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Epic bumps Unreal up to 4.6 with a host of new features
Epic bumps Unreal up to 4.6 with a host of new features
Epic Games has updated Unreal Engine to 4.6, upgrading and expanding the toolset while fixing a host of issues and incorporating some work from its community of developers.
Dec. 3, 2014
Mobile studio Space Ape raises $7M ahead of its sophomore debut
Mobile studio Space Ape raises $7M ahead of its sophomore debut
London-based mobile game maker Space Ape Games has managed to raise $7 million in funding as it wraps up work on its second mobile free-to-play strategy game in collaboration with Rhianna Pratchett.
Dec. 3, 2014
Microsoft apologizes for being past due on XBLIG dev payments
Microsoft apologizes for being past due on XBLIG dev payments
Microsoft has publicly apologized for a delay in paying select Xbox Live Indie Games developers after a member of the Destructoid community took the company to task over the missing money.
Dec. 3, 2014
UK regulator won't uphold parent complaint against F2P kid's game
UK regulator won't uphold parent complaint against F2P kid's game
In an interesting twist, U.K. regulators will not support a parent's complaint against Gameloft that one of its F2P mobile games exploits children by coercing them into making in-app purchases.
Dec. 3, 2014
Retailer drops GTA V due to depictions of violence against women
Retailer drops GTA V due to depictions of violence against women
The Target Australia retail chain is making a show of halting sales of Grand Theft Auto V in response to customer complaints about the game's depiction of violence, especially violence against women.
Dec. 3, 2014
Call for Blogs: Developers, what are your top games of 2014?
Call for Blogs: Developers, what are your top games of 2014?
Soon, Gamasutra's editorial staff will begin to publish our picks for the best and most significant games -- but that's only half of the picture. Once again, we're asking you to join in.
Dec. 3, 2014
Autodesk makes game dev tools free to schools, students worldwide
Autodesk makes game dev tools free to schools, students worldwide
Maya, 3ds Max, and many other game dev tools are now free to students and teachers at secondary and university levels.
Dec. 3, 2014
Europol Shutters 290+ Domains Selling Pirated Goods
Europol Shutters 290+ Domains Selling Pirated Goods
Europol Shutters 290+ Domains Selling Pirated Goods. Project IOS Transatlantic V scores another hit as counterfeiters are shut down
Dec. 2, 2014
OpenVPN Moves Swiftly to Patch DoS Flaw
OpenVPN Moves Swiftly to Patch DoS Flaw
OpenVPN Moves Swiftly to Patch DoS Flaw. Critical vulnerability raises alarms for service providers
Dec. 2, 2014
Step-by-Step Setup of ELK for NetFlow Analytics
Step-by-Step Setup of ELK for NetFlow Analytics
Contents   Intro Java Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana   Intro   The ELK stack is a set of analytics tools. Its initials represent
Dec. 2, 2014
Part 2 – SDN Questions to Ask at the Gartner Data Center Conference
Part 2 – SDN Questions to Ask at the Gartner Data Center Conference
As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, last week I attended the Gartner Data Center Conference in London.   I came out of the conference with some questions...
Dec. 2, 2014
Xbox Live Hit by Massive DDoS Outage
Xbox Live Hit by Massive DDoS Outage
The ISIS-supporting Lizard Squad hacking collective took credit, echoing the Sony PlayStation Network attack from August.
Dec. 2, 2014