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Obituary: Iconic video game box art illustrator Greg Martin
Obituary: Iconic video game box art illustrator Greg Martin
Greg Martin, the artist behind some of the most iconic video game box art in history, including the early Sonic the Hedgehog games, has died.
Jan. 6, 2014
Ellie's buddy AI in The Last Of Us explained at GDC 2014
Ellie's buddy AI in The Last Of Us explained at GDC 2014
Today’s highlights include a rundown of how Naughty Dog crafted Ellie’s buddy AI in The Last Of Us, Adam Orth fighting toxic behavior online, and a smorgasbord of industry data from EEDAR co-founder Geoffrey Zatkin.
Jan. 6, 2014
Video: Making a 90s-style PC RPG for today with Project Eternity
Video: Making a 90s-style PC RPG for today with Project Eternity
Josh Sawyer of Obsidian (Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas) discusses the challenges of appeasing 90s CRPG fans and new players with the near-$4 million Kickstarted Project Eternity.
Jan. 6, 2014
Video: Warren Spector talks choice and consequence at PRACTICE 2013
Video: Warren Spector talks choice and consequence at PRACTICE 2013
Watch the creator of Deus Ex (among other things) discuss the need for player choices to have meaningful consequences during his lecture at NYU's PRACTICE 2013 conference.
Jan. 6, 2014
Xbox One sold more than 3 million worldwide in 2013
Xbox One sold more than 3 million worldwide in 2013
Microsoft's latest box broke the 3 million sold mark after five or six weeks of sale across 13 countries last year.
Jan. 6, 2014
Valve gives up-close look at third-party Steam Machines
Valve gives up-close look at third-party Steam Machines
UPDATE Valve's Gabe Newell was on-hand at CES in Las Vegas to introduce a wide line of third-party Steam Machines.
Jan. 6, 2014
Nvidia brings high-end PC graphics tech to mobiles with new Tegra K1
Nvidia brings high-end PC graphics tech to mobiles with new Tegra K1
At CES this week, Nvidia unveiled the Tegra K1 -- a mobile processor based on the same Kepler architecture as its top-of-the-line GeForce GTX 780 Ti desktop GPU.
Jan. 6, 2014
For DayZ, selling a game before it's done pays off
For DayZ, selling a game before it's done pays off
The standalone version of online zombie apocalypse game DayZ from Bohemia Interactive and developer Dean Hall has passed 800,000 in sales in under a month -- and it's still in alpha.
Jan. 6, 2014
Ask Gamasutra: What can the game industry expect in 2014?
Ask Gamasutra: What can the game industry expect in 2014?
For 2014's first Ask Gamasutra, our staff tackles the question: What are your game industry predictions for 2014?
Jan. 6, 2014
The Ubiquitous SD Cards can be Hacked to Deliver a MITM Attack
The Ubiquitous SD Cards can be Hacked to Deliver a MITM Attack
Two researchers, Andrew 'bunnie' Huang, and Sean 'xobs' Cross, gave a talk at the Chaos Computer Congress describing how the ubiquitous flash memory card can be used to deliver a MITM attack against its host system. The problem is that SD cards are simply trusted, when perhaps they should not be.
Jan. 5, 2014
Dangerous Trojan Targets World of Warcraft
Dangerous Trojan Targets World of Warcraft
Blizzard, the company behind the popular online multiplayer World of Warcraft game, has warned its gamers that a “dangerous Trojan” called Disker is being used to compromise player's accounts, even if they are using an authenticator for protection.
Jan. 4, 2014
AutoIT Surges as Malware Component
AutoIT Surges as Malware Component
AutoIT, a flexible coding language that’s been used since 1999 for scripting in Windows, is now cropping up in next-gen malware like a Zeus variant that efficiently steals information from FTP sites and personal certificates.
Jan. 4, 2014