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A view of the industry from a guy who's been all over the place
A view of the industry from a guy who's been all over the place
From EA to Zynga to startups, game industry stalwart Mike Verdu has been a designer, a software engineer and a high-level exec. Here he explains how he keeps up with an industry that's in constant flux.
May 3, 2013
Return of a revolution: Sissyfight is back
Return of a revolution: Sissyfight is back
Pioneering late '90s cult online game Sissyfight is aiming to relaunch, and creators Eric Zimmerman & Naomi Clark tell us about how the game changed a paradigm -- and helped launch a scene.
May 3, 2013
e-skills research demonstrates need for entry routes into cybersecurity careers
e-skills research demonstrates need for entry routes into cybersecurity careers
An information skills shortage in the UK is not disputed. Why that skills shortage exists and what can be done about it is the issue. Today a high-power (general) forum at The Spectator will seek answers, coinciding with a new (specialist) analysis published by Alderbridge and e-skills UK.
May 2, 2013
Department of Labor website delivered malware to visitors
Department of Labor website delivered malware to visitors
Europeans – not so much Americans – will not miss the irony of a US Department of Labor website serving malware apparently aimed at its own labor force on May 1: International Worker’s Day.
May 2, 2013
Adobe adds security post to its executive management team
Adobe adds security post to its executive management team
It’s an old face in a new place, as Adobe has promoted Brad Arkin to become the company’s first chief security officer.
May 2, 2013
Video interview: NAC, BYOD, and advanced threat protection
Video interview: NAC, BYOD, and advanced threat protection
Drew Amorosi, deputy editor of Infosecurity, interviews ForeScout’s Scott Gordon at last week’s Infosecurity Europe 2013 show in London.
May 2, 2013
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
In our last blog, we talked about the next generation Internet. It will be about the Internet of Everything­ ─ people-to-people, machine-to-machine,
May 2, 2013
TimeGate in turmoil, owing creditors for engine licensing, pizza
TimeGate in turmoil, owing creditors for engine licensing, pizza
The tale of Aliens: Colonial Marines' tumultuous development gained an additional layer on Wednesday with co-developer TimeGate Studios filing for bankruptcy protection.
May 2, 2013
Get a job: Wargaming looking for a UI Scripter
Get a job: Wargaming looking for a UI Scripter
Wargaming is an award-winning developer and a leader in the free-to-play MMO market. As a User Interface Scripter, your position is where the respective disciplines of Design and Engineering converge.
May 2, 2013
Spaceteam wins big at Berlin Games Festival
Spaceteam wins big at Berlin Games Festival
The iOS sci-fi party game developed by former BioWare developer Henry Smith receives its latest accolades at the 2nd Berlin International Games Festival's A MAZE. Indie Connect.
May 2, 2013
See Epic's Unreal Engine 3 running in HTML5
See Epic's Unreal Engine 3 running in HTML5
Unreal Engine 3-powered, HTML5-ready demo game, designed to work within any standards-based browser with HTML5 and JavaScript, Epic Citadel is now open to the public.
May 2, 2013
Sorry Nintendo, Madden just isn't that into (Wii) U
Sorry Nintendo, Madden just isn't that into (Wii) U
The Nintendo Wii U is still struggling to build a robust lineup of titles. Now, EA Sports has announced its Madden series will not be making an appearance on the console in 2013.
May 2, 2013