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Our expert is better than your expert, says Hotfile to Warner Bros
Our expert is better than your expert, says Hotfile to Warner Bros
Hotfile is being sued by Warner Bros (and others) – the MPAA – for copyright infringement; Hotfile is countersuing for bogus copyright infringement claims.
March 30, 2012
Blackhole: the 1-day exploit kit
Blackhole: the 1-day exploit kit
ESET has reported on the latest version of the Blackhole exploit kit, noting that it has been updated to include a recent Java vulnerability.
March 30, 2012
Payment processor suffers data breach that exposes 50,000 credit card numbers
Payment processor suffers data breach that exposes 50,000 credit card numbers
Global Payments, an Atlanta-based credit and debit card processor for banks and merchants, has suffered a security breach that has exposed information on at least 50,000 cardholders, the Wall Street Journal reported.
March 30, 2012
Gamasutra expert blogs: From designing female characters to story timing
Gamasutra expert blogs: From designing female characters to story timing
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including the challenges of designing female characters, story timing pitfalls, and more.
March 29, 2012
In-depth: Intermediate floating-point precision
In-depth: Intermediate floating-point precision
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Valve Software programmer Bruce Dawson continues his series on the floatin-point format with a new chapter on intermediate floating-point precision.
March 29, 2012
Thatgamecompany's Journey is fastest-selling U.S. PSN game ever
Thatgamecompany's Journey is fastest-selling U.S. PSN game ever
Thatgamecompany's Journey, released for PlayStation 3 earlier this month, is now the fastest selling game ever on the PlayStation Network in the U.S., selling faster than any other first or third-party game available.
March 29, 2012
UEFA Euro 2012 will be DLC for FIFA 12, not a standalone release
UEFA Euro 2012 will be DLC for FIFA 12, not a standalone release
The UEFA Euro 2012 video game, due to be released around the same time the 2012 European Football Championship kicks off this summer, will not be a standalone release, but rather DLC for EA's popular FIFA 12.
March 29, 2012
Zynga's secondary offering priced at $12 per share
Zynga's secondary offering priced at $12 per share
Following its initial public offering last December, social games giant Zynga has now announced that more than 42 million shares in the company will be sold at a price of $12 per share in a secondary offering.
March 29, 2012
Street Fighter producer Ono stepping back amid illness
Street Fighter producer Ono stepping back amid illness
Capcom's Yoshinori Ono, the producer behind fighting games including Street Fighter IV, is stepping back from his work for a while after being hospitalized earlier this week.
March 29, 2012
Angry Birds dev Rovio opening Swedish studio later this year
Angry Birds dev Rovio opening Swedish studio later this year
Angry Birds house Rovio Entertainment is set to open a new games studio in Swedish capital city Stockholm, as a means of further expanding its rapidly growing business.
March 29, 2012
MIGS organizers seek speakers for November conference
MIGS organizers seek speakers for November conference
The advisory board for the Montreal International Games Summit has opened its call for speakers for the conference's ninth edition, which will take place this November.
March 29, 2012
China's online games market valued at $6.6B in 2011, says report
China's online games market valued at $6.6B in 2011, says report
The online games market in China is still seeing impressive growth, as the market saw revenues increase 32 percent to $6.6 billion in 2011, reports analytics firm Pearl Research.
March 29, 2012