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Sony Online's three rules of engagement for community management
Sony Online's three rules of engagement for community management
At GDC Europe, Sony Online Entertainment head of community Linda Carlson offers up her three most important rules for engaging with communities.
Aug. 19, 2013
Small teams and big ideas are key to Gree's new 'G-Lab'
Small teams and big ideas are key to Gree's new 'G-Lab'
Gree's San Francisco studio is implementing "G-Lab" -- a new cross-departmental initiative that intends to use small teams and fast prototyping to come up with the next big mobile game ideas.
Aug. 19, 2013
Check out other devs' VR projects on the new 'Oculus Share' portal
Check out other devs' VR projects on the new 'Oculus Share' portal
Oculus VR today announced "Oculus Share," a new community portal that allows developers to browse, upload and download, discuss and rate VR projects.
Aug. 19, 2013
Error 451 – Unavailable for Legal Reasons
Error 451 – Unavailable for Legal Reasons
The Open Rights Group has launched a campaign for the adoption of a new HTTP 400 range status code: Error 451, designed to indicate that access to a page or website is unavailable by court order.
Aug. 16, 2013
Washington Post (& CNN, & Time, but not NYT) Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Washington Post (& CNN, & Time, but not NYT) Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Washington Post yesterday issued a brief statement confirming that it had indeed been breached by SEA. At around the same time, the New York Times claimed that a brief outage on Wednesday had been caused by maintenance rather than hacking.
Aug. 16, 2013
Are Encryption Keys Protected by the Fifth Amendment?
Are Encryption Keys Protected by the Fifth Amendment?
A man was arrested in Wisconsin this week as the latest move in a long-running battle by the authorities to force him to hand over decryption keys for hard drives believed to contain child pornography.
Aug. 16, 2013
Celebrating 5 Year Anniversary of Cisco Nexus 1000V Launch
Celebrating 5 Year Anniversary of Cisco Nexus 1000V Launch
Today marks an important milestone for one of our most strategic data center products and the foundation of virtual networking portfolio. Five years ago, the Nexus 1000V virtual switch...
Aug. 16, 2013
Watch these FPS developers divulge their design secrets
Watch these FPS developers divulge their design secrets
A whole host of developers, ranging from smaller indies to designers at large first-person shooter studios, have given advice about making FPS games as part of the 7DFPS jam.
Aug. 16, 2013
As Chinese release looms, Guild Wars 2 sees record MMO sales
As Chinese release looms, Guild Wars 2 sees record MMO sales
As MMO studio NCSoft gears up to release Guild Wars 2 in the lucrative Chinese market later this year, the company today revealed that its flagship MMORPG is "the fastest-selling MMO in history."
Aug. 16, 2013
Viacom deal could bring live TV to the PlayStation 4
Viacom deal could bring live TV to the PlayStation 4
With Microsoft stressing the live TV functionality of the Xbox One, it would appear that Sony isn't planning on being left behind, as the company this week revealed a tentative deal with Viacom.
Aug. 16, 2013
IGDA considering support groups for devs harassed by gamers
IGDA considering support groups for devs harassed by gamers
The International Game Developers Association plans to start a number of support groups for developers who find themselves harassed and attacked by angry gamers on a regular basis.
Aug. 16, 2013
Lucid Games partners up with 2K to develop iOS racing game
Lucid Games partners up with 2K to develop iOS racing game
Lucid Games, the studio staffed by former Bizarre Creations designers, has finally revealed what many were waiting for -- a new driving game in the same vein as the Project Gotham Racing series.
Aug. 16, 2013