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Epsilon e-mail data breach has knock-on effect for several brands
Epsilon e-mail data breach has knock-on effect for several brands
US-based direct marketing firm Epsilon admits that some customer details have been stolen by hackers, which security experts say may have serious knock-on effects.
April 4, 2011
RSA hackers exploited Adobe Flash vulnerability
RSA hackers exploited Adobe Flash vulnerability
The breach of RSA’s SecureID two-factor authentication product was accomplished through a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, the company has revealed.
April 4, 2011
Analysis: Pride And Prejudice And Plot
Analysis: Pride And Prejudice And Plot
Gamasutra contributor Emily Short examines the narrative in Reflexive Entertainment's Matches and Matrimony, a visual novel/dating sim based on the novels of Jane Austen.
April 1, 2011
LucasArts Hires Tomb Raider Franchise Director For Unannounced Game
LucasArts Hires Tomb Raider Franchise Director For Unannounced Game
LucasArts told Gamasutra on Friday that it hired on Crystal Dynamics' former Tomb Raider creative and franchise director Tim Longo as creative director on an unannounced project.
April 1, 2011
NPD Acquires Digital Entertainment Tracker In-Stat
NPD Acquires Digital Entertainment Tracker In-Stat
NPD Group said Friday it acquired digital entertainment and mobile internet tracker In-Stat, as NPD continues its efforts to complement its packaged game sales data with digital sales data.
April 1, 2011
PlatinumGames CEO: Japan Game Companies 'Have Lost Their Vigor'
PlatinumGames CEO: Japan Game Companies 'Have Lost Their Vigor'
Japan once led the video game industry in creativity and and quality, but today it lags behind global competitors and has "lost its vigor," according to PlatinumGames CEO Tatsuya Minami.
April 1, 2011
3DS Sells 113K In UK, 303K Across All Of Europe In Opening Weekend
3DS Sells 113K In UK, 303K Across All Of Europe In Opening Weekend
Nintendo on Friday said its newly-released 3DS sold 303,000 across all of Europe in its opening weekend, and 113,000 units in the UK alone, topping British launches of the Wii and DS.
April 1, 2011
Majesco Publishing New Bloodrayne On XBLA, PSN
Majesco Publishing New Bloodrayne On XBLA, PSN
Majesco is reviving the BloodRayne sexy vampire series with BloodRayne: Betrayal, a downloadable title from WayForward, the CA-based developers of the well-received Contra 4.
April 1, 2011
Saling The World: Street Fighter IV, Pilotwings Lead 3DS Software Sales
Saling The World: Street Fighter IV, Pilotwings Lead 3DS Software Sales
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Pilotwings Resort heading 3DS sales in the United States and the UK in 3DS launch week.
April 1, 2011
Casual Publisher Oberon Media Ceases Internal Game Development
Casual Publisher Oberon Media Ceases Internal Game Development
Major casual and social game publisher Oberon Media has decided to cease internal game development to focus on distributing games through its I-play brand.
April 1, 2011
Nielsen: Americans Average 13 Minutes Playing Video Games On TV Daily
Nielsen: Americans Average 13 Minutes Playing Video Games On TV Daily
A new Nielsen study of TV usage habits find American adults spend an average of 13 minutes a day using a TV to play video games, with average usage patterns differing slightly depending on race.
April 1, 2011
Original Madden Creator Suing EA For Tens Of Millions In Series Royalties
Original Madden Creator Suing EA For Tens Of Millions In Series Royalties
Developer Robin Antonick, who was instrumental in the creation the original computer version of John Madden Football, is suing Electronic Arts for two decades worth of royalties on "derivative works."
April 1, 2011