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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Getting HD Remake
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Getting HD Remake
PlayStation platform-puzzle-adventure Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is being redone with a new 3D physics engine and high definition graphics, according to series creator Lorne Lanning.
Jan. 31, 2011
Zoo Entertainment Sees Profit In 2010, Plans Digital Focus For 2011
Zoo Entertainment Sees Profit In 2010, Plans Digital Focus For 2011
Zoo Entertainment (Minute to Win it) has turned a significant loss in 2009 into a profit in 2010, according to preliminary figures -- ahead of a new focus on mobile and digital games.
Jan. 31, 2011
In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say, January 2011
In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say, January 2011
Magazine veteran Kevin Gifford takes a look at the latest video game mags, this time examining the Skyrim feature in this month's Game Informer, and what the reborn GameFan is up to of recent.
Jan. 31, 2011
Penn: First Grand Theft Auto Was 'Almost Canned'
Penn: First Grand Theft Auto Was 'Almost Canned'
The first game in the now-blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series was "almost canned," according to industry veteran Gary Penn, who recounted his work on the g
Jan. 31, 2011
Two-Day Scrum Development Course To Run Alongside GDC 2011
Two-Day Scrum Development Course To Run Alongside GDC 2011
Organizers of GDC 2011 have announced an affiliated two-day crash course for Scrum development on Feb 28th and March 1st, led by Clinton Keith, author of "Agile Game Development With Scrum."
Jan. 31, 2011
CausePlay Debuts Hospitopia Fundraising Game
CausePlay Debuts Hospitopia Fundraising Game
A new hospital-themed social game, Hospitopia, has been developed to support charitable causes, and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals will receive 10 percent of the game's revenues.
Jan. 31, 2011
Global Game Jam Sees Biggest Year Yet With 6,500 Participants
Global Game Jam Sees Biggest Year Yet With 6,500 Participants
This year's just-wrapped Global Game Jam was the event's biggest year yet, with 6,500 participants from 44 countries creating almost 1,500 games that are now available to be played.
Jan. 31, 2011
Report: PS3 To Get Cloud Game Saving In OS Update
Report: PS3 To Get Cloud Game Saving In OS Update
PlayStation 3 games are reportedly expected to implement cloud-based game saving -- whereby users can store save data to remote servers rather than on the PS3's hard drive -- on the next firmware update.
Jan. 31, 2011
Analyst: 3DS Could Lead To New Wii In 2012, 3D On Android Handhelds?
Analyst: 3DS Could Lead To New Wii In 2012, 3D On Android Handhelds?
A strong industry in 2011 could mean 3DS sales "set the stage for a debut of a new Wii in 2012," and Android could adopt 3D stereoscopy on its devices, according to new Lazard analyst predictions.
Jan. 31, 2011
Finalists decided for Cyber Security Challenge
Finalists decided for Cyber Security Challenge
Simon Walker, a software consultant from Tring, Hertfordshire, has won the penultimate individual event in the 2010 Cyber Security Challenge UK.
Jan. 31, 2011
Kaspersky Lab hit by AV software source code leak
Kaspersky Lab hit by AV software source code leak
Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky Anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to newswire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is now in jail for intellectual property theft.
Jan. 31, 2011
Internet darkness hits Egypt - but there's always dial-up
Internet darkness hits Egypt - but there's always dial-up
It's been a very sad weekend for Egypt on several fronts, but many internet watchers will have been dismayed to see the internet in that country going dark, with most of the country's ISPs effectively turning of their network resources.
Jan. 31, 2011