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The 4 pillars of making a truly great game, according to Insomniac
The 4 pillars of making a truly great game, according to Insomniac
Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price whittles down the pillars of what makes a good game great, and they all have one thing in common: stay focused, and don't lose faith.
Aug. 31, 2012
Rewarding Kickstarter donors with copies of your game is vital
Rewarding Kickstarter donors with copies of your game is vital
If you're running a Kickstarter campaign to fund your game, one of the best ways to drive away potential donors is to not offer a physical or downloadable copy of your game as a reward.
Aug. 31, 2012
UK data breaches skyrocket more than 1,000%
UK data breaches skyrocket more than 1,000%
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has discovered skyrocketing growth in the number of self-reported data breaches in the last five years, with staggering quadruple-digit figures in the mix. The average percentage increase across sectors since 2007 is 1,014%.
Aug. 31, 2012
Spyware takes over iPhones, Androids
Spyware takes over iPhones, Androids
Call it Invasion of the iPhone Snatchers: a new FinFisher-based spyware is built to infect iPhones and iPads (and Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone gadgets too) in order to take over the device completely – all unbeknownst to the user.
Aug. 31, 2012
OpFreeAssange turns into a feeding frenzy in the UK
OpFreeAssange turns into a feeding frenzy in the UK
It was always to be expected that hacktivists would respond vigorously to the effective house arrest of Julian Assange within the Ecuador Embassy in London, and the UK’s apparent determination to extradite him to Sweden.
Aug. 31, 2012
Apple bans ‘drone strike’ app
Apple bans ‘drone strike’ app
An iOS app developed to heighten awareness of the US drone war has been rejected by Apple for the third time – just three weeks after the Electronic Frontier Foundation warned that a proposed new US bill “would have broad consequences for press freedom and the public’s right to know.”
Aug. 31, 2012
Guild Wars 2 and the hackers’ gold rush
Guild Wars 2 and the hackers’ gold rush
Guild Wars 2 was launched a few days ago, and already users are finding themselves locked out of their accounts. The reasons are primarily twofold: a crackdown on unacceptable behavior and the rise of gold selling.
Aug. 31, 2012
LulzSec Sony Pictures hackers were school chums
LulzSec Sony Pictures hackers were school chums
The two hackers from the nefarious cybercriminal group LulzSec arrested in conjunction with the Sony Pictures data breach have turned out to be college friends, sharing a history of cyber-research and seemingly well-meaning training in the arts of security intrusion and detection.
Aug. 31, 2012
Mac, iOS game dev Freeverse gutted by layoffs
Mac, iOS game dev Freeverse gutted by layoffs
Just two years after acquiring the studio, DeNA/Ngmoco has laid off nearly all of its employees at New York City-based iOS game developer Freeverse (WingNuts, Field of Glory).
Aug. 30, 2012
Steam Greenlight open for business and accepting submissions
Steam Greenlight open for business and accepting submissions
Greenlight, Steam's new avenue for getting more indie games on its popular digital distribution service, is now open, and users have started rating titles for possible approval.
Aug. 30, 2012
What franchise fatigue? Latest Madden enjoying record sales
What franchise fatigue? Latest Madden enjoying record sales
Worries over possible Madden franchise fatigue seem to be unfounded so far. In its first day on the North American market, Madden NFL 13 sold a record number of HD copies for the series: 900,000 units at retail.
Aug. 30, 2012
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From NSMB 2's mistake to Diablo III's plot holes
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From NSMB 2's mistake to Diablo III's plot holes
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including New Super Mario Bros. 2's big mistake, Diablo III's plot holes, and more.
Aug. 30, 2012