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Vivendi to let go of half of its Activision Blizzard shares
Vivendi to let go of half of its Activision Blizzard shares
French company's grip on its former subsidiary becomes even more tenuous as it plans to sell off 41.5 million shares -- dropping its ownership stake to less than 6 percent of the company.
May 21, 2014
Blizzard suing creators of StarCraft II cheat pack
Blizzard suing creators of StarCraft II cheat pack
Game developer wants sales of the "ValiantChaos MapHack" pack -- which allows players to cheat extensively at its popular RTS -- stopped.
May 21, 2014
Pot game Weed Firm yanked from App Store by Apple, says dev
Pot game Weed Firm yanked from App Store by Apple, says dev
The popular game, which last week got to the top of the free charts, has been pulled from the App Store, and "might need to be censored a bit" before it returns.
May 21, 2014
Conveying character personality through animation
Conveying character personality through animation
Zenimax Online senior animator Mike Jungbluth explains how animators and designers can more effectively communicate characters' personalities in video games.
May 21, 2014
'Why are Nordic game developers so good?'
'Why are Nordic game developers so good?'
Massive's David Polfeldt has been on a quest to answer a question posed to him by a journalist, right after the announcement of Tom Clancy's The Division: "Why are Swedish developers so good?"
May 21, 2014
Get a job: Kiwi is hiring a Lead Gameplay Engineer
Get a job: Kiwi is hiring a Lead Gameplay Engineer
Interested in "working hard to develop the next generation of mobile games"? Kiwi is looking for a lead gameplay engineer with extensive triple-A experience to work on an upcoming title.
May 21, 2014
Video: Building customizable characters for Destiny
Video: Building customizable characters for Destiny
In his GDC 2014 talk Bungie's Scott Shepherd explains how the company's character asset design process helped artists generate a wealth of content for Destiny.
May 21, 2014
US Files Indictments of Five Chinese Officials for Cyber-spying
US Files Indictments of Five Chinese Officials for Cyber-spying
The United States has filed an unprecedented set of indictments against five Chinese military officials believed to be responsible for wide-ranging cyber-espionage on private-sector U.S. companies.
May 20, 2014
Kovter Adult Website Ransomware Doubles
Kovter Adult Website Ransomware Doubles
Damballa researchers warn malware redirects users to porn sites if none can be found in browsing history.
May 20, 2014
Evolution of Cisco Prime Network Services Controller
Evolution of Cisco Prime Network Services Controller
Cisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.2.2 is available for download, follow this link to download the software and documentation. The 3.2.2 release
May 20, 2014
Cupcakes and Cyber Espionage
Cupcakes and Cyber Espionage
This blog will suggest a change of strategy in how we address the threat of cyber espionage. One which leverages traditional tactics of
May 20, 2014
Moving at #Cloud Speed: CiscoLive Intercloud News
Moving at #Cloud Speed: CiscoLive Intercloud News
This week we are celebrating with more than 25,000 attendees at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and many more viewers  on line the 25th anniversary of Cisco Live and...
May 20, 2014