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Tesco to be investigated by the ICO
Tesco to be investigated by the ICO
Tesco’s online security practices have been much questioned and criticized by security commentators over recent weeks. Now it appears that the Information Commissioners office is listening and acting, with reports that it will investigate.
Aug. 21, 2012
ESET analysis links the Quervar virus to the Induc virus
ESET analysis links the Quervar virus to the Induc virus
A detailed analysis of the Quervar.C virus, currently running amok in The Netherlands, shows similarities beyond the likelihood of coincidence with the pre-existing Induc.C virus.
Aug. 21, 2012
DDoS and the collateral damage of hacktivism
DDoS and the collateral damage of hacktivism
Hacktivism cuts both ways. The biter gets bit, and a war evolves. Where there is war, there are weapons. And where there are weapons, there is collateral damage. There is a hacktivist war around Julian Assange, between his detractors and his defenders – and there is collateral damage.
Aug. 21, 2012
Record attendance for GDC Europe 2012, dates for 2013
Record attendance for GDC Europe 2012, dates for 2013
The 2012 Game Developers Conference Europe (GDC Europe) saw more than 2,100 game industry professionals through its doors last week, breaking the event's previous attendance record.
Aug. 20, 2012
Sleeping Dogs proves a big hit in the UK
Sleeping Dogs proves a big hit in the UK
Square Enix and United Front Games' Sleeping Dogs rose to the top of the UK sales charts in its opening week, outselling Nintendo's latest 3DS release New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Aug. 20, 2012
Release This: New Super Mario Bros. 2, Retro/Grade debut stateside
Release This: New Super Mario Bros. 2, Retro/Grade debut stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings New Super Mario Bros. 2 to North America alongside digital highlights like Retro/Grade and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Aug. 20, 2012
Embattled OnLive details 'heartbreaking transition'
Embattled OnLive details 'heartbreaking transition'
Cloud game company OnLive has lifted the lid on the circumstances which led to it laying off its entire workforce and selling all of its assets to a new company.
Aug. 20, 2012
New Super Mario Bros. 2 downloads make up 5% of Japanese sales
New Super Mario Bros. 2 downloads make up 5% of Japanese sales
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's chief executive, has revealed that digital sales of New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS have made up 5 percent of overall sales for the title in Japan.
Aug. 20, 2012
Opinion: OnLive is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
Opinion: OnLive is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
In this op-ed, Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris examines the many unanswered questions surrounding the future of embattled cloud game service OnLive.
Aug. 20, 2012
5 things every mobile game developer should know about Chinese players
5 things every mobile game developer should know about Chinese players
Did you know that Chinese mobile game players not only make a lot of in-app purchases, they flaunt them? If you've ever considered selling your game in China, read this first.
Aug. 20, 2012
Can GameStop become the digital company it says it will be?
Can GameStop become the digital company it says it will be?
With over half of its fiscal 2012 already over, GameStop has a long way to go if it's going to hit its goal of having 7.5% of its revenue coming from digital sales. Is this a realistic goal? And what about next year's lofty 15%?
Aug. 20, 2012
Video: Pitfall! postmortem: The making of an Atari 2600 classic
Video: Pitfall! postmortem: The making of an Atari 2600 classic
During his classic game postmortem at GDC 2011, Activision co-founder David Crane offered a behind the scenes look at Pitfall!, one of the most popular and most successful releases on the Atari 2600.
Aug. 20, 2012