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Randomness and the Intel Ivy Bridge microprocessor
Randomness and the Intel Ivy Bridge microprocessor
Cryptography Research (CRI) has published its investigation into the random number generator used by the Intel Ivy Bridge processor, the processor that is likely to be used by the majority of new PCs and laptops now and for the immediate future.
Oct. 15, 2012
Happy Wars: Does free-to-play on Xbox 360 work?
Happy Wars: Does free-to-play on Xbox 360 work?
"Happy Wars" is not exactly a stand-out name for a video game, yet this newly launched Xbox Live Arcade title is rather special -- it's the Xbox 360's first ever free-to-play title. Gamasutra investigates...
Oct. 12, 2012
Without any competition, NBA 2K13 sells record numbers
Without any competition, NBA 2K13 sells record numbers
NBA 2K13 is the fastest-selling entry from Visual Concepts and 2K Sports' multiplatform basketball franchise, benefitting from increased international sales and the cancellation of its primary competitor.
Oct. 12, 2012
League of Legends draws more daily players than Zynga's biggest hits
League of Legends draws more daily players than Zynga's biggest hits
How popular is Riot Games free-to-play PC game League of Legends? It has 12 million daily active players -- that's more than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, World of Warcraft, or any social game on Facebook.
Oct. 12, 2012
Deep Sleep highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Deep Sleep highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including Deep Sleep, the story of a person trapped within their own nightmares.
Oct. 12, 2012
When does effective free-to-play design become an ethical matter?
When does effective free-to-play design become an ethical matter?
"Our industry bears the characteristics of a gold rush, and in any gold rush, you have honest prospectors and you have claim jumpers." - Amazon.com game dev Nik Davidson on ethics of modern game design.
Oct. 12, 2012
CastleVille: A GDC Online postmortem
CastleVille: A GDC Online postmortem
CastleVille's designers Bruce Shelley and William Lemons explain how their success stemmed from their strong focus on core game loop design -- and how their biggest mistake was over-iterating.
Oct. 12, 2012
IndieCade reveals 2012 show winners, New York City show for 2013
IndieCade reveals 2012 show winners, New York City show for 2013
IndieCade organizers have named the winners of the show's 2012 game awards, with Molleindustria's Unmanned scooping the Grand Jury prize, while also revealing a new show bound for New York City in 2013.
Oct. 12, 2012
Changing the face of games - the diversity of indies
Changing the face of games - the diversity of indies
Indiecade wound up not being about the conference -- but everything surrounding the show was an affirmation of why indies do what they do, and why they continue to thrive, says Brandon Sheffield.
Oct. 12, 2012
Unlocking the secret to a fun, addictive fighting game
Unlocking the secret to a fun, addictive fighting game
"It's really fun and addictive to go through a well-designed curve like that until I'm at the point where I'm beating players who were at it before I was." - Arc System Works' Tatsunori Ishikawa on fighter design.
Oct. 12, 2012
Firefox 16 shipped, pulled and updated within 2 days
Firefox 16 shipped, pulled and updated within 2 days
Firefox 16 was released on Tuesday, pulled from the download page on Wednesday, and replaced with Firefox 16.0.1 on Thursday. The main cause was that Tuesday’s version introduced a new critical bug that was fixed by Thursday.
Oct. 12, 2012
Malicious emails: Romney almost President
Malicious emails: Romney almost President
A new malicious email campaign pretends to be from CNN. It announces breaking news – Mitt Romney is ‘almost president’. But it leads to a Blackhole exploit site.
Oct. 12, 2012