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CS:GO pro's doping admission prompts action from eSports org
CS:GO pro's doping admission prompts action from eSports org
The ESL is moving to address concerns about performance-enhancing drugs in eSports after a pro player publicly acknowledged that he and his (now former) teammates used Adderall during a tournament.
July 22, 2015
You can now muck with the source code for EA's Amiga hit DeluxePaint
You can now muck with the source code for EA's Amiga hit DeluxePaint
The Computer History Museum has archived source code for the 1986 version of EA's DeluxePaint for Amiga, and with EA's permission it has made the code (all 474 KB of it) free for non-commercial use.
July 22, 2015
Leap Motion offers devs $50k in prizes for its second annual 3D jam
Leap Motion offers devs $50k in prizes for its second annual 3D jam
The folks at motion controller company Leap Motion are having another go at encouraging developers to make innovative use of Leap Motion tech this fall via a six-week "3D Jam" with a $50k prize pool.
July 22, 2015
Square Enix boss: It takes three releases for a series to take off
Square Enix boss: It takes three releases for a series to take off
You can't judge the potential of a franchise based on just its first game, argues Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda: there's a "law of third titles."
July 22, 2015
Google Calls For Urgent Changes to Wassenaar Arrangement
Google Calls For Urgent Changes to Wassenaar Arrangement
Google Calls For Urgent Changes to Wassenaar Agreement.White hats need protecting with clearer rules and narrower scope
July 21, 2015
British Man Faces US Extradition for Hacking Government Servers
British Man Faces US Extradition for Hacking Government Servers
British Man Faces US Extradition for Hacking Government Servers.Lauri Love was arrested by extradition police
July 21, 2015
42% of Companies Have No Chip-and-PIN Transition Plan
42% of Companies Have No Chip-and-PIN Transition Plan
Many have either taken no steps or are unaware of any progress being made to meet the Oct. 1 deadline.
July 21, 2015
Security and the Board
Security and the Board
Not long ago I was asked to attend a quarterly Board meeting of one of my healthcare clients and to present the recommendations of a Strategic Security
July 21, 2015
GDC Europe: Wargaming shows you how to succeed with F2P on consoles
GDC Europe: Wargaming shows you how to succeed with F2P on consoles
Wargaming shares lessons learned from successfully adapting a F2P PC game to consoles and a leading expert show you how and why to monetize your "play-create-share games" at GDC Europe in Cologne, Germany this August.
July 21, 2015
Nintendo prevails in another patent suit, defending its handheld systems
Nintendo prevails in another patent suit, defending its handheld systems
The DS, 3DS, and Game Boy Advance are safe -- as Nintendo successfully defends against a patent infringement suit in an Oakland, California court.
July 21, 2015
Gree International lays off 30% of staff
Gree International lays off 30% of staff
UPDATE Japanese mobile game company Gree has laid off an estimated 30 percent of those working in its San Francisco office this week, months after shuttering its Vancouver studio entirely.
July 21, 2015
Edge Case nets $1.3M to keep developing its F2P PC space shooter
Edge Case nets $1.3M to keep developing its F2P PC space shooter
UK studio Edge Case Games has managed to reap $1.3 million in a round of investment funding as it continues to develop its debut F2P game Fractured Space on Steam's Early Access service.
July 21, 2015