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Lessons learned from The Real Texas' voluntary 18-month delay
Lessons learned from The Real Texas' voluntary 18-month delay
Sometimes developers choose to complete development of a game and then stew over the whole experience for a while. Calvin French took that stewing period to a whole new level, waiting around 18 months before finally releasing The Real Texas.
July 10, 2012
Metacritic is here to stay, but can we fix it?
Metacritic is here to stay, but can we fix it?
Love it, hate it, or sweat bullets when it dictates your bonus, but controversial review aggregate Metacritic is not going away. Can things improve, or do we just have to learn to live with it?
July 10, 2012
Autodesk's Scaleform UI middleware goes mobile
Autodesk's Scaleform UI middleware goes mobile
On Tuesday, major middleware provider Autodesk announced that it is bringing new versions of its Scaleform UI tool to mobile platforms, and has introduced a new plug-in for the Unity game engine.
July 10, 2012
Finally, games are moving away from movies and finding their own language
Finally, games are moving away from movies and finding their own language
In a new feature article, writer and designer Tadhg Kelly examines how the maxim "show, don't tell" needs to evolve for the interactive age into "play, don't show" -- empowering gamers in its wake.
July 10, 2012
GDC Europe's Indie Games Summit adds Fotonica, Eufloria HD design discussions
GDC Europe's Indie Games Summit adds Fotonica, Eufloria HD design discussions
GDC Europe's Independent Games Summit has added lectures on the design behind Eufloria HD, the experimental Fotonica, the 100-player Renga and the 250 square-meter LED screen displayed Rocket Bullet Storm.
July 10, 2012
Newcomer hopes to disrupt the console market with an open Android box
Newcomer hopes to disrupt the console market with an open Android box
The Ouya promises 1080p, Android-based, free-to-play games on the television with a traditional controller for less than $100. But is it a viable platform for game developers, or pure hype?
July 10, 2012
Spelunky: It's all right to be mean
Spelunky: It's all right to be mean
Spelunky is challenging and random, it's true -- but Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander digs in to find out how sharp design decisions create an infectious, hooky title where fun and steep difficulty go hand in hand.
July 10, 2012
Evolve or perish: Chinese professor develops evolutionary cryptography
Evolve or perish: Chinese professor develops evolutionary cryptography
A professor in China has developed a new cryptosystem, called evolutionary cryptography, that draws on evolution theory in biology to construct more secure encryption.
July 10, 2012
DarkComet RAT, used by Syrian regime to spy on activists, shut down
DarkComet RAT, used by Syrian regime to spy on activists, shut down
The website of the DarkComet remote administration tool (RAT), which was used to spy on opposition groups by the Syrian regime, has closed down permanently.
July 10, 2012
Cyberoam fixes security hole caused by use of default certificates
Cyberoam fixes security hole caused by use of default certificates
Network security firm Cyberoam took action Monday to fix a flaw in its deep packet inspection (DPI) devices caused by the use of default CA certificates, a vulnerability that was identified by Tor Project researchers on their website.
July 10, 2012
Search for patient zero: uncovering malware infection at the source
Search for patient zero: uncovering malware infection at the source
Comparing the malware infection of a network to the outbreak of a virus among a human population, Sourcefire’s Alfred Huger stressed that the key to fighting the infection is to find patient zero, the carrier of the virus.
July 10, 2012
Top Android game apps: Madfinger's Dead Trigger ranks as top seller
Top Android game apps: Madfinger's Dead Trigger ranks as top seller
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Where's My Perry?, Dead Trigger, and Temple Run currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
July 9, 2012