aka G-Zero, has been jailed for 26 months at Southwark Crown Court for “making an article for use in fraud and two counts of possession of an article for use in fraud.”
April 4, 2012
IRS security dissing party continues
IRS security dissing party continues
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just can’t catch a break when it comes to its information security posture; the US Treasury’s auditors are joining the criticisms begun by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about infosec shortcomings at the US tax collector.
April 4, 2012
Blackhole-laden spam targets airline passengers
Blackhole-laden spam targets airline passengers
Cybercriminals have launched a Blackhole-laden spam campaign against US Airways passengers, trying to convince them to click on a link to
April 4, 2012
UK government puts brakes on web snooping plans
UK government puts brakes on web snooping plans
In an apparent about-turn over government plans to allow security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet browsing habits, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said the legislation will be published only as a draft.
April 4, 2012
Weighing the costs and benefits of disaster recovery planning
Weighing the costs and benefits of disaster recovery planning
In order to protect data from a disaster or cyberattack, organizations should develop a disaster recovery plan based on a cost-benefit analysis of the value of the data versus the cost of maintaining backup facilities, according to a report from Wisegate.
April 4, 2012
Here's why you're surprised when you stink at multiplayer games
Here's why you're surprised when you stink at multiplayer games
Why are terrible players surprised when they're destroyed in competitive multiplayer games? James Madigan explains the Dunning-Kruger effect, and how some games convince players they're better than they are.
April 3, 2012
Postmortem: What Would Molydeux - a global game jam
Postmortem: What Would Molydeux - a global game jam
An offhand tweet from a Double Fine programmer snowballed into one of the largest global game jams ever. Co-organizer and Game Developer EIC Brandon Sheffield looks at how it all went down.
April 3, 2012
UK retailer Game Group delisted from stock exchange
UK retailer Game Group delisted from stock exchange
Having requested that the listing of its securities be suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange last month, UK retailer Game Group has now been completely delisted from trading.
April 3, 2012
Next El Shaddai is a mobile social game
Next El Shaddai is a mobile social game
Ignition Tokyo has updated the website for its next El Shaddai game, revealing it to be a social game due for release on Android in Japan later this year.
April 3, 2012
Social games studio Dragonplay secures $14M in funding
Social games studio Dragonplay secures $14M in funding
Tel-Aviv, Israel-based developer Dragonplay has secured $14 million in a round of series A funding, with the aim to expand its release portfolio and add more members to its team.
April 3, 2012