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Australia’s New South Wales clueless about agencies’ information security safeguards
Australia’s New South Wales clueless about agencies’ information security safeguards
Australia’s New South Wales government does not know whether its agencies have adequate information security safeguards in place, according to a report by the state’s auditor-general.
Oct. 21, 2010
Unauthorized intrusions at large US companies jumped 26% in 2010
Unauthorized intrusions at large US companies jumped 26% in 2010
The number of large US companies reporting unauthorized intrusions in their networks increased to 67% in 2010 from 41% in 2009, according to VanDyke Software’s Enterprise IT Security Survey.
Oct. 21, 2010
NPD's Top Ten U.S. Retail Games See Halo, Mario Dominate
NPD's Top Ten U.S. Retail Games See Halo, Mario Dominate
As we enter the holiday season, Gamasutra's Matt Matthews has exclusive NPD figures identifying the top 10 best-selling U.S. retail games of the year so far -- also analyzing September's figures.
Oct. 20, 2010
Analysis: Playing Video Games With Your Significant Other - A Case Study
Analysis: Playing Video Games With Your Significant Other - A Case Study
Gamasutra columnist Connor Cleary explores the potentially difficult but rewarding act of gaming with a romantic partner -- featuring real-life stories around New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Conker's Bad fur Day.
Oct. 20, 2010
Critical Reception: Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas
Critical Reception: Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Obsidian and Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas, which reviews describe as "effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining."
Oct. 20, 2010
EA Acquires UK Angry Birds Publisher Chillingo
EA Acquires UK Angry Birds Publisher Chillingo
Electronic Arts confirmed today that it purchased popular mobile publisher Chillingo for an undisclosed sum. [UPDATE: EA and Rovio clarify that the purchase doesn't include rights to any IP, including Angry Birds.]
Oct. 20, 2010
NPD: New Stat-Reporting Policy 'Important Step For Industry'
NPD: New Stat-Reporting Policy 'Important Step For Industry'
NPD Group said this week that its new policy of not reporting monthly U.S. video game unit sales data is "an important step for the industry" because the retail-centric data is causing "unnecessary angst" for the sector.
Oct. 20, 2010
Xbox And Others Added To Develop Liverpool Speaker Lineup
Xbox And Others Added To Develop Liverpool Speaker Lineup
Organizers for the upcoming industry-focused Develop Liverpool conference said they've added speakers from Xbox and Fighters Uncaged developer AMA Studios to the lineup for its November event.
Oct. 20, 2010
Layton Series Hits 9.5M, Ace Attorney 3.9M
Layton Series Hits 9.5M, Ace Attorney 3.9M
Following the announcement of the tentatively-titled Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright for 3DS, co-developer Capcom revealed strong sales of both the Layton and Ace Attorney series.
Oct. 20, 2010
Interview: Double Fine's Harris - From Pixar To Costume Quest
Interview: Double Fine's Harris - From Pixar To Costume Quest
Gamasutra sits down with Tasha Harris, project lead on Double Fine's just-debuted Costume Quest, to talk creativity, inspiration, and making the switch from the animation to the video game industry.
Oct. 20, 2010
Gaikai, Aurora Feint Among Dow Jones '50 Start-Ups To Watch'
Gaikai, Aurora Feint Among Dow Jones '50 Start-Ups To Watch'
Streaming game service Gaikai and mobile game toolkit maker Aurora Feint are among the game-related companies includes on Dow Jones VentureWire's recently released "50 Startups To Watch" list.
Oct. 20, 2010
Mixamo Model Animations Integrated With DAZ's 3D Human Models
Mixamo Model Animations Integrated With DAZ's 3D Human Models
3D animation company Mixamo and 3D modeling company DAZ Productions today announced a partnerships allowing any of Mixamo's animations to be applied to any of DAZ's 3D human models.
Oct. 20, 2010