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Kingdom Hearts Leads U.S. PSP In 2010, But Sony's Handheld Still Flagging
Kingdom Hearts Leads U.S. PSP In 2010, But Sony's Handheld Still Flagging
Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was the only new PSP title released in 2010 at U.S. retail to break 300,000 units last year,
Feb. 7, 2011
Bill Roper On How Flagship, Hellgate Spiraled Out Of Control
Bill Roper On How Flagship, Hellgate Spiraled Out Of Control
Bill Roper, former CEO for defunct Hellgate: London studio Flagship, candidly explains the background of his former company's collapse, saying the firm "t
Feb. 7, 2011
Parody Bulletstorm Promo Duty Calls Downloaded 1.25M Times
Parody Bulletstorm Promo Duty Calls Downloaded 1.25M Times
Bulletstorm promotional parody Duty Calls, a free downloadable game that pokes a bit of fun at the FPS catgory, has been downloaded 1.25 million times since it became available on February 2.
Feb. 7, 2011
Rebellion's Game Engine Ready For NGP
Rebellion's Game Engine Ready For NGP
British independent game developer Rebellion (Aliens vs. Predator) says its internal technology, Asura, now includes support for Sony's upcoming NGP platform -- with a tech demo already ready to show.
Feb. 7, 2011
Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Boston-based music gaming pioneer Harmonix has had to institute staff cuts of about 12-15 percent, citing necessary restructuring to better align the studio for its current product plans, according to media reports.
Feb. 7, 2011
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gets WGA Award
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gets WGA Award
The Writers Guild of America chose to honor the team behind Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's story and script at this year's annual awards, beating nominees like Fallout: New Vegas and God of War III.
Feb. 7, 2011
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Reports are coming in that Slavik, the author of the infamous Zeus trojan, is now offering to sell the complete source code of the malware for $100,000.
Feb. 7, 2011
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
A senior malware analyst has warned that the new version of Android Market – an online hub that allows developers to sell Google Android apps to users of Android devices – offers users the ability to install apps directly from a desktop PC browser.
Feb. 7, 2011
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft is to address 12 security issues in its February Patch Tuesday.
Feb. 7, 2011
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
The government has missed the deadline on nearly all its commitments to IT reform due to be implemented last month.
Feb. 7, 2011
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
The Australian Department of Defence plans to conduct a department-wide review of its personnel’s cybersecurity knowledge and offer targeted training modules to fill in identified knowledge gaps.
Feb. 7, 2011
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies will have until March 31 to have in place a standard secure ID that can be used across agencies, as required by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, according to a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Feb. 7, 2011