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Multi-threaded Fabric Engine makes official debut
Multi-threaded Fabric Engine makes official debut
Fabric Engine Inc. has launched version 1.0 of its multi-threaded computing engine, which promises increased performance for developers using dynamic programming languages such as JavaScript and Python.
March 21, 2012
Social company lets students play games to earn college grants
Social company lets students play games to earn college grants
Social gaming company Grantoo has announced a new platform on which college students can compete in online tournaments to earn money to fund their education and support charity.
March 21, 2012
German studio Spellbound Entertainment hit with financial trouble
German studio Spellbound Entertainment hit with financial trouble
German development house Spellbound Entertainment, which has worked on titles such as Arcania: Gothic 4 and Giana Sisters DS, is having trouble paying its debts, and has recently filed for insolvency.
March 21, 2012
Disney reveals Epic Mickey 2, a co-op musical
Disney reveals Epic Mickey 2, a co-op musical
Disney and the Warren Spector-led Junction Point have announced a sequel to Epic Mickey, adding support for more platforms and even turning the game into a full-fledged musical.
March 21, 2012
Quantic Dream using Autodesk's sculpting, animation tools for upcoming game
Quantic Dream using Autodesk's sculpting, animation tools for upcoming game
Quantic Dream, the Paris-based studio behind Heavy Rain, has chosen to use Autodesk's digital sculpting software and animation middleware to power the visuals in its upcoming, but unannounced game.
March 21, 2012
Microsoft donates Xbox 360 products to aid, educate children
Microsoft donates Xbox 360 products to aid, educate children
Microsoft has donated a number of Xbox 360 products to the humanitarian group Right to Play, which aims to improve children's lives by teaching them about societal issues via sports and technology.
March 21, 2012
Opinion: You should be drawing
Opinion: You should be drawing
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Zenimax Online Studios' Mike Jungbluth senior animator explains why you should be drawing, and how to get started even if all you can draw are stick figures.
March 21, 2012
Opinion: Mass Effect 3's promise of ownership is one it couldn't keep
Opinion: Mass Effect 3's promise of ownership is one it couldn't keep
Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander examines the fan outrage over Mass Effect 3's ending (spoiler-free): more interesting than the debate are the lessons it yields about brands' relationships with players.
March 21, 2012
Indian company hacks GSM and usurps IMSI
Indian company hacks GSM and usurps IMSI
At a security conference organized by Null in India, Matrix Shell claimed and demonstrated the ability to hack into GSM phones and manipulate the user’s International Mobile Subscriber Identity.
March 21, 2012
Russian authorities arrest eight in bust of Carberp bank fraud ring
Russian authorities arrest eight in bust of Carberp bank fraud ring
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Security Service this week arrested eight men allegedly involved in a Carberp bank fraud ring.
March 21, 2012
NIST publishes guidance for electronic health record usability and security
NIST publishes guidance for electronic health record usability and security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released technical guidance for evaluating the usability of electronic health records (EHR), while maintaining the security and privacy of those records.
March 21, 2012
US data breach costs decline for first time in seven years
US data breach costs decline for first time in seven years
The average organizational and per capita cost of a data breach in the US declined in 2011 for the first time in the seven years that the 'US Cost of a Data Breach Study' has been compiled.
March 21, 2012