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Unity Asset Store Approaches 20,000 Registered Users
Unity Asset Store Approaches 20,000 Registered Users
Of the over 400,000 developers using the Unity 3D engine to make games, nearly 20,000 have signed up to purchase content from the Unity Asset Store, according to maker Unity Technologies.
April 7, 2011
Anonymous Halts PSN Attacks To Avoid Inconveniencing Gamers
Anonymous Halts PSN Attacks To Avoid Inconveniencing Gamers
Hacker collective Anonymous says it has suspended its attacks on PSN in an effort to avoid inconveniencing users, though it intends to continue its assault on Sony through other methods.
April 7, 2011
Interview: Zimmerman's 'Metagame' Piques Interest Of Gamers, Educators
Interview: Zimmerman's 'Metagame' Piques Interest Of Gamers, Educators
As a Kickstarter funding campaign nears its end, game designer Eric Zimmerman tells Gamasutra how the card-based game-discussion game -- aptly titled Metagame -- encourages fun and "game literacy."
April 7, 2011
Gamasutra Announces Graft As EIC, Adds Industry Veteran Campbell
Gamasutra Announces Graft As EIC, Adds Industry Veteran Campbell
The UBM TechWeb Game Network has appointed Kris Graft as editor-in-chief of Gamasutra, adding game journalism veteran Colin Campbell as business editor and Frank Cifaldi as a news editor.
April 7, 2011
GDC Europe 2011 Issues Final Reminder On Call For Lectures, Panels
GDC Europe 2011 Issues Final Reminder On Call For Lectures, Panels
Organizers of GDC Europe 2011 are issuing a final reminder on Friday's submission deadline for the Main Conference and new focused Summits for this August's conference in Cologne, Germany.
April 7, 2011
Advantages Of Psychophysiology In Game Testing
Advantages Of Psychophysiology In Game Testing
In the newest Gamasutra feature on psychophysiology used for game testing, researcher Ben Lewis Evans examines the benefits of relying on psychophysiology to measu
April 7, 2011
Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google has announced it is to put additional protection against malicious downloads in its Chrome browser.
April 7, 2011
Neustar introduces cloud-based DDoS attack defence technology
Neustar introduces cloud-based DDoS attack defence technology
Neustar has developed what appears to be one of the industry's first cloud-based anti-DDoS attack technologies. Known as SiteProtect, the cloud-based IP defence service is designed as an add-on for the firm's UltraDNS clients.
April 7, 2011
Russian government blamed for LiveJournal DDoS attack
Russian government blamed for LiveJournal DDoS attack
Reports are coming in that LiveJournal, one of the key web portals for uncensored political discussion in Russia, suffered from a series of major DDoS attacks last week.
April 7, 2011
Paid vs. free: security apps for Android
Paid vs. free: security apps for Android
As tablets and smartphones continue to proliferate, the companies that sell and market security suites have already begun shifting their focus toward mobile security. With many apps to choose from – both paid and free – Infosecurity was provided with insight into Webroot’s new security app for Android to explore the differences.
April 7, 2011
Organizations lax on cybersecurity best practices training, says report
Organizations lax on cybersecurity best practices training, says report
Most organizations fall short in training their workers in information security best practices, according a report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
April 7, 2011
Banks failing to detect and stop online fraud – before it happens
Banks failing to detect and stop online fraud – before it happens
In 78% of online fraud incidents, banks failed to catch the illegal transfer of funds or other malicious activities, such as identity theft, according to a survey commissioned by Guardian Analytics.
April 7, 2011