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Little Orbit snaps up Vicious Cycle for engine tech, game dev
Little Orbit snaps up Vicious Cycle for engine tech, game dev
Publisher Little Orbit (Barbie: Dreamhouse Party) has acquired Vicious Cycle Software in order to expand its talent pool and gain access to the studio's proprietary cross-platform Vicious Engine.
Sept. 4, 2014
Q&A: Carmack reveals the challenges of mobile VR game development
Q&A: Carmack reveals the challenges of mobile VR game development
Gamasutra speaks to Oculus CTO John Carmack to learn more about how Oculus' new Mobile SDK works and what it means for developers who are currently making -- or thinking about making -- VR games.
Sept. 4, 2014
Microsoft offering free game to new U.S. Xbox One buyers
Microsoft offering free game to new U.S. Xbox One buyers
For a week this September, U.S. buyers are being enticed into picking up Xbox One consoles by a free game.
Sept. 4, 2014
Tomb Raider scribe Rhianna Pratchett on the writer's struggle
Tomb Raider scribe Rhianna Pratchett on the writer's struggle
"You've always got the voices in your head that worry that you're not good enough, you're a fraud, you're just making it up as you go along, which is really what writing is anyway."
Sept. 4, 2014
Shadow of the Colossus riding to the movies once again
Shadow of the Colossus riding to the movies once again
Film adaptation of critical darling from Ico creator Ueda is once again under development at Sony as a major film -- the first news on the project since 2009.
Sept. 4, 2014
Epic seeds Unreal Engine 4 by offering it free to schools
Epic seeds Unreal Engine 4 by offering it free to schools
Gamasutra caught up with Unreal Engine 4 GM Ray Davis to learn more about how the program works, what developers can expect to get out of it and what Epic hopes to gain.
Sept. 4, 2014
The collision of collaboration, curation in Sunset Overdrive
The collision of collaboration, curation in Sunset Overdrive
Insomniac Games' stylish Xbox One shooter Sunset Overdrive changed significantly between conception and realization. Game director Drew Murray explains.
Sept. 4, 2014
UK Phone Users Most Likely to Lose Device Down the Pub
UK Phone Users Most Likely to Lose Device Down the Pub
UK Phone Users Most Likely to Lose Device Down the Pub. Lookout claims 12-5pm is the most dangerous time for smartphone theft
Sept. 3, 2014
Hackers Use Large Numbers of Transient Domains to Hide Attacks
Hackers Use Large Numbers of Transient Domains to Hide Attacks
Hackers Use Large Numbers of Transient Domains to Hide Attacks. Research shows 71% of hostnames appear for one day or less
Sept. 3, 2014
NATO Set to Ratify Cyber as Key Military Threat
NATO Set to Ratify Cyber as Key Military Threat
NATO Set to Ratify Cyber as Key Military Threat. Alliance will invoke collective defense clause if one member country is hit with major online attack
Sept. 3, 2014
Semalt Hijacks Hundreds of Thousands of PCs for Massive Botnet
Semalt Hijacks Hundreds of Thousands of PCs for Massive Botnet
The spam bot is being used to carry out a large-scale, global offensive bent on fooling search algorithims.
Sept. 3, 2014
Mozilla Combats MiTM Attacks, Rogue Certificates in Firefox 32
Mozilla Combats MiTM Attacks, Rogue Certificates in Firefox 32
The latest browser update includes public key-pinning and vulnerability patches.
Sept. 3, 2014