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Interview: EA's Spencer Mott
Interview: EA's Spencer Mott
From London’s Metropolitan Police to VP and CISO at Electronic Arts, Spencer Mott has had a colorful career with little end in sight. Here, he talks to Eleanor Dallaway about what the information security industry is up against, how the Sony breach impacted the whole industry, and how EA suffered a breach of its own in 2011
Feb. 14, 2012
Activision's Hirshberg: 'Simply a fallacy to say we're not innovating'
Activision's Hirshberg: 'Simply a fallacy to say we're not innovating'
Just because a game company is huge doesn't mean it can't innovate, argues Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, adding that publishers are relevant as ever, even in a time of Facebook and crowdfunding.
Feb. 13, 2012
3ds Max and Unity -- The good and the bad (and some potential solutions)
3ds Max and Unity -- The good and the bad (and some potential solutions)
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Super Mega Awesome Games founder Mike Wuetherick talks about quirks he's encountered while developing in Unity and potential workarounds for those problems.
Feb. 13, 2012
Paid 3DS DLC, girlfriend emails, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Paid 3DS DLC, girlfriend emails, and more in this week's Japanese news roundup
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including Nintendo's first paid 3DS downloadable content, a paid girlfriend email service, and _One Piece Musou
Feb. 13, 2012
Release This: Twisted Metal, Uncharted: Golden Abyss premiere in North America
Release This: Twisted Metal, Uncharted: Golden Abyss premiere in North America
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings the PlayStation Vita's launch lineup to North America, while Japan gets New Love Plus and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
Feb. 13, 2012
Temple Run overtaken by Egg Punch in iPhone free chart
Temple Run overtaken by Egg Punch in iPhone free chart
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Ragdoll Blaster 3 and Where's My Water? to Ski On Neon and more.
Feb. 13, 2012
Top Android game apps: NFL Flick Quarterback reports brisk sales
Top Android game apps: NFL Flick Quarterback reports brisk sales
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with NFL Flick Quarterback, Cut the Rope, and Ice Runner currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Feb. 13, 2012
Reviewers divided on American version of PlayStation Vita
Reviewers divided on American version of PlayStation Vita
Ahead of PlayStation Vita's Western launch on February 22nd, many consumer outlets posted their reviews and thoughts on the new handheld today, expressing wildly varied opinions over its potential.
Feb. 13, 2012
AppMobi unveils HTML5 dev tool for smartphones, Facebook
AppMobi unveils HTML5 dev tool for smartphones, Facebook
AppMobi has launched its public beta for PlayMobi, a tool for HTML5 game development and deployment for iOS, Android and Facebook, which also offers "1touch" cross-platform in-app purchases for different payment systems.
Feb. 13, 2012
Hookshot Inc. launched by veteran UK games journalists
Hookshot Inc. launched by veteran UK games journalists
A group of UK veteran video game journalists have launched a new website that will focus on downloadable games for consoles, handhelds, computers, phones and tablets.
Feb. 13, 2012
The Sims Social coming to China via Tencent
The Sims Social coming to China via Tencent
EA revealed today that it is bringing its popular social game, The Sims Social, to China via a new agreement with major Chinese online game developer and operator Tencent.
Feb. 13, 2012
Zynga sued over use of personalized game content patents
Zynga sued over use of personalized game content patents
Intellectual property developer Personalized Media Communications has sued social games giant Zynga in the U.S. District Court, citing infringement of four of its patents.
Feb. 13, 2012