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HeartBleed 101
HeartBleed 101
The major security flaw known as Heartbleed, which may affect nearly two-thirds of websites online, threatens to expose masses of usernames, passwords and other sensitive information worldwide. And, predict experts, the ramifications will be with us for years.
April 14, 2014
Ask The #InternetOfEverything Futurist: “How Will the Future of Technology Integrate into our Five Senses?”
Ask The #InternetOfEverything Futurist: “How Will the Future of Technology Integrate into our Five Senses?”
In my role as Cisco’s Chief Futurist, I get many questions about what the future holds and how new technology and emerging solutions will change our
April 14, 2014
85,000 Oculus Rift dev kits have been sold
85,000 Oculus Rift dev kits have been sold
The second generation Oculus Rift hardware went on sale last month, and according to the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, around 25,000 "DK2" units have already been sold to developers.
April 14, 2014
New Capcom R&D facilities to create hundreds of jobs
New Capcom R&D facilities to create hundreds of jobs
As Capcom faces a difficult financial situation, the company today revealed that construction on two new research and development buildings is underway near its Osaka head offices.
April 14, 2014
Sponsored: Evolution Games offers coaching from top game schools
Sponsored: Evolution Games offers coaching from top game schools
Evolution Games, a ground-breaking new platform allowing indie game developers to compete for cash prizes up to $10,000. It is an exclusive opportunity to get FREE global exposure and useable feedback
April 14, 2014
Supergiant surprise: Transistor releasing in May
Supergiant surprise: Transistor releasing in May
Bastion studio Supergiant Games surprised press and players alike over the weekend, revealing that its second game Transistor, thought to be still deep in development, will release next month.
April 14, 2014
Severed is the next game from DrinkBox Studios
Severed is the next game from DrinkBox Studios
DrinkBox Studios, the Canadian developer best known for _ Guacamelee!_ and Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, announced its latest project over the weekend.
April 14, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Responding to Feedback the Vlambeer Way
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Responding to Feedback the Vlambeer Way
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including Vlambeer's Luftrausers and the sexualized violence of MGS 5: Ground Zeroes.
April 14, 2014
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring a Systems Designer
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring a Systems Designer
The studio behind the most recent Tomb Raider game is looking to hire a systems designer to work on another one alongside the team in its Redwood City, CA office.
April 14, 2014
Video: The story of Cave Story, as told by its creator
Video: The story of Cave Story, as told by its creator
Cave Story creator Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya shares his game development philosophy and shows the beta version of Cave Story during a postmortem presentation on the game at GDC 2011.
April 14, 2014
Crafting To Leave, an autobiographical indie game from Ecuador
Crafting To Leave, an autobiographical indie game from Ecuador
Upcoming indie puzzle-platformer To Leave was built a team of student developers, and purports to be the first PSN game based on original IP to ever come out of Ecuador.
April 14, 2014
Square Enix shutters short-lived India branch
Square Enix shutters short-lived India branch
Square Enix has decided to close its office in Mumbai, India, laying off six employees in the process. The office did not release a single game, though projects may well have been in development.
April 14, 2014