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Sony fined $400K for PSN breach in the UK
Sony fined $400K for PSN breach in the UK
The Information Commissioner's Office, a UK public body that deals with the Data Protection Act, has presented Sony with a £250,000 ($395,775) fine for the PlayStation Network outage that occurred in 2011.
Jan. 24, 2013
Tiny Speck wants other studios to put Glitch's assets to good use
Tiny Speck wants other studios to put Glitch's assets to good use
Following the demise of Tiny Speck's troubled MMO Glitch late last year, the company today made the majority of Glitch's in-game items available for use by other development studios.
Jan. 24, 2013
The first 5 games funded by indie incubator Execution Labs
The first 5 games funded by indie incubator Execution Labs
The Montreal-based indie game incubator has unveiled the first five teams to benefit from its unique program, which combines seed funding with office space and tools to get Canadian teams started.
Jan. 24, 2013
Why they're playing: Hundreds
Why they're playing: Hundreds
In the latest edition of Gamasutra's "Why They're Playing" design analysis, Leigh Alexander looks at Semi Secret Software's Hundreds, a fascinating blend of the inscrutable with the simple.
Jan. 24, 2013
Xbox sales decline as players wait for the next gen
Xbox sales decline as players wait for the next gen
Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division saw lower revenues and higher operating profits during the December quarter, as video game console sales saw a decline.
Jan. 24, 2013
Biden on games and research: 'We shouldn't be afraid of the facts'
Biden on games and research: 'We shouldn't be afraid of the facts'
Video games are under scrutiny again. While being held under the microscope might be uncomfortable, Vice President Biden said people should not be afraid of research results.
Jan. 24, 2013
ICO fines Sony £250,000 for loss of personal data in 2011
ICO fines Sony £250,000 for loss of personal data in 2011
In a monetary penalty notice dated 14 January but announced today, the Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd £250,000 for a serious breach of the UK's Data Protection Act.
Jan. 24, 2013
Eastern European CERTs stage massive Virut botnet takedown
Eastern European CERTs stage massive Virut botnet takedown
A large Eastern European botnet has been thwarted in Poland and Russia – for now. Local Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and partners have shut down the Virut threat, which in Poland alone commanded more than 890,000 unique IP addresses.
Jan. 24, 2013
Senate Democrats introduce 2013 Cybersecurity Act
Senate Democrats introduce 2013 Cybersecurity Act
After a US presidential election season that saw cybersecurity policy come front and center in debates and as planks in political platforms, the US Senate Committee on Commerce said this week that it is reviving the debate surrounding the passage of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill with a new proposal.
Jan. 24, 2013
Life Behind the Black Curtain: What it takes to setup a large tradeshow network.
Life Behind the Black Curtain: What it takes to setup a large tradeshow network.
I spend a lot of time behind curtains.  That’s not really out of choice as it’s the nature of where they stick you when you’re running the network at a...
Jan. 24, 2013
Join us for the Community for Connected Health Summit at HIMSS13
Join us for the Community for Connected Health Summit at HIMSS13
On March 4, Cisco will sponsor the 6th Annual Community for Connected Health Summit during the HIMSS13 Annual Conference & Exhibition.  This year’s
Jan. 24, 2013
Super Hexagon: An example of why you shouldn't ignore Android
Super Hexagon: An example of why you shouldn't ignore Android
Terry Cavanagh launched Super Hexagon on iOS several months ago, and this week the Android version was finally released. To his surprise, it is selling far better than the iOS version.
Jan. 23, 2013