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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight 14 talented designers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Nov. 7, 2012
Kim Swift and Airtight Games test out iOS with Pixld
Kim Swift and Airtight Games test out iOS with Pixld
Now at Airtight Games for three years, Portal and Quantum Conundrum's Kim Swift talks the studio's first mobile foray with Pixld, and being a small team trying out the App Store.
Nov. 7, 2012
GCHQ launches new UK Cyber Incident Response scheme
GCHQ launches new UK Cyber Incident Response scheme
CESG (Communications-Electronics Security Group) and CPNI (Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure), being arms of GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) have today launched a new UK Cyber Incident Response Scheme.
Nov. 7, 2012
Citadel crimeware kit offers professional-grade theft tools – for a price
Citadel crimeware kit offers professional-grade theft tools – for a price
Call it malicious software on a hill: a new version of Citadel, the crimeware kit, has emerged to inspire hackers everywhere. That is, if they can infiltrate the Russian underground far enough to locate it and pay the $3,000 entry fee.
Nov. 7, 2012
How Redbox determines which games to offer
How Redbox determines which games to offer
Redbox players won't be joining you in a game of Halo 4 this year. Redbox kiosks are only equipped to rent one disc per rental fee, hence games spanning two or three discs are complicating things for Redbox officials.
Nov. 6, 2012
Capcom shifting away from outsourcing to improve game quality
Capcom shifting away from outsourcing to improve game quality
Capcom wants to make more of its games in-house to improve the quality of its releases, and intends to hire 1,000 developers over the next 10 years to support that goal.
Nov. 6, 2012
Ghost Recon, digital growth driving Ubisoft revenues
Ghost Recon, digital growth driving Ubisoft revenues
Ubisoft reported bigger revenues than it predicted for the last quarter, thanks to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Just Dance 4, and considerable growth in its online, mobile, and console download businesses.
Nov. 6, 2012
Valve makes Steam payments easier in piracy-heavy Brazil
Valve makes Steam payments easier in piracy-heavy Brazil
In an effort to improve its foothold in Latin America, Valve Software is now allowing users in Brazil to pay for games on Steam using the country's local currency.
Nov. 6, 2012
Epic debuts free tool to help artists work with perspective
Epic debuts free tool to help artists work with perspective
Epic Games on Tuesday released a free art tool to help game artists and traditional illustrators better understand visual perspective.
Nov. 6, 2012
THQ's stock falls 40 percent in early trading as analysts pile on
THQ's stock falls 40 percent in early trading as analysts pile on
As analysts question whether Darksiders publisher THQ can last until next year, the company's stock is rapidly falling, currently down 40 percent in early trading today.
Nov. 6, 2012
A record month for DeNA as virtual currency sales explode
A record month for DeNA as virtual currency sales explode
Strong virtual currency sales continued to do wonders for Japanese social gaming giant DeNA last quarter, as the company reported record revenues and improved profits year-over-year.
Nov. 6, 2012
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From post-game content to Hotline Miami's importance
This Week In Video Game Criticism: From post-game content to Hotline Miami's importance
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Cameron Kunzelman on topics including why Hotline Miami is so important, why post-game content shouldn't exist, and more.
Nov. 6, 2012