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Get a job: Oversee market analytics for Play Games24x7
Get a job: Oversee market analytics for Play Games24x7
Play Games 24x7 is looking for a market analytics manager. "The right candidate will have extremely strong analytical skills and be a data-driven decision maker."
Aug. 8, 2013
Ex-Rift lead returns to Trion as head of company
Ex-Rift lead returns to Trion as head of company
"We're going to rapidly be laying the groundwork for a new strategy," returning executive Scott Hartsman told Trion Worlds in an email to the company, as former CEO Lars Buttler shifts to new role on the board.
Aug. 8, 2013
Trion Worlds shuts down San Diego office
Trion Worlds shuts down San Diego office
Almost immediately after an announcement that Scott Hartsman was rejoining the company as its new CEO, news has surfaced that Trion Worlds is closing its San Diego office.
Aug. 8, 2013
A Nintendo F2P game that lets you bargain for better prices
A Nintendo F2P game that lets you bargain for better prices
Darumeshi Sports Store is a free-to-play title found in Nintendo's Japanese 3DS eShop. It works like a lot of F2P titles do, but with a twist: players can bargain over in-game microtransactions.
Aug. 8, 2013
Gree's Modern War sees 600 percent revenue hike
Gree's Modern War sees 600 percent revenue hike
Live events can be one way to extract increased traffic and revenue from free-to-play players. Gree reports that one of its titles, Modern War, has done exceptionally well with large-scale events.
Aug. 8, 2013
Latvia to Extradite Suspected Gozi Mastermind to Face Charges in the US
Latvia to Extradite Suspected Gozi Mastermind to Face Charges in the US
Since the beginning of 2013, the US authorities have sought the extradition of Deniss Calovskis, a Latvian citizen, who was charged in January with being one of the three ringleaders behind the Gozi virus.
Aug. 7, 2013
Fort Disco – a Botnet that Delivers Brute Force Logon Attacks
Fort Disco – a Botnet that Delivers Brute Force Logon Attacks
The last year has seen an evolution of botnets from home computers to commercial servers; a practice that seems to be gathering pace. However, methods of compromising web servers are different to the traditional PC compromise.
Aug. 7, 2013
Hand of Thief Banking Trojan Takes Aim at 'Secure' Linux OS
Hand of Thief Banking Trojan Takes Aim at 'Secure' Linux OS
Hard on the heels of the discovery of the Russia-originated KINS banking trojan, a different Cyrillic cybercrime team has developed a financial trojan targeting the Linux operating system.
Aug. 7, 2013
First Step to Enterprise Mobility: Build the Mobile Structure
First Step to Enterprise Mobility: Build the Mobile Structure
Over the last several years, the role of an enterprise workforce has evolved from a select few mobile-enabled employees to a robust, global network equipped with advanced capabilities at their...
Aug. 7, 2013
In bid to fight piracy, Nintendo clamps down on Wii modding site
In bid to fight piracy, Nintendo clamps down on Wii modding site
In a further bid to curb on piracy and other unauthorized use of its hardware and software, Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Florida-based HackYourConsole.com.
Aug. 7, 2013
Amazon opens app store to HTML5 developers
Amazon opens app store to HTML5 developers
Amazon announced today that it is expanding its existing app distribution platform to accommodate HTML5 apps on Kindle Fire and Amazon's app store. "We're giving web developers the tools they need."
Aug. 7, 2013
How to turn Super Mario into one evil free-to-play game
How to turn Super Mario into one evil free-to-play game
For this year's Evil Game Design Challenge at Casual Connect, Greg Costikyan set his sights on retooling Super Mario Bros. 3 as a free-to-play casual title. The results are appropriately horrifying.
Aug. 7, 2013