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In-depth: Leaderboard benchmarking
In-depth: Leaderboard benchmarking
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Agora Games's David Czarnecki demonstrates how tweaking basic "knobs" can bring about significant speed improvements in your leaderboards.
Jan. 3, 2012
What the original Zelda can still teach us about open world design
What the original Zelda can still teach us about open world design
In Gamasutra's latest feature, veteran designer Mike Stout examines how the original Legend of Zelda created an "illusion of very open level design by u
Jan. 3, 2012
GDC 2012 adds HTML5, physics, Scrum, usability tutorials
GDC 2012 adds HTML5, physics, Scrum, usability tutorials
Organizers of GDC 2012 have debuted the latest batch of tutorials for the March event in San Francisco, featuring full-day sessions on HTML5, physics simulation, Scrum, game usability, and more.
Jan. 3, 2012
Raytheon goes on cybersecurity buying spree
Raytheon goes on cybersecurity buying spree
Last month, US defense contractor Raytheon acquired two companies that supply cybersecurity products and services to the US military: Henggeler Computer Consultants and Pikewerks Corp.
Jan. 3, 2012
Saudi hackers publish personal data Israeli sports site subscribers
Saudi hackers publish personal data Israeli sports site subscribers
Saudi hackers who claim they are members of Anonymous have breached the Israeli ONE sports website and leaked personal information on 400,000 subscribers.
Jan. 3, 2012
Service wipes data from government PCs with degaussing
Service wipes data from government PCs with degaussing
PC Recycler provides electronics recycling services to a number of US government agencies, using degaussing to wipe data from the devices before destruction.
Jan. 3, 2012
Hackers celebrate New Year's by breaching Philippine government websites
Hackers celebrate New Year's by breaching Philippine government websites
The PrivateX hacker group breached two Philippine government websites, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), on New Year’s Day.
Jan. 3, 2012
Silicon Valley Innovation is Built Around Employee Mobility
Silicon Valley Innovation is Built Around Employee Mobility
For the sake of our country's competitiveness, I hope we can move beyond non-compete agreements with employees as a policy matter.
Jan. 3, 2012
2012 IGF finalists now coming January 10th, 15th
2012 IGF finalists now coming January 10th, 15th
In order to give mobile games their fair chance, the announcement of the finalists for the 2012 Independent Games Festival has been delayed slightly in order to give the judges more time for evaluation.
Jan. 2, 2012
This week in Japanese news: from portable troubles to Kinect
This week in Japanese news: from portable troubles to Kinect
Gamasutra rounds up recent reports on the Japanese games industry from local news site Andriasang.com, including Genius Sonority's portable gaming worries, a new Kinect-less bundle, and more.
Jan. 2, 2012
The craft of game systems: Practical examples
The craft of game systems: Practical examples
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Microsoft game designer Daniel Achterman continues his series on system design's best practices with several examples from Dungeon Siege 2's development.
Jan. 2, 2012
Indie Royale begins pre-orders for 'The New Year's Bundle'
Indie Royale begins pre-orders for 'The New Year's Bundle'
Indie game fans can now blind pre-order Indie Royale's New Year's Bundle - which includes PC and Mac versions of all games - at a recommended €/£/$5 to
Jan. 2, 2012