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Indian firm lays plans to start buying up Western mobile studios
Indian firm lays plans to start buying up Western mobile studios
Mumbai-based entertainment firm Reliance Entertainment plans to pay $2-$5 million a pop next year for studios with headcounts of roughly 5-12 people in a bid to expand its mobile games business.
Nov. 14, 2014
Analyst: Console titles now selling as many as 25% of copies digitally
Analyst: Console titles now selling as many as 25% of copies digitally
Data keeps coming in that suggests the shift to digital is a big one for this generation, with Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz now saying that a quarter of copies are digital.
Nov. 14, 2014
'Should you charge for new content, or give it to your audience for free?'
'Should you charge for new content, or give it to your audience for free?'
This week, Monument Valley updated with paid DLC -- and a portion of its users revolted. Can you charge for content? Should you? We ask devs.
Nov. 14, 2014
See how top F2P spenders are shaping our industry at GDC 2015
See how top F2P spenders are shaping our industry at GDC 2015
Kongregate cofounder and CEO Emily Greer returns to the Game Developers Conference in March to share insight into the personalities, play patterns and spending habits of top F2P game spenders.
Nov. 14, 2014
Get a job: The Workshop is hiring Programmers
Get a job: The Workshop is hiring Programmers
The Workshop, which worked on The Evil Within and Sorcery, is looking for multiple coders of varying experience levels to join its Marina Del Rey, CA studio.
Nov. 14, 2014
Company Director Fined Just £500 After Illegal Data Access
Company Director Fined Just £500 After Illegal Data Access
Company Director Fined Just £500 After Illegal Data Access. He pretended to be Orange security staff member to get log-ins for customer database.
Nov. 13, 2014
Stuxnet Was First Aimed at Five Iranian Industrial Firms
Stuxnet Was First Aimed at Five Iranian Industrial Firms
Stuxnet Was Aimed at Five Iranian Industrial Firms. New revelations claim contractor for the Natanz facility was ‘patient zero.’
Nov. 13, 2014
Hackers Hit US Weather Agency in Mystery Attack
Hackers Hit US Weather Agency in Mystery Attack
Hackers Hit US Weather Agency in Mystery Attack. NOAA accused of cover-up as cause of incursion remains unknown.
Nov. 13, 2014
77% of SMBs Think Employees are Dangerous
77% of SMBs Think Employees are Dangerous
Employees need better cloud security tools, but recent hacks haven't made any significant impact on SMB security decisions.
Nov. 13, 2014
EFF: ISPs Stripping Encryption from Personal Mails
EFF: ISPs Stripping Encryption from Personal Mails
By default the sending server will transmit plaintext email over the public Internet, where it is easily subject to eavesdropping and interception.
Nov. 13, 2014
How U.S. Banks Can Transform Customer Interactions to Increase Profitability
How U.S. Banks Can Transform Customer Interactions to Increase Profitability
You order a movie online and additional suggestions pop up, based on a deep knowledge of your likes and dislikes. You plan a vacation and similar suggestions appear, reflecting your...
Nov. 13, 2014
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Loop
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Loop
As the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) meets in Hawaii (IETF 91), the unavoidable question for both participants and observers is whether a
Nov. 13, 2014