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Obama: Let's give more kids the opportunity to make games
Obama: Let's give more kids the opportunity to make games
"I think given how fascinated kids are with [computers], I want to make sure that they know how to actually produce stuff." - U.S. President Barack Obama is in favor of bringing lessons in programming to high schools.
Feb. 18, 2013
The PS Vita gets a price drop in Japan
The PS Vita gets a price drop in Japan
With PS Vita sales dwindling, Sony has finally cut the price of the troubled handheld system down to 19,980 yen ($215) -- although the drop will only affect Japan for now.
Feb. 18, 2013
Natural Selection 2's development tools are now open source
Natural Selection 2's development tools are now open source
Unknown Worlds, the team behind last year's multiplayer shooter and real-time strategy mashup Natural Selection 2, has released the source code for the development environment that it used to create the game.
Feb. 18, 2013
Facebook is the latest media company to admit it was hacked
Facebook is the latest media company to admit it was hacked
On Friday Facebook admitted to being just another hacked media company, joining the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Twitter in admitting a recent breach – although Facebook claims that no user data was lost.
Feb. 18, 2013
What will the future of enterprise security look like?
What will the future of enterprise security look like?
With the year 2020 approaching, join our panel of experts who will examine what near-term advances in information technology may hold, and how enterprises can get ahead of the security curve in anticipation
Feb. 18, 2013
We can’t block YouTube, Egypt’s telecomms authority tells the court
We can’t block YouTube, Egypt’s telecomms authority tells the court
On February 9, Egypt’s Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ordered that YouTube be temporarily banned in Egypt for 30 days following Google’s refusal to remove the Innocence of Muslims video from YouTube.
Feb. 18, 2013
Analysis: Bungie and Activision's reveal of Destiny
Analysis: Bungie and Activision's reveal of Destiny
Bungie and Activision have taken the lid off of their 10-year partnership, and Gamasutra reports on Destiny, the two companies' new MMOFPS, after visiting Bungie's Washington offices to learn more.
Feb. 17, 2013
Opinion: When negotiating, it never hurts to ask for more
Opinion: When negotiating, it never hurts to ask for more
Negotiating contracts is always a tricky situation. In this opinion piece originally published in Game Developer, editor-emeritus Brandon Sheffield argues that it never hurts to ask for more than what's offered.
Feb. 15, 2013
Video: The logistics nightmare of launching StarCraft II in 11 languages
Video: The logistics nightmare of launching StarCraft II in 11 languages
Blizzard Entertainment's senior manager of platform services William Barnes discusses how and why StarCraft II was localized in 11 languages for launch, courtesy of a free lecture from GDC Vault.
Feb. 15, 2013
EA and Zynga settle The Ville copycat case out of court
EA and Zynga settle The Ville copycat case out of court
EA's claims that Zynga's The Ville was a blatant copy of The Sims Social -- and Zynga's counterclaim that EA illegally prevented Zynga from hiring its employees -- were both dismissed in a settlement that apparently has Zynga smiling.
Feb. 15, 2013
Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's VESPER.5
Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's VESPER.5
Imagine a video game in which your character can only take one step per day. Michael Brough not only imagined that game, but he created it in about a week and named it VESPER.5.
Feb. 15, 2013
Jeremy Hammond's legal team seeks judge's recusal
Jeremy Hammond's legal team seeks judge's recusal
Hacker Jeremy Hammond is accused of being part of the Stratfor breach. Presiding judge Loretta Preska’s husband, Thomas Kavaler, appears on a list of Stratfor ‘victims’. Hammond’s legal team says this creates an appearance of partiality, and has demanded that Preska be recused.
Feb. 15, 2013