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Tips From A Combat Designer: Get a G.R.I.P.
Tips From A Combat Designer: Get a G.R.I.P.
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday piece, Vigil Games' senior designer Mike Birkhead continues his "Tips From a Combat Designer" series by going over the four cycles of game design.
Nov. 24, 2011
Websense slams Motorola Android ad campaign on security grounds
Websense slams Motorola Android ad campaign on security grounds
Websense has slammed the latest ad campaign from Motorola for its Droid Razr smartphone, citing the fact that the Android platform is secure.
Nov. 24, 2011
Fake iTunes updates demolish the idea that Apple iOS is secure
Fake iTunes updates demolish the idea that Apple iOS is secure
The long-held belief that the Apple iOS platform is inherently secure due to Apple’s walled garden approach to software has been holed once again, this time by a security firm that has developed a method of sending Fake iTunes and Flash updates to iPhone and iPad users.
Nov. 24, 2011
Symantec reports one-click fraud has arrived on smartphones
Symantec reports one-click fraud has arrived on smartphones
Do you want the good news, or the bad news first? The bad news is that one-click fraud has, at long last, arrived on smartphones. The good news (unless you live in Japan) is that the frauds are focused on Japanese language users of mobile phones.
Nov. 24, 2011
ISF publishes guide on risk-free Federated Identity & Access Management
ISF publishes guide on risk-free Federated Identity & Access Management
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a new report on Federated Identity and Access Management that describes the methodology that IT security professionals need to adopt when implementing the technology into their systems.
Nov. 24, 2011
Seven Years Of World Of Warcraft
Seven Years Of World Of Warcraft
Today is World of Warcraft's seventh anniversary, and Gamasutra celebrates the occasion by looking back at the game's most important events and landmarks from the last seven years.
Nov. 23, 2011
GameStop Sued By Former Employee Over Inadequate Breaks
GameStop Sued By Former Employee Over Inadequate Breaks
A new class-action lawsuit has been filed by a former GameStop employee against the company, with the employee alleging that GameStop does not provide adequate meal breaks.
Nov. 23, 2011
Sony Reveals European PS Vita Software Launch Line-Up, Two New Titles
Sony Reveals European PS Vita Software Launch Line-Up, Two New Titles
Sony has confirmed the European software line-up for its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld, due for release in February, while also announcing a couple of new titles, MotorStorm RC and Unit 13.
Nov. 23, 2011
Former CCP Staffers Found Pathfinder Online Studio
Former CCP Staffers Found Pathfinder Online Studio
Ryan Dancey, formerly CMO at Eve Online developer CCP Games, has launched a new development studio that is currently developing an MMO based on the Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying game.
Nov. 23, 2011
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk HD Remake Coming To Mobile Devices
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk HD Remake Coming To Mobile Devices
Codemasters announced today that it is set to launch a HD version of the classic 1991 release Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk next month for smartphone and tablet devices.
Nov. 23, 2011
Ubisoft Reflections Duo Join Mobile Games Publisher Thumbstar
Ubisoft Reflections Duo Join Mobile Games Publisher Thumbstar
Former Ubisoft Reflections managers Gareth and Martin Edmondson revealed that they have joined publisher Thumbstar Games, with the company noting that it had secured a "significant investment".
Nov. 23, 2011
Report: Bigpoint Makes 2M Euros From A Single DarkOrbit In-Game Item
Report: Bigpoint Makes 2M Euros From A Single DarkOrbit In-Game Item
German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint made over 2 million euros of revenue this month on a single in-game item purchase - a 1,000 euro 'Drone' item for its F2P MMO DarkOrbit.
Nov. 23, 2011