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Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Getaway Bundle'
Indie Royale debuts its six-game 'Getaway Bundle'
Indie Royale returns with a six-game "Getaway Bundle" including Futuremark's Shattered Horizon, Christine Love's Analogue: A Hate Story, and an exclusive PC debut of Super Amazing Wagon Adventure.
Aug. 28, 2012
Making Spec Ops: The Line's antagonist work
Making Spec Ops: The Line's antagonist work
In a new Gamasutra feature, narrative designer Richard Pearsey writes how he and the creative team behind the acclaimed shooter changed the story -- to allow room for character evolution.
Aug. 28, 2012
ENISA sees problems with European cybersecurity legislation
ENISA sees problems with European cybersecurity legislation
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a report on ‘Cyber Incident Reporting in the EU’ and has found implementation gaps: “incidents remain undetected or not reported.”
Aug. 28, 2012
There’s a new zero-day Java exploit in the wild
There’s a new zero-day Java exploit in the wild
A new Java exploit has been discovered. While not yet widespread, it is in the wild, works with all major browsers, is potentially cross-platform – and has no available patch.
Aug. 28, 2012
DR Web discovers the first Linux/OSX cross-platform trojan
DR Web discovers the first Linux/OSX cross-platform trojan
Dr Web, the Russian anti-malware company that did much to expose the growth of the Flashback botnet, has found the first Linux/OSX cross-platform trojan – which it calls BackDoor.Wirenet.1
Aug. 28, 2012
Brain hacking for neurocomputing inches closer to reality
Brain hacking for neurocomputing inches closer to reality
Imagine a world where sensitive information can be extracted from a brain-computer interface via electronics that quite literally pick your brain for passwords. It may sound like science fiction, but a new experiment into the space has revealed a potentially huge security threat stemming from so-called “brain hacking.”
Aug. 28, 2012
How Trials Evolution makes your brain crave competition
How Trials Evolution makes your brain crave competition
Is it worse to come in second to last or second to first? Gamasutra contributor Jamie Madigan looks at when the psychology of social competition is most likely to drive us to inch our ways up leaderboards and high score lists.
Aug. 27, 2012
Another key Team Ico collaborator leaves Sony
Another key Team Ico collaborator leaves Sony
As Sony's struggles to ship The Last Guardian continue, another key employee who's worked with the team behind the troubled PlayStation 3 game has resigned from the company.
Aug. 27, 2012
Release This: Madden NFL 13, Rock Band Blitz launch stateside
Release This: Madden NFL 13, Rock Band Blitz launch stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Madden NFL 13 and Rock Band Blitz to North America, while Japan gets Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f.
Aug. 27, 2012
Dungeon&Fighter sets new record with 3M people playing at the same time
Dungeon&Fighter sets new record with 3M people playing at the same time
Nexon's Dungeon&Fighter, an online brawler popular in Asia, has set a new milestone by claiming over 3 million concurrent players in Mainland China, which may represent the world record.
Aug. 27, 2012
OnLive's CEO steps down as lead investor takes the reins
OnLive's CEO steps down as lead investor takes the reins
The tumultuous saga surrounding cloud streaming company OnLive continues today, as the group has issued a statement noting that its founder, president, and CEO Steve Perlman has stepped down from his position.
Aug. 27, 2012
Punch, kick, repeat: How one dev is tackling the side-scrolling brawler
Punch, kick, repeat: How one dev is tackling the side-scrolling brawler
Southend Interactive isn't exactly known for sticking to one genre, having made cute puzzler ilomilo, retro remake R-type Dimensions, FPS XIII and now the side-scrolling brawling genre with Sacred Citadel.
Aug. 27, 2012