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It's Alternative Funding Week on Gamasutra
It's Alternative Funding Week on Gamasutra
You have more options than ever when it comes to funding your game's development. As part of our first themed week, we'll be examining the latest methods in obtaining those funds.
July 29, 2013
Video: A strategic approach to crowdfunding on Kickstarter
Video: A strategic approach to crowdfunding on Kickstarter
Kickstarter's Cindy Au joins Julie Coniglio of game developer Awkward Hug to discuss advice on creating an effective crowdfunding campaign.
July 29, 2013
Major French Web-hosting Company Hacked
Major French Web-hosting Company Hacked
French web-hosting company OVH has admitted that it was hacked when the internal network at its offices in Roubaix was compromised. Customers in Europe and North America are affected.
July 26, 2013
US Authorities Indict 5 Men for Largest Ever Data Breach Conspiracy
US Authorities Indict 5 Men for Largest Ever Data Breach Conspiracy
Four Russians and one Ukrainian were yesterday charged with conspiracy in a worldwide hacking spree that stole 160 million credit card numbers and cost the victim companies hundreds of millions of dollars.
July 26, 2013
ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies at Age 35
ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies at Age 35
Well-known “ATM hacker” Barnaby Jack died on Thursday in San Francisco. He passed away just ahead of the Black Hat conference where he was planning to speak on “Hacking Humans,” including a man-killing compromise of heart implants.
July 26, 2013
Warren Spector: Who forgot the 'role' in Role-Playing Games?
Warren Spector: Who forgot the 'role' in Role-Playing Games?
In this reprint from the September 1998 issue of Game Developer magazine, famed Deus Ex creator Warren Spector envisions a sandbox future where roleplaying takes center stage.
July 26, 2013
Is there such a thing as too much transparency with players?
Is there such a thing as too much transparency with players?
Capcom employee Greg "GregaMan" Moore delivers his take on 2011's cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 -- but also raises certain questions about the amount of transparency between developers and fans.
July 26, 2013
Get a job: Spin Master is seeking a monetization analyst
Get a job: Spin Master is seeking a monetization analyst
Los Angeles-based children's entertainment company Spin Master Inc is searching for a monetization analyst using "both economic and psychological best practices."
July 26, 2013
Humble Bundle responsible for over half of Sword & Sworcery sales
Humble Bundle responsible for over half of Sword & Sworcery sales
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP debuted on iOS in 2011 before going multiplatform the following year. Here, the developers have produced a new infographic detailing the game's success to date.
July 26, 2013
World of Warcraft continues to hemorrhage players
World of Warcraft continues to hemorrhage players
Buried within Activision Blizzard's press release announcing its split from Vivendi, the company revealed that World of Warcraft subscribers continue to dwindle, dropping down to 7.7M worldwide.
July 26, 2013
ICO Says Police License Plate Monitoring Must Stop
ICO Says Police License Plate Monitoring Must Stop
One week ago the ACLU revealed widespread US police license plate monitoring and complained of too few rules to prevent abuse. Yesterday the ICO used the UK's data protection law to tell UK police to stop doing similar.
July 25, 2013
KPMG: Every FTSE 350 Firm is a UK National Security Threat
KPMG: Every FTSE 350 Firm is a UK National Security Threat
The companies on the London Stock Exchange pose a serious risk to the UK’s national security, according to KPMG, which found that all FTSE 350 firms are leaking data that can be used by a range of cyber attackers, including state-sponsored cyber-spies.
July 25, 2013