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Nominations Open For 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Nominations Open For 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Organizers have opened nominations for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, to be held at GDC 2012 next March, with nominations open to Gamasutra industry professional memb
Dec. 13, 2011
GFI warns online shoppers about a new phishing campaign
GFI warns online shoppers about a new phishing campaign
Since criminals always follow the crowds, it should be no surprise that GFI is warning about a new phishing campaign aimed at Christmas online shoppers.
Dec. 13, 2011
Homeland Security releases roadmap to improve security in cyberspace
Homeland Security releases roadmap to improve security in cyberspace
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a “blueprint” that outlines measures to secure cyberspace and protect US critical infrastructure.
Dec. 13, 2011
RSA breach tops list of 2011's most significant cybercrimes
RSA breach tops list of 2011's most significant cybercrimes
The RSA data breach tops the list of most significant cybercrime developments of the year, according to security monitoring and threat intelligence firm Vigilant.
Dec. 13, 2011
Cyber attacks could cost lives, Shell tells oil industry
Cyber attacks could cost lives, Shell tells oil industry
Cyber attacks could cost lives and cause huge damage, according to Ludolf Luehmann, an IT manager for Royal Dutch Shell.
Dec. 13, 2011
Judge Dismisses PlayStation 3 'Other OS' Removal Class Action Suit
Judge Dismisses PlayStation 3 'Other OS' Removal Class Action Suit
Ruling that plaintiffs failed to show evidence of wrongdoing, a federal judge dismissed all of the counts brought against Sony in a class action suit over the disabling of PlayStation 3's "Other OS" feature last year.
Dec. 12, 2011
In-game Ad Firm IGA Shifts Priorities, Lays Off Staff
In-game Ad Firm IGA Shifts Priorities, Lays Off Staff
In its latest round of reductions, in-game advertising firm IGA Worldwide has laid off less than a quarter of its 22 employees as the company shifts its priorities to other unspecified opportunities.
Dec. 12, 2011
Portal 2, Skyrim Win Big At Spike TV VGA 2011 Awards
Portal 2, Skyrim Win Big At Spike TV VGA 2011 Awards
Valve's Portal 2 and Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City were the big winners at Spike TV's ninth annual Video Game Awards show, although The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took home the Game of the Year award.
Dec. 12, 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Activision's Latest Billion-Dollar Title
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Activision's Latest Billion-Dollar Title
Activision today announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has made more than $1 billion in sales, just 16 days after launch, achieving the figure faster than James Cameron's hit movie Avatar.
Dec. 12, 2011
Epic: 'Minecraft Was An Inspiration' For Fortnite
Epic: 'Minecraft Was An Inspiration' For Fortnite
Having revealed its next upcoming title Fortnite yesterday, Epic Games said that indie phenomenon Minecraft was an inspiration for the game's freeform construction concept.
Dec. 12, 2011
Metal Gear Solid: Rising Renamed Revengeance
Metal Gear Solid: Rising Renamed Revengeance
Konami vice president and industry veteran Hideo Kojima has revealed that the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising has now been renamed to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Dec. 12, 2011
Opinion: Separation Of Gameplay
Opinion: Separation Of Gameplay
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Bane Games' Alistair Doulin discusses separating gameplay from code to make it "engine agnostic", and notes why others should adopt this approach.
Dec. 12, 2011