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Portal co-creator Kim Swift to give Indie Summit keynote at GDC China
Portal co-creator Kim Swift to give Indie Summit keynote at GDC China
At next month's GDC China in Shanghai, Portal and Quantum Conundrum co-creator Kim Swift will keynote the Independent Games Summit, discussing her unique design philosophy and its acclaimed results.
Oct. 19, 2012
Pacemaker virus could lead to "mass murder"
Pacemaker virus could lead to "mass murder"
Hackers now have a new attack vector, but one with much more serious consequences than data theft or financial ruin: pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
Oct. 19, 2012
Passwords: young people are lax, rich people are careful
Passwords: young people are lax, rich people are careful
A new survey on password attitudes shows a difference between age groups, income, marital status and more – providing intriguing data that might be as valuable to the sociologist as to the security industry.
Oct. 19, 2012
The Wii price cut won't improve sales, system dead in 2013
The Wii price cut won't improve sales, system dead in 2013
The Wii's price cut to $130 will push a few more units, but looking back through history, Gamasutra analyst Matt Mathews predicts that U.S. sales won't improve. Rest in peace, Nintendo Wii.
Oct. 18, 2012
Most new social game players quit after just one day
Most new social game players quit after just one day
While player churn has plagued the social space for quite some time, social game analysis firm Playnomics recently found that 85 percent of all new players in the U.S. stop playing their social games after just one day.
Oct. 18, 2012
Why broadband limits are holding developers back
Why broadband limits are holding developers back
"[Telecom operators] are kind of holding us back in many respects... We have to worry about broadband when we should be thinking about making better games." - Eidos President Ian Livingstone.
Oct. 18, 2012
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From multiplayer maps to combating piracy
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From multiplayer maps to combating piracy
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including what makes a successful multiplayer map, four simple tips for combating game piracy, and more.
Oct. 18, 2012
Gree releases open source tool for bringing Flash animation to Unity, HTML5
Gree releases open source tool for bringing Flash animation to Unity, HTML5
Mobile social game company Gree has rolled out Lightweight SWF (LWF), a new open-source tool for creating Unity- and HTML5-based smartphone apps with Flash content.
Oct. 18, 2012
New service lets you track the competition's mobile game downloads
New service lets you track the competition's mobile game downloads
Tracking the mobile game downloads of your competitors and other developers can be difficult unless they decide to release those details themselves, but there's a new app that will give you a peek at their numbers.
Oct. 18, 2012
Star Citizen turns to Kickstarter after crowdfunding site troubles
Star Citizen turns to Kickstarter after crowdfunding site troubles
Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts and his studio have launched a Kickstarter campaign for Star Citizen after facing difficulties with running a crowdfunding campaign outside of the platform.
Oct. 18, 2012
Zynga settles lawsuit with PyramidVille developer
Zynga settles lawsuit with PyramidVille developer
Zynga has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against another developer that attempted to add a "Ville" suffix to its game titles, this time French studio Kobojo, maker of PyramidVille.
Oct. 18, 2012
The revamped PlayStation Store looks gorgeous... but so what?
The revamped PlayStation Store looks gorgeous... but so what?
The new PlayStation Store rolled out in select regions yesterday across PlayStation 3, and it looks superb. But does it make it easier for potential customers to discover your games?
Oct. 18, 2012