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Q&A: Tenchu developer talks stealth, now that it's back in fashion
Q&A: Tenchu developer talks stealth, now that it's back in fashion
Stealth games are making a resurgence in the West lately, but how do these titles differentiate themselves from that venerable granddad of the genre, Tenchu? We asked its developer.
Nov. 6, 2012
Secrets of the Chinese mobile market
Secrets of the Chinese mobile market
Can you crack the mobile market in China? It's a daunting task, but Yodo1's Henry Fong offers insight into the market -- as his company is dedicated to working with Western developers on localized versions of their games.
Nov. 6, 2012
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Programming
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Programming
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight seven talented programmers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Nov. 6, 2012
Discover Gree's secrets for mobile game success at GDC China
Discover Gree's secrets for mobile game success at GDC China
At this month's GDC China, social mobile game company Gree will peel back the curtain on some of its secrets for launching and maintaining a successful mobile game.
Nov. 6, 2012
Indies: Don't run before you can walk
Indies: Don't run before you can walk
"Build on our existing engines or growing expertise in genres we'd already tackled? Not for us!" - Tristan Clark, founder of Launching Pad Games, on what sank his indie studio.
Nov. 6, 2012
Sponsored Post: Thursday's Gamasutra webinar discusses making of MechWarrior Online
Sponsored Post: Thursday's Gamasutra webinar discusses making of MechWarrior Online
In a sponsored webcast this Thursday on Gamasutra, MechWarrior Online creator Infinite Game Publishing and IT infrastructure provider Internap will examine the tech challenges facing modern online games.
Nov. 6, 2012
New Gh0st-related malware discovered
New Gh0st-related malware discovered
New malware, backdoor.ADDNEW, has been identified. It is based on the Russian DaRK DDoSer malware and has a surprising link with the Gh0st RAT trojan.
Nov. 6, 2012
NullCrew hacks MoD – leaks thousands of plaintext credentials
NullCrew hacks MoD – leaks thousands of plaintext credentials
NullCrew remembered the 5th of November by breaking into mod.co.uk and stealing and dumping more than 3400 email addresses and passwords. While the date of the breach cannot be verified, it does look as if it happened on the Guy Fawkes anniversary.
Nov. 6, 2012
Lumension buys CoreTrace – adds Bouncer whitelisting to its portfolio
Lumension buys CoreTrace – adds Bouncer whitelisting to its portfolio
Lumension announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of CoreTrace IP, suggesting that it was prompted by growing concerns over APTs and increasing interest in whitelist defenses.
Nov. 6, 2012
Lawsuit for South Carolina tax agency breach expands to security firm
Lawsuit for South Carolina tax agency breach expands to security firm
In the wake of a massive security breach at the South Carolina tax collection agency, a former South Carolina state senator has expanded a class-action lawsuit over the exposure of millions of state tax returns to include those responsible for providing security: Trustwave and the Division of State Information Technology (DSIT).
Nov. 6, 2012
ISF will open up its library to (ISC)² for certification development
ISF will open up its library to (ISC)² for certification development
Faced with an age of unprecedented growth and scope of cyberthreats, the Information Security Forum (ISF) has reached an agreement with the (ISC)² to provide its extensive research library for use in development of (ISC)² examinations and official education materials, significantly broadening the reach of the information and, hopefully, threat awareness.
Nov. 6, 2012
Major breach at Coca-Cola tied to Chinese hacker collective
Major breach at Coca-Cola tied to Chinese hacker collective
Details are emerging of a major hack of Coca-Cola by Chinese criminals in 2009, where internal emails and documents were stolen, and malware compromised access to all Microsoft Windows servers, work stations and laptops on the network .
Nov. 6, 2012