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Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco closes - report
Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco closes - report
EA has closed its Dragon Age Legends studio BioWare San Francisco, according to media reports, and laid off around 30 employees in the process.
March 5, 2013
Dishonored takes home Best Game award at the BAFTAs
Dishonored takes home Best Game award at the BAFTAs
The first-person action game managed to beat out awards ceremony favorite Journey, though that game walked away with five awards of its own, including Game Design and Artistic Achievement.
March 5, 2013
Stanford to digitally archive priceless collection of 15,000 old games
Stanford to digitally archive priceless collection of 15,000 old games
Over 15,000 pieces of software from the legendary Stephen M. Cabrinety collection will be digitally archived for researchers and scholars thanks to new funding and a partnership for its gatekeepers at Stanford.
March 5, 2013
Q&A: Brainwave game hints at future of biometric gameplay
Q&A: Brainwave game hints at future of biometric gameplay
Crooked Tree founder Lat Ware sees a commercial opportunity for competitive video games -- that are controlled with thoughts. Here's more about his game, Throw Trucks with Your Mind.
March 5, 2013
Why they're playing: Year Walk
Why they're playing: Year Walk
In the latest edition of Gamasutra's "Why They're Playing" design analysis, Leigh Alexander looks at Simogo's haunting Year Walk, and how its myriad fascinating creative risks pay off.
March 5, 2013
The Android console race begins today with Green Throttle's launch
The Android console race begins today with Green Throttle's launch
With the ability to add an Xbox 360-like pad to an Android tablet, Green Throttle has a lot of appeal -- but is today's release, now available on Amazon, really ready? Gamasutra talks to its execs.
March 5, 2013
'Road to the IGF' Pt. 2: more stories behind this year's top indie games
'Road to the IGF' Pt. 2: more stories behind this year's top indie games
This year's 'Road to the IGF' continues with games such as the "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" FTL by Subset Games, the one-step-a-day VESPER.5 by Michael Brough, and the multi-generational family history game 7 Grand Steps by Mousechief.
March 5, 2013
Trolling – academics look at an online sub-culture that verges on bullying
Trolling – academics look at an online sub-culture that verges on bullying
A new study by Nottingham Trent University suggests that nearly 60% of online gamers have at some stage indulged in activity described by the university as ‘intentionally provoking or antagonizing users in an online environment’ – that is, trolling.
March 5, 2013
Samsung Android devices vulnerable to lockscreen bypass
Samsung Android devices vulnerable to lockscreen bypass
Hard on the heels of Apple iPhone lock screen bypass woes, it turns out that Samsung devices running Android version 4.1.2 have a similar bug, which allows someone to get around the screen lock.
March 5, 2013
Oracle patches two Java zero-day exploits
Oracle patches two Java zero-day exploits
Oracle has released an out-of-cycle emergency patch for Java to address two zero-day vulnerabilities, including a recently reported issue that allows hackers to download the McRAT remote access trojan. This is the fifth Java update so far in 2013.
March 5, 2013
Cisco Navy SSEM Participates in Embark to USS Spruance, DDG-111
Cisco Navy SSEM Participates in Embark to USS Spruance, DDG-111
A career at Cisco provides us many amazing opportunities and experiences. As the SSEM for our Federal Navy Operation, I work alongside a world class team
March 5, 2013
Release This: Tomb Raider, SimCity premiere worldwide
Release This: Tomb Raider, SimCity premiere worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider, Maxis' SimCity, and competing baseball sims from 2K and Sony to North America.
March 4, 2013