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Kiip Lands $4M In Funding For Coupons Tied To In-Game Achievements
Kiip Lands $4M In Funding For Coupons Tied To In-Game Achievements
A new in-game ad startup has got $4 million to fund its concept of giving players branded coupons and product samples when they complete specific in-game tasks.
April 11, 2011
Obituary: Fairchild Channel F Creator Jerry Lawson
Obituary: Fairchild Channel F Creator Jerry Lawson
Jerry Lawson, the creator of the first cartridge-based video game console, the Fairchild Channel F, passed away Saturday of unknown causes at the age of 70, according to online reports.
April 11, 2011
Gamasutra Adds New Twitter, Facebook Feeds For Industry-Leading Jobs Board
Gamasutra Adds New Twitter, Facebook Feeds For Industry-Leading Jobs Board
Gamasutra has debuted a new Twitter job feed and Facebook page for its industry-leading jobs board, al
April 11, 2011
Chair's Mustard: In-App Purchases, Quick Updates Will 'Inevitably' Come To Console
Chair's Mustard: In-App Purchases, Quick Updates Will 'Inevitably' Come To Console
In Gamasutra's latest feature interview with Chair Entertainment, developers of iOS hit Infinity Blade, creative director Donald Mustard says that quicker,
April 11, 2011
Analysis: Who's 'Too Old?' - Sony's Portable Identity Crisis
Analysis: Who's 'Too Old?' - Sony's Portable Identity Crisis
SCEA's Jack Tretton may believe that "self-respecting 20-somethings" are "too old" for Nintendo portables, but in this analysis, Leigh Alexander explains why Sony may have misidentified the portable market.
April 11, 2011
A dummie's guide to botnet rentals
A dummie's guide to botnet rentals
Botnets – swarms of infected PCs controlled by a command-and-control server(s) – are becoming big business for cybercriminals and now security researcher Brian Krebs has detailed how crimeware professionals are now renting out sub-swarms for cash.
April 11, 2011
Trend Micro identifies $30-a-day Exploits-as-a-Service (EaaS) cloudware
Trend Micro identifies $30-a-day Exploits-as-a-Service (EaaS) cloudware
Trend Micro claims to have identified a new type of cloud service that allows a variety of crimeware exploits - botnets, Javascript vulns and PDF exploits to mention but a few - to be rented from the cloud for around $30.00 a day.
April 11, 2011
CIOs need IT governance rethink
CIOs need IT governance rethink
CIOs will need to rethink their IT governance policies as employees turn to social media tools to collaborate at work, according to research from analyst group Gartner.
April 11, 2011
Korean financial watchdog probes data breach at Hyundai Capital
Korean financial watchdog probes data breach at Hyundai Capital
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a probe into a data breach at Hyundai Capital that affected 420,000 of its customers.
April 11, 2011
iPhone keylogging hackware arrives
iPhone keylogging hackware arrives
The first Apple iPhone keylogging 'utility' has reportedly arrived in the security industry. Ostensibly for legitimate use, iKeyGuard is also being discussed as potential darkware.
April 11, 2011
Opinion: Reverse Engineering - Evil or Enlightening?
Opinion: Reverse Engineering - Evil or Enlightening?
BioWare programmer Joe Hegarty questions the moral implications of reverse software engineering, bringing in the current Sony vs. Geohot case as an example, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
April 8, 2011
Interview: Why Stardock Sold To GameStop
Interview: Why Stardock Sold To GameStop
"Dozens" of firms wanted to buy Stardock's Impulse distribution platform before GameStop swooped in, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells Gamasutra, adding that his company lacked the resources to take the service to the next level.
April 8, 2011