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25 civil servants reprimanded weekly for data breach
25 civil servants reprimanded weekly for data breach
Government databases are full of highly prized and highly sensitive personal information. The upcoming Communications Bill will generate one of the very largest databases. The government says it will not include personal information.
May 17, 2012
US firms team with German institute on cybersecurity center
US firms team with German institute on cybersecurity center
US high-tech firms have teamed with German research institute Fraunhofer FOKUS to open a cybersecurity research center in Berlin.
May 17, 2012
UK council objects to ICO fine for data loss resulting from burglary
UK council objects to ICO fine for data loss resulting from burglary
A UK council is objecting to a 70,000-pound fine levied by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for losing sensitive data as the result of a theft at an employee’s home.
May 17, 2012
After Golden Week, PS Vita's sales hit another record low in Japan
After Golden Week, PS Vita's sales hit another record low in Japan
Following Japan's Golden Week of holidays, game hardware and software sales have plunged in the country, and system sales for the struggling PS Vita have hit a new record low.
May 16, 2012
Zynga's Soren Johnson on why company is shifting focus to game design
Zynga's Soren Johnson on why company is shifting focus to game design
Noted game designer and programmer Soren Johnson, who has worked on titles like Spore and the Civilization series, has left Electronic Arts to join rival company Zynga.
May 16, 2012
Activision and EA settle their differences in Infinity Ward lawsuit
Activision and EA settle their differences in Infinity Ward lawsuit
Publishers Activision and Electronic Arts on Wednesday revealed that they have reached a settlement in their lawsuit over former Infinity Wards heads Jason West and Vince Zampella.
May 16, 2012
How Indiana Jones Adventure World's core game mechanics target Facebook players
How Indiana Jones Adventure World's core game mechanics target Facebook players
"We like to think that Indiana Jones Adventure World was one of the first Zynga games with consequences," writes lead designer Seth Sivak in a new Game Developer magazine postmortem.
May 16, 2012
Deathsmiles developer Cave's COO Mikio Watanabe resigns
Deathsmiles developer Cave's COO Mikio Watanabe resigns
Mikio Watanabe, VP and COO of Deathsmiles developer Cave, is resigning from the company for personal reasons, as media reports state that the studio has canceled its upcoming PS Vita titles.
May 16, 2012
Unity Awards 2012 submissions now open
Unity Awards 2012 submissions now open
Game development tools studio Unity Technologies has opened up submissions for the Unity Awards 2012, as it looks to celebrate the best Unity-authored games released in the last year.
May 16, 2012
Trials Evolution dev RedLynx's brands have 'great multiplatform potential' - Ubisoft
Trials Evolution dev RedLynx's brands have 'great multiplatform potential' - Ubisoft
As part of its 2011 financial results, Ubisoft revealed that RedLynx's Xbox Live Arcade hit Trials Evolution had sold half a million units just three weeks after its initial launch.
May 16, 2012
Free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend sees 1.2M downloads in a month
Free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend sees 1.2M downloads in a month
Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend has been downloaded over 1 million times since it was released just over a month ago.
May 16, 2012
Delta Force dev seeking damages over Modern Warfare 3 infringement
Delta Force dev seeking damages over Modern Warfare 3 infringement
NovaLogic, the developer behind the Delta Force series, is seeking damages and an injunction for trademark infringement against Activision, after a Delta Force logo was used in the story for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
May 16, 2012