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Battlefield 3 Holds Uncharted 3 Back In UK Charts
Battlefield 3 Holds Uncharted 3 Back In UK Charts
EA's Battlefield 3 managed to hold back Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3 in the UK software sales charts last week, keeping the number one spot for the second week in a row despite a 54 percent drop in sales.
Nov. 7, 2011
Minecraft Reaches 4M Sales
Minecraft Reaches 4M Sales
Indie sensation Minecraft has now sold over 4 million copies, with no signs that sales are slowing down -- in fact, the game is selling faster than ever, just before its full release later this month.
Nov. 7, 2011
Warner Bros. Lays Off Staff At Seattle Studio
Warner Bros. Lays Off Staff At Seattle Studio
Lord of the Rings: War in the North publisher Warner Bros. has laid off a number of its staff, in the same month that its new MMO launched, with 3D Realms director George Broussard suggesting the numbers are "60ish."
Nov. 7, 2011
In-Depth: A Blob Array
In-Depth: A Blob Array
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, SCEA's senior developer support engineer John McCutchan shares a useful blob array that he says is a departure from every other array class he's ever read.
Nov. 7, 2011
Borderlands Art Shift Profoundly Changed Team's Creative Direction
Borderlands Art Shift Profoundly Changed Team's Creative Direction
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Borderlands concept designer Scott Kester explains how the switch in art style midway through development turned on the
Nov. 7, 2011
Ubisoft CEO: 'We Think Wii U Will Be Successful'
Ubisoft CEO: 'We Think Wii U Will Be Successful'
While Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is not entirely sure what kind of audience Nintendo is targeting with the Wii U, but tells Gamasutra he's a "big believer" in the tablet-based Wii follow-up.
Nov. 7, 2011
GDC China Reveals Online Game Sessions From BioWare Austin, Carbine, Bigpoint
GDC China Reveals Online Game Sessions From BioWare Austin, Carbine, Bigpoint
With less than a week left until GDC China, show organizers have debuted new talks with speakers from BioWare Austin, Carbine Studios, and Bigpoint.
Nov. 7, 2011
Israel's government systems down – was it Anonymous or a server malfunction?
Israel's government systems down – was it Anonymous or a server malfunction?
Two days after Anonymous threatened to attack the Israeli government, the servers of much of Israel's government systems were down yesterday. Although some Anonymous supporters crowed their victory on security forums, the government said that the problem was server-based.
Nov. 7, 2011
Hidden costs of firewall manual audits explained
Hidden costs of firewall manual audits explained
Research just released by Tufin claims that the cost of manually auditing firewall – a process that is often required as a regulatory compliance issue – is hidden and extraordinarily high.
Nov. 7, 2011
IEEE revises industrial control system security standards
IEEE revises industrial control system security standards
With the rise in cyberattacks against industrial targets, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the professional association responsible for developing IT and other industry standards, is revising its information security protocols for industrial control systems.
Nov. 7, 2011
IT administrators give thanks for light Patch Tuesday
IT administrators give thanks for light Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is giving IT administrators a break for Thanksgiving, with only four security bulletins for this month’s Patch Tuesday.
Nov. 7, 2011
Survey finds collaboration is the best cyber defense
Survey finds collaboration is the best cyber defense
Information security professionals collaborating to outsmart hackers was cited as the most effective way to preempt hacker attacks, according to a survey of Wisegate members.
Nov. 7, 2011