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GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 organizers have revealed notable GDC Education Summit talks for the upcoming event, including prestigious speakers from USC, MIT, Parsons and more discussing the state of game education.
Jan. 4, 2011
Report: Harmonix Sold For Just Under $50
Report: Harmonix Sold For Just Under $50
Viacom's sale price for Harmonix ended up being just about the same as that of a new copy of Rock Band 3 -- $50, according to media reports. [UPDATE: Info on tax ramifications added.]
Jan. 4, 2011
Former Pandora Exec Handman Joins OnLive As COO
Former Pandora Exec Handman Joins OnLive As COO
Cloud-based game streaming service OnLive may be able to learn useful lessons from other content streaming firms -- and the company plans to tap such experience directly with a key new hire.
Jan. 4, 2011
ECA Institute Launches 'Gamers For Health' Program
ECA Institute Launches 'Gamers For Health' Program
The Entertainment Consumer Association's charitable arm has formed a new work group to explore and promote the intersection between video games and health, starting with a web group.
Jan. 4, 2011
Game Industry, Incentives Helping Drive Job Creation In Texas
Game Industry, Incentives Helping Drive Job Creation In Texas
Thanks to its economic incentives, Texas's video game industry created more full-time jobs in two years than other industries like TV and film that were eligible for grants under a new program.
Jan. 4, 2011
Location-Based 'Game' App Scvngr Raises $15 Million
Location-Based 'Game' App Scvngr Raises $15 Million
Scvngr, a smartphone-based mobile location app that claims to put a bigger emphasis on "gaming" than similar services, has raised $15 million in venture funding, its third round thus far.
Jan. 4, 2011
FireEye reveals more security problems with Adobe PDF
FireEye reveals more security problems with Adobe PDF
A US security researcher has revealed a number of new security flaws in the Adobe PDF file format. The flaws, says Julia Wolf, a researcher with California's FireEye, have been around for some time, but have not been reported on.
Jan. 4, 2011
RIM offers India lawful interception of BlackBerry data
RIM offers India lawful interception of BlackBerry data
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has offered lawful interception in its security architecture through cloud computing from Indian operators, according to the India Times.
Jan. 4, 2011
Honda admits to data breach affecting 2.2 million customers
Honda admits to data breach affecting 2.2 million customers
American Honda Motor Co. is warning around 2.2 million customers that an email database containing personal information was hacked, according to reports.
Jan. 4, 2011
PopCap Will 'Look At' Going Public In 2011
PopCap Will 'Look At' Going Public In 2011
Dave Roberts, CEO for Bejeweled and Plants Vs. Zombies developer PopCap Games said the privately-held company will "look at" an initial public offering in the second half of this year.
Jan. 3, 2011
Semi Secret's iOS Title Canabalt Now Open Source
Semi Secret's iOS Title Canabalt Now Open Source
Semi Secret Software said the source for its popular iOS game Canabalt is now open, including the game's engine code and the Flixel framework, as an iPhone game charity sale passes $30,000.
Jan. 3, 2011
CityVille Has Largest Facebook Audience Ever
CityVille Has Largest Facebook Audience Ever
In just a month since its launch, Zynga's CityVille has attracted the biggest monthly active user count out of any previous Facebook game or application, bringing in over 84.2 million monthly players.
Jan. 3, 2011