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Warren Spector finds new purpose in his 'graying' years
Warren Spector finds new purpose in his 'graying' years
In a moving talk at the DICE Summit, Deus Ex co-creator Warren Spector used his 30+ years of game industry experience to give some thoughts on the older gamer and the older game creator.
Feb. 7, 2013
The Halo 4 team's 'red hot poker' of community expectation
The Halo 4 team's 'red hot poker' of community expectation
In a DICE 2013 talk in Las Vegas on Thursday, 343's Frank O'Connor and Kiki Wolfkill discussed the two massive challenges for the internal Microsoft studio that took on the massive Halo mantle.
Feb. 7, 2013
Telltale: Accessibility, choices key to The Walking Dead's success
Telltale: Accessibility, choices key to The Walking Dead's success
After years of stop and start success, Telltale finally scored a big hit with last year's episodic adventure The Walking Dead. CEO Dan Connors discusses how the game went viral thanks to its cliffhangers.
Feb. 7, 2013
The journey to create Journey -- the quest for emotion
The journey to create Journey -- the quest for emotion
Journey is one, for many, one of the more emotionally arresting games of all time. In this DICE talk, Jenova Chen outlines the rocky creation of a game that targets emotion as its main goal.
Feb. 7, 2013
Activision closes the books on its biggest year yet
Activision closes the books on its biggest year yet
Thanks to Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants and Diablo III, Activision Blizzard generated higher revenues in 2012 than in any other year, though warns that it doesn't expect to match these numbers in 2013.
Feb. 7, 2013
AAA games still doing well for Assassin's Creed publisher
AAA games still doing well for Assassin's Creed publisher
The company says that its 12 million copies of Assassin's Creed 3 during the quarter was a record for the franchise, and represented a nearly 70 percent increase over the previous title in the franchise, Assassin's Creed Revelations.
Feb. 7, 2013
Activision's Bobby Kotick on Wii U's disappointment, next-gen dev costs
Activision's Bobby Kotick on Wii U's disappointment, next-gen dev costs
Following a record-breaking year, Bobby Kotick looks ahead to defending against the Skylanders-like Disney Infinity, adjusting to new living room devices, and the enormous costs of next gen.
Feb. 7, 2013
Borderlands 2 humor, World of Warcraft networking talks added to GDC 2013
Borderlands 2 humor, World of Warcraft networking talks added to GDC 2013
GDC 2013 announces new talks for its Main Conference, including Borderlands 2's humor in gameplay, World of Warcraft's network and routing solutions, and EVE Online's expanded multiplatform universe.
Feb. 7, 2013
Video: Gabe Newell's PC-centric vision of video games' future
Video: Gabe Newell's PC-centric vision of video games' future
For the second time this week, Valve Software boss Gabe Newell took the stage Thursday to talk about the next steps for his company -- and, if he's right, for the rest of the video game industry too.
Feb. 7, 2013
Joint Microsoft/Symantec operation takes down Bamital botnet
Joint Microsoft/Symantec operation takes down Bamital botnet
Bamital is a click-fraud and search hijack operation that is estimated to have earned its operators around $1 million annually. Microsoft and Symantec have now identified and shut down all known components of the botnet.
Feb. 7, 2013
Trust and Cooperation key to EU cyber strategy, says EC
Trust and Cooperation key to EU cyber strategy, says EC
The strategy and an accompanying proposal for a Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS) across the European Union is expected to be published today, February 7 2013.
Feb. 7, 2013
Malware takes a Nap to avoid detection
Malware takes a Nap to avoid detection
Everyone likes to catch some naptime shut-eye now and again – including, apparently, malware. FireEye Labs has encountered stealthy malware that employs extended sleep calls to evade automated analysis systems capturing its behavior.
Feb. 7, 2013