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Book excerpt: Leigh Alexander's 'Breathing Machine - A Memoir of Computers'
Book excerpt: Leigh Alexander's 'Breathing Machine - A Memoir of Computers'
Gamasutra contributor Leigh Alexander debuts her new book, which recounts the way computers and games shaped her life.
Jan. 17, 2014
'It's not as simple as enabling Mario to move on a smartphone'
'It's not as simple as enabling Mario to move on a smartphone'
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata held a press conference in Japan today to address poor sales of the company's products, admitting that Nintendo failed to read the market and adapt appropriately.
Jan. 17, 2014
Get a job: Red Storm is hiring a senior gameplay programmer
Get a job: Red Storm is hiring a senior gameplay programmer
Ubisoft studio Red Storm Entertainment is looking for a senior gameplay programmer to work out of its Cary, North Carolina office on an unannounced AAA title.
Jan. 17, 2014
Trojan Minecraft App Version Uses Smalihook to Defeat Certificate Signing
Trojan Minecraft App Version Uses Smalihook to Defeat Certificate Signing
A false version of the popular Android Minecraft PE app is being sold via Russian app stores for around half the price of the official app. Since third party app stores are not generally as thorough as Google's Play Store at finding and removing bad apps, they have become a popular means for distributing cloned and compromised apps.
Jan. 16, 2014
Cisco Small Biz Wi-Fi Products Remotely Vulnerable
Cisco Small Biz Wi-Fi Products Remotely Vulnerable
Popular Cisco Wi-Fi routers for small and medium-sized businesses are in the cross-hairs thanks to a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level access to an affected device – and from there intercept information from devices that attach to it.
Jan. 16, 2014
Data Driven Platforms to Support IoT, SDN, and Cloud
Data Driven Platforms to Support IoT, SDN, and Cloud
More and more enterprises are managing distributed infrastructures and applications that need to share data. This data sharing can be viewed as data flows
Jan. 16, 2014
Introducing Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0
Introducing Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0
I’m excited to announce the recent release of our next-generation service catalog software, Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0. (Click here for a
Jan. 16, 2014
Independent game devs pick their favorite games of 2013 (part 2)
Independent game devs pick their favorite games of 2013 (part 2)
Sibling site IndieGames.com talks to some of the top independent game developers to find out what their top games were from 2013, and what they hope for 2014.
Jan. 16, 2014
Ouya founding member Muffi Ghadiali has left the company
Ouya founding member Muffi Ghadiali has left the company
Muffi Ghadiali, one of the founding members of the Ouya team, and a key factor in the success of the microconsole's Kickstarter campaign, has now left the company.
Jan. 16, 2014
DayZ's 1 million sales: A 'shots fired moment' for publishers
DayZ's 1 million sales: A 'shots fired moment' for publishers
Dean Hall, creative lead of DayZ, speaks to Gamasutra about his game's runaway success as a Steam Early Access alpha -- and what it means for him and for the industry.
Jan. 16, 2014
The Last of Us and GTA V lead D.I.C.E. awards nominations
The Last of Us and GTA V lead D.I.C.E. awards nominations
Big-budget games still lead the pack, but a mix of independent and big publisher games has been chosen for recognition by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Jan. 16, 2014
Steam Dev Days in Tweets, Day 2: VR and in-game economies
Steam Dev Days in Tweets, Day 2: VR and in-game economies
In its second day, developers Tweeted plenty out of Valve's Steam Dev Days -- with the biggest buzz surrounding in-game economies (in particular, Team Fortress 2) and VR.
Jan. 16, 2014