News

Opinion: Put on your game face
Opinion: Put on your game face
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Agora Games' David Czarnecki explains why your studio should highlight its internal and external open source developments.
April 2, 2012
Spec Ops lead designer: Balance it all on the story
Spec Ops lead designer: Balance it all on the story
In a new feature interview, Yager Developments' Cory Davis discusses how story drove the design of Spec Ops: The Line -- including its squad tactics, surprisingly.
April 2, 2012
GCHQ to get real-time access to personal traffic data
GCHQ to get real-time access to personal traffic data
The EC Data Retention Directive is already in force in the UK as a Statutory Instrument – The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009. A proposed new bill will now force ISPs and telecommunications providers to make this data available to law enforcement in real time.
April 2, 2012
Imperva analyzes LulzSec’s attack tool
Imperva analyzes LulzSec’s attack tool
In its latest Hacker Intelligence Initiative report, Imperva analyzes remote and local file inclusion (RFI/LFI) attacks as favored by LulzSec.
April 2, 2012
California child services loses storage devices with info on 800,000 people
California child services loses storage devices with info on 800,000 people
Computer storage devices containing personal information on 800,000 California residents were lost following a disaster recovery exercise held by IBM and Iron Mountain on behalf of the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS).
April 2, 2012
Global Payments cops to 1.5 million total on credit card breach
Global Payments cops to 1.5 million total on credit card breach
Global Payments, a third-party payment card processor, has admitted that around 1.5 million credit card numbers may have been stolen in a massive data breach last month, up significantly from the original report of 50,000.
April 2, 2012
144 Indian and 15 Israeli Websites Hacked by Z Company Hacking Crew
144 Indian and 15 Israeli Websites Hacked by Z Company Hacking Crew
Two weeks ago, Z Company Hacking Crew hacked top most official website of Zionist Organisation of UK and Ireland. Today ZHC U M N of  Z Company Hacking Crew
March 31, 2012
In-depth: Asset packaging in browser-based games
In-depth: Asset packaging in browser-based games
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, freelance software developer Rob Ashton share some useful tips he's picked up for asset packaging in browser-based games.
March 30, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of March 30
Your game industry in your words: Week of March 30
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Stardock's Brad Wardell, Capcom veteran Keiji Inafune, Spry Fox's Daniel Cook, and many others in this new weekly roundup.
March 30, 2012
Top iPad game apps: Crytek's Fibble HD, Clear Vision report fast sales
Top iPad game apps: Crytek's Fibble HD, Clear Vision report fast sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Fibble HD, Clear Vision, and Lego Ninjago currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
March 30, 2012
Best of Indie Games: From Outpost Kaloki to Manor of the Damned
Best of Indie Games: From Outpost Kaloki to Manor of the Damned
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a simplistic-looking SHMUP, and a browser pick that pits gaming portals against each other.
March 30, 2012
NFL retiree lawsuit against EA goes to court
NFL retiree lawsuit against EA goes to court
A California court has rejected Electronic Arts' First Amendment argument and motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it by NFL retirees, who accuse the publisher of using their likenesses without consent.
March 30, 2012