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Rock Band Passes 100M Song Downloads
Rock Band Passes 100M Song Downloads
Music game developer Harmonix has revealed that it has hit a "significant milestone," as over 100 million songs have been downloaded across its Rock Band titles, while one million players still log in each month.
May 5, 2011
Anonymous Denies Involvement In PSN Outage
Anonymous Denies Involvement In PSN Outage
Hacker collective Anonymous has denied any involvement in the recent theft of credit card data from the PlayStation Network, noting that "public support is not gained by stealing credit card info and personal identities."
May 5, 2011
Report: Split/Second Developer Black Rock Facing Redundancies
Report: Split/Second Developer Black Rock Facing Redundancies
Pure and Split/Second developer Black Rock Studio is facing redundancies, with around 100 jobs at risk according to media reports, while parent company Disney admits that there will be a "reduction in its workforce."
May 5, 2011
GDC Europe 2011 Debuts Playfish, Mortal Kombat, Playdom Talks
GDC Europe 2011 Debuts Playfish, Mortal Kombat, Playdom Talks
GDC Europe organizers have announced new lectures for the August show, including Social Games Summit talks by Playdom and Playfish, and NetherRealm on creating Mortal Kombat's cinematics.
May 5, 2011
Facebook And TrialPay To Introduce Video Ads Within Social Games
Facebook And TrialPay To Introduce Video Ads Within Social Games
Facebook has announced that it has expanded its partnership with TrialPay for its DealSpot product, which allows users to earn virtual currency by watching embedded videos in social games.
May 5, 2011
Analyst: EA Invested Roughly $80 Million In The Old Republic
Analyst: EA Invested Roughly $80 Million In The Old Republic
In an investor note this Thursday, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter estimated that Electronic Arts has invested more than $80 million in BioWare's upcoming MMO Star Wars: the Old Republic.
May 5, 2011
Feature: A Comprehensive Look At Crowdfunding
Feature: A Comprehensive Look At Crowdfunding
In Gamasutra's latest feature you'll find comparisons of available crowdfunding options for game development, including Kickstarter, 8-Bit Funding, and more --
May 5, 2011
Kaspersky Lab report claims cybercriminals expanding their repertoire
Kaspersky Lab report claims cybercriminals expanding their repertoire
The latest monthly research from Kaspersky Lab claims to show that hackers are expanding their horizons in terms of the attack vehicles being used to insert malware onto users' computers.
May 5, 2011
First dynamic firewall in beta test for Android
First dynamic firewall in beta test for Android
Following on from the release of the first full disk encryption app for Google Android back in March, Whisper Systems is now also developing a dynamic firewall app for the smartphone platform.
May 5, 2011
APT-driven zero-day attacks tapped by RSA hackers says researcher
APT-driven zero-day attacks tapped by RSA hackers says researcher
It looks as though cybercriminals are starting to get to grips with the advanced persistent threats (APT) attack strategies first outlined by Stonesoft late last year. And, says one security researcher, they are linking the strategy with zero-day attacks for maximum effect.
May 5, 2011
Check Point reveal top security challenges for 2011
Check Point reveal top security challenges for 2011
At the Check Point Experience in Barcelona on 4th May 2011, John Vecchi, head of product marketing for Check Point, shared his thoughts on the top information security trends and challenges for 2011.
May 5, 2011
Sony admits to week delay in notifying public about data breach
Sony admits to week delay in notifying public about data breach
In a letter to Congress, Sony admitted to a delay of a week in providing information to the public, law enforcement, and state regulatory authorities about the hack of its servers, which exposed the personal information of 100 million customers.
May 5, 2011