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How Minecraft sidesteps legal issues
How Minecraft sidesteps legal issues
While games like City of Heroes have been subject to copyright lawsuits, as part of a new Gamasutra feature, law professor Greg Lastowka explains how the on
Jan. 17, 2012
Epic's Bleszinski, Monaco's Schatz to host GDC, IGF awards
Epic's Bleszinski, Monaco's Schatz to host GDC, IGF awards
Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski is set to host this year's 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2012, while Pocketwatch Games’ Andy Schatz will return to host the 14th annual Independent Games Festival awards.
Jan. 17, 2012
Codemasters demands money from laid off employees
Codemasters demands money from laid off employees
Former employees of Codemasters' now-defunct Guildford studio (Bodycount) are being asked to return pay that the company claims was based on a miscalculation.
Jan. 17, 2012
Obituary: Bill 'Phosphorous' Sears
Obituary: Bill 'Phosphorous' Sears
Designer, illustrator, game developer, and Digital Eel co-founder Bill "Phosphorous" Sears passed away Friday due to ongoing heart troubles. He was in his late 50s.
Jan. 17, 2012
AXA global insurance company adopts data analytics to reduce fraud
AXA global insurance company adopts data analytics to reduce fraud
Insurance fraud is growing. It costs the insurance company and increases insurance premiums. AXA believes that data analytics may provide the solution.
Jan. 17, 2012
Research by Sophos reveals the gang behind Koobface
Research by Sophos reveals the gang behind Koobface
Key to a compelling and instructive detective story is the sort of security failing usually exploited by the cybercriminals, but in this instance harnessed by Sophos.
Jan. 17, 2012
Breach at Zappos exposes data on 24 million customers
Breach at Zappos exposes data on 24 million customers
Zappos, an online shoe and clothing retailer, is warning 24 million customers that a security breach has exposed their personal information, including partial credit card data.
Jan. 17, 2012
European test center takes network security for a 4G ride
European test center takes network security for a 4G ride
The move to high-speed 4G mobile networks poses challenges for carriers and vendors to deploy security products that can handle those high speeds and data volumes, a challenge that the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) recently put to the test.
Jan. 17, 2012
Ex-MetroGames staffers plan legal action against studio management
Ex-MetroGames staffers plan legal action against studio management
Former staff with Argentina-based social game studio MetroGames told Gamasutra they will take legal action against studio management next month, in order to get compensation they say they're owed.
Jan. 16, 2012
THQ shoots down 2014 cancellation rumors
THQ shoots down 2014 cancellation rumors
Saints Row publisher THQ denied rumors that it had cancelled its entire 2014 video game lineup, adding that it has not made any decisions regarding the planned Warhammer MMO.
Jan. 16, 2012
Opinion: Five tips for programmer productivity
Opinion: Five tips for programmer productivity
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, BitSquid co-founder Niklas Frykholm shares five practical and technical tips designed to help programmers increase their productivity.
Jan. 16, 2012
Opinion: Subscriptions are not the future, they are the past
Opinion: Subscriptions are not the future, they are the past
In this opinion piece, Gamasutra contributor and Games Brief's Nicholas Lovell argues that game subscriptions are not "the Holy Grail of the industry," and that the subscriptions period is now over.
Jan. 16, 2012