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GungHo grossing estimated $2M daily from a single mobile game
GungHo grossing estimated $2M daily from a single mobile game
Japanese publisher GungHo Online Entertainment is estimated to be grossing 6 billion yen ($65 million) a month from a single mobile game -- match-three puzzler Puzzle & Dragons.
Feb. 19, 2013
Japanese mobile giants Gree, Yahoo Japan form new 'GxYz' studio
Japanese mobile giants Gree, Yahoo Japan form new 'GxYz' studio
Japanese mobile gaming giant Gree has formed a new company with Yahoo! Japan, with the aim to focus on development of social games for smartphones.
Feb. 19, 2013
BBC details second Labs start-up mentoring programme
BBC details second Labs start-up mentoring programme
Following the successful launch of its Labs start-up mentoring programme in 2012, the BBC has detailed plans for a second scheme to run later this year.
Feb. 19, 2013
Rock Band DLC comes to an end after 275 consecutive weeks
Rock Band DLC comes to an end after 275 consecutive weeks
After 275 consecutive weeks of track-based DLC for the Rock Band music game franchise, developer Harmonix will bring the run to an end this April, in favor of dedicating more resources to upcoming releases.
Feb. 19, 2013
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation wins Writers Guild award
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation wins Writers Guild award
The Writers Guild of America has chosen Assassin's Creed III: Liberation as the winner of its sixth annual video game award, beating titles like 007 Legends and Disney Epic Mickey 2.
Feb. 19, 2013
What are video game previews for?
What are video game previews for?
Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander questions who video game previews actually benefit, when most of them are so tightly-controlled that the only possible outcome is a marketing push for the publisher.
Feb. 19, 2013
French data privacy regulator plans to take on Google
French data privacy regulator plans to take on Google
France’s National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) has warned Google that its response to earlier demands over its privacy policy are inadequate, and that an action plan against Google would be discussed by the Article 29 Working Party of EU national regulators on February 26.
Feb. 19, 2013
Security firm accuses Chinese military of involvement in worldwide hacking
Security firm accuses Chinese military of involvement in worldwide hacking
Mandiant, a security firm with a close relationship with both US and UK governments (one of the five companies in GCHQ’s new Cyber Incident Response scheme) has made the clearest statement yet: the Chinese military is behind the hacking team known as APT1 (aka ‘Comment Crew’).
Feb. 19, 2013
Cisco Partners Recognized as Social Entrepreneurs by Schwab Foundation
Cisco Partners Recognized as Social Entrepreneurs by Schwab Foundation
Each year the Schwab Foundation presents Social Entrepreneur of the Year awards to people who apply innovative, practical approaches to resolving social
Feb. 19, 2013
Demystifying the Catalyst: Cisco Context Aware Secure Access (Security Group Tags – SGT) Technology
Demystifying the Catalyst: Cisco Context Aware Secure Access (Security Group Tags – SGT) Technology
In this blog, let us take a look at how Catalyst access switches enable and enforce context aware access to IT resources. Many types of devices, including
Feb. 19, 2013
Video: Bungie looks back at the original Halo
Video: Bungie looks back at the original Halo
Developers from Bungie's seminal Halo discuss how experimentation and communication were key to creating the game, in this lecture from the 2003 Game Developers Conference.
Feb. 18, 2013
GDC 2013 Education Summit adds curriculum 'deathmatch,' industry-academia collab panels
GDC 2013 Education Summit adds curriculum 'deathmatch,' industry-academia collab panels
GDC 2013 organizers highlight three new talks for its Education Summit in the March conference, including a panel on commercial and educational collaboration and a "deathmatch" of game design curricula.
Feb. 18, 2013